Merry Christmas!!

For the past few days we’ve really been getting into the Christmas spirit around here, with lots of family gatherings, cookie fests and gingerbread-house-making-extravaganzas.

Merry Christmas!!

So maybe our cookies didn’t turn out quite as cute as the recipe photo, but I didn’t hear anyone complaining.  :)

Merry Christmas!!

Squishing the candy cane kisses into the cookies was my favorite job of the evening.

Merry Christmas!!

My dad’s pecan puffs were the hands-down favorite of the evening – there were barely any left over for people to take home!  That’s pretty much always the case.

Merry Christmas!!

I went a little topping crazy.  Luckily, the extras came in handy when my sister hosted the gingerbread house extravaganza today!

Merry Christmas!!

I know a lot of you were curious as to whether the s’mores bars are as good as they look – and yes, I can attest that they are.  :)  Oh, and 5 cookies was waaaaay too ambitious for the evening.  We never got to these guys, and next time I’ll probably just go for one or two cookies.  We may have had a sweatshop vibe going at one point.  :)

Merry Christmas!!

Here is the gingerbread house that Jason and I made.  It was so much fun and we loved the way it turned out!  (And sorry for the sub-par iPhone pics!)

Merry Christmas!!

Here’s the little village of houses that the whole fam made.  (My sister and her husband made the one on the front left – it’s supposed to be the W Hotel in downtown Dallas where Khloe Kardashian and her husband are now renting.  :)  It even has a rooftop pool!)

Merry Christmas!!

My brother’s house was the winner, hands down.  It’s supposedly set in Santa Fe and boasts many eco-friendly features (according to him).

Merry Christmas!!

And that’s how we’ve been getting in the Christmas spirit!  I hope you’ve been having just as much fun, and that your holiday is very merry.  See you next week!

Our Biggest Project Yet

If you’ve been on my Pinterest lately you may have had an inkling that we’re in the midst of our biggest project yet:

That’s right, we’re having a baby!  She’s due in early May and we are ridiculously excited.  :)

It feels a little crazy to put that little tidbit of info out there after keeping it under wraps for so long!  Happy holidays, peeps.  :)

IGTBH’s Top Supporters in May

I’m so excited to give a shout out to the lovely bloggers that showed a huge amount of support for IGTBH during May – thanks for all the awesome comments, ladies!

( In case you’re wondering what’s going on, each month I’m posting a list of the 10-15 bloggers that have left the most comments on IGTBH.  I’m also posting links to their blogs in my sidebar that will remain active all month long, and these blogs will be added to the blog roll on IGTBH. At the start of each new month the list will start fresh! )

A Lil' Welsh Rarebit

Adventures of a 30 Something

Chic Little House

Come & Abide

Happy City Living

KT's Refinishing School

Mix & Chic

Newly Woodwards

Odi et Amo

Trapped in North Jersey

Type A Ramblings

Welcome to Heardmont

What the Vita

When the Time is Right

Links to their blogs will be in my sidebar all month long – I hope you get a chance to check them out!

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