Sunday, January 16, 2011

Snow Day


Last Monday it snowed ALL DAY. I don't work on Mondays so I had a list of errands that I was going to run. The snow was piling up too fast and it became dangerous to even think about driving on the roads. So I stayed home and in my pajamas the whole day. Heehee! It was such a fun day! I lit a fire in the fireplace, did some crafting, walked around outside in the snow and bird watched for hours. There were hundreds of birds in my yard and at my feeders all day long. I think the crazy amount of falling snow made them panic and stuff themselves silly. They were so fun to watch. I had numerous kinds of Woodpeckers visit the suet, tons of sweet little Sparrows and Cardinals everywhere and about a dozen Robin Red-Breasts playing in the pond. What a fantastic day. Sigh....



This is my very favorite bird, the Northern Flicker. There are 4 of them that visit the suet feeder often. They have gorgeous markings like a cheetah and gold underneath their wings.












Northern Flicker


Red-Bellied Woodpecker


A pair of Flickers




Male Cardinal


His girlfriend




A Robin Red-Breast playing in the pond

Monday, January 10, 2011

Driftwood


Last Sunday, Chris and I went down to the Kaw River to scour the levee for driftwood. The Kaw, or Kansas, River runs right through Lawrence and is a great spot to watch for eagles during the winter months and ride your bike along the path when the weather turns nice. We are wanting to make a few things out of driftwood and thought this would be the perfect place to find some. It made for a great afternoon outing and we even spotted an eagle!






















Saturday, January 8, 2011

A Dallas Christmas in pictures


There was a little of this...


And A LOT of this...






















Sidenote:
That is my sister's baby.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

6th Annual Millspaugh Holiday Party


This was our 6th year in a row to throw a super fun Holiday Party! I usually make all of the hors d'oeuvres and ask everyone to bring something to sip on. It's always so much fun to have all of my favorite people in one place. I have the greatest friends!



Making tea sandwiches with green olives, pecans and cream cheese. Mmm...


It's been a tradition that on the night of the party Chris and I take head shots of each other. It's going to be fun to look back year after year and see how we have changed.








Kristin and Eric brought the cheese plates. Thank you!




Eric made kimchi and used the carved out cabbage as a bowl. It was delicious.

A few photos of some of our dapper friends:














It was such a great evening!