Birthdays come but once a year...

... and this year, like last, I'm trying to make it count for something a little more then just celebrating myself.

Last year I was able to raise some money for The Shape of Enrichment, Inc. - a fabulous organization, which I have written about before, and I volunteer for a lot (it is my Mom's company, but still - wonderful group of people).

This year I'm hoping to raise some more money, for a pilot project called Toys for Critters. We are trying to raise money for Boomer Ball products for the animals at the Tijuana Zoo, in Mexico. I'm hoping we get some donations, because I'll be one of the people going down to their zoo and giving them their toys - and photographing the critters with them!!!

If you would like to help me out - I'd greatly appreciate (and some critters will too!). Click the link below to access my Birthday Wish on Causes, and thanks for making my birthday be a bit more awesome!

http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/174543

 

We Fish Ewe a Mare Egrets Moose ...

Hello all and happy holidays to you! Its been ages since I've done anything on this blog, for starters because I had yet to finish blogging from Taylore's and my trip, and then because life got a bit insane.

So here I am - doing a quick holiday photo post. Its been a bit rainy and stormy here in San Diego, in case you haven't heard, so we've been keeping a low profile - but there have been Christmas Cookie Exchanges, Christmas tree trimming (x2), Christmas light viewing, and Christmas present crafting...


First there has been a stressful Christmas Crafting process. I think my roommates may have finally decided I'm crazy. My standby gift is this homemade cocoa mix - but sometimes I like to mix it up - this year I tried four different gift ideas, but inevitably came back to the one I know and love. This year I added these two adorable gift tags that I drew in Illustrator & had printed at Moo (hand written holiday sentiments and directions on the back of the tags).

Crafty Cocoa Christmas Presents!

As I mentioned before, there has been some live (read dead) Christmas tree action in both the Hare & Mohawk houses. With the craziness that has been driving the last month and a half my Mom and I both insisted on real, smell-tastic, and fully decorated Christmas trees this year. My budget was a little bit smaller then my parents tho...

Family Christmas Tree

Family Christmas Tree

Clay Nativity Scene at the 'rents'

My new/first tree topper!

Mohawk House Tree

There has also been some celebrating and way too much eating (especially of cookies)...

Jenelle with some of the cookies
from our cookie exchange...

Holiday party at Chris' in Redondo

Chris modeling his ugly old lady
Christmas sweater

Its not Christmas in our group of friends without some Christmas light viewing. Monday we braved a break in the storm and walked Jingle Bell Hill in El Cajon (a new one for most of us).

Happy holidays to you all! Keep checking back in, and sometime soon I'll finish posting the rest of the blog entries from our trip!