Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Christmas Lists: 2015 Edition

Da Rulz

*Approximately $50 budget target (do not exceed $60)
*Kids get gifts from everyone
*Christmas Ham Dinner at Pops' on December 26th...eat and then dig into the present love!
*Postage (if you're sending Christmas love through the PO)...giver's discretion on whether or not postage is calculated into the price limit  
 
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Lily
Clothes: 12 months and up
Toys: 6 months and up, bath toys
Please no blankets, she has TONS

Cyril
Toys: Matchbox Treasure Tracker Metal Detector Truck; anything Paw Patrol (Chase, Ryder, or Marshall); anything Lightning McQueen, Jurassic World, dinosaur, Lego/Lego Duplos; 
Clothes: size 5/6 boys (not toddlers) and up; socks     

Ken
Work and hunting clothes (size Large); wool socks, under armor, long johns, belts (size 34), fishing, camping, hunting and grilling gear, Legos, Sega Genesis, a nice pocket knife

Tara
(all found on Amazon)
kitchen appliances: herb kitchen scissors (shears) with 5 stainless steel blades by Comfify--burgundy red and grey color
Greenco Marble mortar and pestle, 4.5", white/grey
Hamilton Beach 62695V Power Deluxe Hand Mixer
Books: Outlander and/or Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon     

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Lil Sis
Shirts & sweatshirts (firefighting related,size medium)
Firefighting-related home decor etc. (signs, pictures, etc.)
Bath and body works products (like the scents: fresh sparkling snow, Japanese cherry blossom, cozy Sunday morning, beautiful day)  NO VANILLA!
Prefer body spray, the small hand cream lotions in the tube, candles, and the car air freshener scents
Throw pillows (do not mistake this for a pillow fight)
Stocking caps, scarf, gloves. Generic colors black, cream, grey, dark red. Would be a large or extra large for gloves depending on the fit. Bigger the better :)


Matt
Shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, or basketball shorts (size XL for all)
board games
From Amazon (see photos below):
Morphing Mug Harry Potter (Marauder's Map) ceramic mug (black) 
Trimax T-3Black Premium 5/8" key receiver lock rugged black epoxy powder coat
square black lamp shade 5.25 x 10 x 9.5 (spider) 



 

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Shelby
Cards Against Humanity game; Home Decorations (candles, pictures, wall decor, rugs)

Lauren
Aladdin, the Lion King
Duck, Vikings, or Red Wings clothes (size 2T or 3T)
Winter hats
anything Mickey Mouse   

Greg
Star Wars Episode 5, Lincoln Logs, Hunting/hiking vest (similar to the one Tony has) 

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Emmett
Toys: Bath toys, stuffed animals, anything with wheels, Sensory Ball Set (by Sassy),
Books: Hank Has a Dream, Goatilocks, I am Otter, The Numberlys, Sheep in a Jeep
Clothes: 24 mos 

(Okay, for reals he wants power cords, outlets, toilet paper and a wall mount holder, plant leaves, and fire)


Kevin
PC Video Games (digital download format is acceptable as long as the purchasing option allows the buyer to gift it to someone else):
Pillars of Eternity
Sword Coast Legends
Xcom Enemy Unknown: The Complete Edition

Elder Scrolls Online

Burgle Brothers board game

Alana
Anything Minnie Mouse or Daisy Duck
Toys: ZoLo Creativity Sets, Perplexus Rookie, Laser Pegs
Games: Take the Cake, Elephant's Trunk, Skunk Bingo
Books about the Moon, Pirates, Astronauts/Space, Animals (any books, really)
Clothes: Tops (5T), Pants (4T or 5T), SOCKS, underwear (5T)

Big Sis
 From World Market Place
Chair Pads (3, see picture below)
Metal Tray (1-2, see picture below)
Metal Lanterns (as many as I can get, see picture below)
Battery LED candles 



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Kat

Books:
The Witches: Salem 1692
They Called Them Angels
The Complete Irish Pub Cookbook

Clothes:
Snowboarding Hats (Sports Authority usually has them 2-for-1 deals)
Ducks pajama pants (size medium)

Anything Ducks or Bronco's or Red Sox (Sox, not socks)--shirts, cups, hats, blankets

Other:
Tervis Cups (Bed, Bath, and Beyond)

Paddy
 Anything zombie, random, math-y or just awesome from http://www.zazzle.com/awesome+ties





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 Tony
From fanatics.com:
Detroit RedWings 'netminder' adjustable ball cap
Detroit RedWings 'tigertooth' grey knit cap

Home Depot: 
cordless auto rotary dremel kit, 7.2 V
12V 3/8" cordless drill (B & D, Ryobi, etc.)

Size 12 dress socks (black, grey, brown, tan), size 36-38 black dress belt, fingerless black motorcycle gloves, motorcycle handlebar bag

PLEASE LET GRANDMA KNOW THE REMAINING ITEMS FROM THE LIST  

Collin
 Yeti A & M thermos (200 or 32 oz)
Bones Season 10
Nike dri-fit capri pant leggings (medium)
Victoria Secret pink boyfriend sweatpants (size large, color black)
James Bond books or movies (except for Casino Royale)  
Stainless steel measuring spoons
Pioneer Woman Cookbook 

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Gabe 
 blanket (no fleece or satin texture stuff, not a comforter) size twin or full (homemade is fine)
Books: Picture of Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Three Musketeers (hard or paperback, no large print)
button up casual shirts, preferably striped or checked (not solid), 16.5 neck 

Pops
throw blankets for the living room
Sharpener for regular or serrated knives
wrist watch with a buckle band
60" HD TV
Happy People

 

A Lifetime

Not sure how, but suddenly it's time for another posting of Christmas Lists (and in Blogland that was only three posts ago but in the real world an entire lifetime).  So before we get to the most-checked blog post of the year, just gotta take a moment and look at what's happened since Christmas of last year:

Some Easter fun!



Trips to the Zoo and the Oregon Gardens!



Chilling with cousins!



Some Halloween action!



Even hit up a museum!


And oh yeah....this happened!


It has been a durn-good year!

Monday, July 20, 2015

Girls Rule

It's True!  Just ask the new Lylianna Lou!




Lylianna Lou Fennimore, 
7lb 11oz and 20.5"

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Looking Back



Sometimes it happens.

Sometimes two of our favorite Fenn memories happen at. the. same. time.

But only sometimes.

This time it was hauling hay and eating crab at Grandma & Grandpa's.

When we were little, hauling hay was time to play with cousins, eat pizza, swim, and run through the hay fields while the menfolk hauled away.


It was sweaty, dirty, hot, itchy, hard work.  And it still is.


Not that I really know.  As a member of the womenfolk, I get to drive the truck.




And that's just fine with me.  I mean driving is hard work too.   You have to listen for 'hoa!' (which means stop) and deal with hay chaff getting in your face, and sometimes they haulers hitch a ride and they stink.  That is TOUGH to deal with.

But this time, oh man, it was an absolutely gorgeous night on the farm.  It was warm (good for someone sitting in a truck, bad for someone lifting, tossing, and stacking large, heavy bales), it smelled like sweet summer, and people were in a good mood.

Especially when Greg & Ken got in a wrestling (not sure how accurate 'wrestling' is) match that involved a bale of hay...yeah, no pictures of that one.






And then the hay was in the barn and it was time to eat.  Hot ooey-gooey pizza awaited...and then Greg unpacked the masterpiece: a cooler full of Dungeness crab.  And we sat on the deck with the most amazing view ever and sipped cold drinks and laughed and ate and relaxed.  Doesn't get much better than that.





Wednesday, January 14, 2015

And Then There Was Emmett

And yes, this baby-love post is a wee bit late.

Emmett Duncan, October 11th...after 3+ hours of pushing 6lb 14oz out, face up...he was out.  Six weeks early.  And now he has horrible skin rashes, cradle cap, and colic like no other but we love his chubby wubby widdle legs and arms and cheeks.