Christmas Cookies

Merry Christmas! One of our other traditions of the holiday season is baking and decorating sugar cookies. The year this picture was taken, we made SO many! We had enough to give some to our mail carrier, the trash guys, the firemen down the street, and various friends in the neighborhood.

Lots of sugar cookies being decorated with royal icing. Not So SAHM
Christmas cookies – ProjectEdit365 – 25 Dec

This year the cookies were a bust. We’ve moved down to Miami, and maybe it’s the change in humidity, but the cookies couldn’t hold their shape and my icing was too runny. They still tasted yummy though! Click over to Project Edit 365 to see what the original looked like and how I edited it. Thanks!

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Magical lights

One of our traditions each year is to drive around with mugs of hot cocoa while listening to Christmas music, and look at Christmas lights. What is one of your traditions?

A girl leans out of the car window to look at Christmas lights. Not So SAHM
Magical lights – ProjectEdit365 – 24 Dec

I didn’t change very much in the picture. But click over to Project Edit 365 to see what I did do and what the original looked like. Thanks!

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She looks like me

This is so me as a kid, with a slightly different nose. There’s no denying whose child she is.  I didn’t have near the style though.

Girl in hat sits on steps. Not So SAHM
Me as a kid (with a different nose) – ProjectEdit365 – 23 Dec

The original had so much going on. Head over ProjectEdit365 to see what I did to put the focus on my daughter instead of the surroundings. Thanks!

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O Tannenbaum

warm lights on the tree

peace on earth good will to men

all is right tonight

There is so much that is not right in the world today/tonight. But for a little while, in front of the tree, peace reigns and minds rest easy. It’s almost hypnotic in the way that it lulls you to slow down and admire the glow.

A Christmas tree shimmers with beautiful warm lights. Not So SAHM
O Tannenbaum – ProjectEdit365 – 22 Dec

Head on over to ProjectEdit365 to see what the original looked like! Thanks!

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Down time

Sometimes she sits still long enough to play with toys. But honestly, she’d rather be up practicing ballet moves.

Girl reclines while playing with blocks. Not So SAHM
Down time – ProjectEdit365 – 21 Dec

This picture was way too yellow out of the camera! I’m going to be honest and say that I initially just wanted to change it to black and white and call it good. Head over to ProjectEdit365 to see what I did and what the original looked like!

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Pure Joy

She exudes happiness wherever she goes.

She reminds me to live a little and enjoy the small things.

Girl jumps with pure joy from a park bench. Not so SAHM
Pure joy – ProjectEdit365 – 20 Dec

Seeing this photo reminds me that I either need to get my long lens repaired or buy a new one (an upgrade). This would be better if the background were more out of focus. See what I did to take the background out of focus, and see what the original looked like over at Project Edit 365. Thanks!

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