Tut Tut it looks like rain....

It is winter in Southern California which means cold, blustery, rainy days. But it makes the desert bloom and turn green so no one is complaining. The dolls have been keeping busy.

Reading all the recent bestsellers by the Lovely Graham Sisters....

Practicing their instruments....

Playing Cards......

and of course drinking lots and lots of tea!
We took a trip to the hardware store with a pretty drive through the country here are some snapshots from along the way...




Hopefully we will see some more sun tomorrow we are ready to start working on the side yard that is fenced in, to make it a wonderful place for play and rest. Right now it is a wide open space of dirt so we have our work cut out for us!! Should be fun indeed!See Ya in The New Year!!Happy New Year ~Love The Watts Family
"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name."
Psalm 91:14

Through the Woods...

Today we worked on clearing a path through our land so that we had a nice loop that we could hike. This was hard work but a wonderful reward for some new places to explore as we get to know the land we live on. Come for a walk with us through the woods....

Come on Wyatt lets go!

Winter Blooms....

An old post and handle....

Off we go to find a trail...

Looking at the land to see where to start the trail....

The clearing begins....

winter berries...

Magical Forest Lichen....Can you believe this is the Color God chose for this? How stunning....

Wyatt helping to clear the trail...

Breaking in the Trail....

Exploring the forest....

More stunning Lichen...

A nice clear path....

Thanks for stopping by and visiting with us!!
"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps."
Proverbs 16:9

And the Winner Is!!!!!!!

We put all the names inside the tea cozy and Mr.Watts drew out a name. And the winner is Deborah from A Different Drum Blog Spot.
Send us an email at wattshomeschool@gmail.com Deborah with your address and we will mail out this cozy so your tea stays warm.
We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas
Blessings And Happy New Year
~The Watts Family

A Very Merry Christmas To You!!!!

A Very Merry Christmas From Our Family To Yours!
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 9:6

A Girl and Her Hula Hoop!

We Thank Thee
Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Flowers that bloom about our feet
For tender grass, so fresh so sweet

For song bird, and hum of bee
For all things fair we hear or see

Father in Heaven, we thank Thee

For blue of stream and blue of sky
For pleasant shade of branches high

For fragrant air and coolling breeze
For beauty of the blooming trees,

Father in Heaven, we thank Thee!

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."
Colossians 3:15

Felt Flowers and Cozy Giveaway!!

I would like to show you how to make some simple felt flowers that you can use to fancy up just about anything. These are a wonderful way to fancy up a simple Christmas Present. You can sew them on a plain hat, an old sweater, you could glue one to a barrette or headband or sew them on a pillow! They are so so simple to make in the middle of winter you could have blooming flowers everywhere!

Cut out your petals you will use 5 on the large and I do 2 of these large flowers and then you can use 5 or 6 petals for the small flower.

Next you get some matching embroidery thread and needle and you sew through the bottom of the petal as shown and join all the petals together.

Then you will take the ends of the thread like in the picture and join them to make your flower.

When you are done your flower should look like this.
You sew all three flowers the same way and then you layer them one on top of each other with the smallest flower on top. Then you will sew near and around the center through all three flowers to join them together.

The next step would now be to cut out your leaf from some green felt and pick out a button for the center of the flower.
I like to use a button that is contrasting in color to the flower.

There you have it!!

Some very simple very pretty flowers. I have not tried it but I am sure that you could also use polar fleece as well to make these flowers. Which would be a great way to use up scrap polar fleece pieces.
Click the picture to print the pattern from my photobucket!

Now that I have all these flowers what better place for them than on a tea cozy!!

For a chance to win this tea cozy all you have to do is leave a comment.
The Tea cozy is made out of 2 layers of soft gray polar fleece if this doesn't keep your tea warm your in big trouble!! We also made the tea cozy tall so if you have a fancy tall tea pot or a round short one it will be sure to fit.
The drawing for the winner of Tea Cozy will be on Dec 26th. Be sure to check back to see if you win!
Merry Christmas and Many Blessings Love The Watts Family
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16

Pretty Things.....

Today we tied up our boots and headed outside to do some yardwork. It was a gorgeous sunny day filled with all sorts of beautiful little treasures. Compliments to our Amazing and Almighty God who makes all things beautiful. We probably won't be having a White Christmas but I think you will agree the desert has a special beauty all of its own.

A pretty little Alpine Flower.

A pretty view of the valley. Everything is a beautiful shade of green from all the rain we have been having.

Pretty Yellow Goldfinch

Bright Red Loveliness

I think these flowers are making the goldfinches jealous!

The Rain has everything blooming!

Enjoying the warm sunshine...

Rolling in the dirt....

Rosemary and Rock gardens....

There are beautiful rocks all over our property so when ever we find one we add to our rock garden that sits by the Rosemary bush.

Dusty Dirty Boots means a hard days work and I will be sleeping well tonight!

Thanks for visiting with us and we hope you enjoyed looking at all these pretty things!
"Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."
Jeremiah 32:17