DWTS final and my other fave TV show

So Julianne and Helio are the winners on DWTS. The fact that Helio had never danced before and was able to dance the way he did, he deserved to win. I was sad that Marie didn't win but she dug her own grave with that doll number.
Just as DWTS is ending another one of my faves is starting again...

Project Runway!!!!
This week the challenge was to make menswear for Tiki Barber (former runningback for the NY Giants). I enjoy sewing. I took sewing classes all through school and I loved it. As I was watching this episode, I was thinking back to my junior year of high school. I was taking Clothing III and we had to make a tailored piece of clothing out of wool. I made a double-breasted, fully-lined wool coat. It was the most difficult thing I've ever made.

Watching those designers gave me an anxiety attack. I at least had a pattern! They had to design it, construct a pattern and sew it all in 2 days time?! Not to mention the detail work! The zippers, buttonholes, darts, pleats...the list goes on. And most of them made 3 pieces...

Anyway, love this show. Tim Gunn is the best.

gettin' crafty

I live for crafts...and I've seen some really cute Christmas ones this year. I saw this one in my Dec. issue of Parent's magazine and I wanted to share it with you all.

I used a 14 inch styrofoam wreath form. I cut 12- 4 1/2 inch circles (used my Cricut for these). Then I cut my black and white pictures just a little smaller than my circles. I glued the circles on with Alene's tacky glue. I tied some ribbon in bows (some of the ribbon I tied little jingle bells on) to fill in here and there. And there you go!

Easy, cheap and cute!

If you decide to get crafty and make one for yourself, I would LOVE to see it!

Enjoy!

Trading Spaces is back!!!!

NEW YORK (AP) -- Paige Davis is moving back to TLC's "Trading Spaces."

Paige Davis hosted "Trading Spaces" from 2001 to 2005. She's returning to the show in January.

The Broadway actress and TV host will return to the once-popular home makeover series beginning in January, the network said in a statement Thursday.
In 2005, TLC announced Davis would no longer host "Trading Spaces" and transitioned the series to a host-less format.
Davis had perkily hosted the show, which features neighbors swapping homes and redecorating a room, since 2001. Besides "Trading Spaces," she's also appeared on Broadway in the musicals "Beauty and the Beast" and "Chicago."
The new season begins shooting this month and will be filmed entirely in high-definition. Designers Doug Wilson, Laurie Hickson-Smith, Frank Bielec and Hildi Santo-Thomas will also return to the show, alongside carpenters and other designers to be announced later.


I saw this on CNN today and I'm thrilled! I was obsessed with this show and was sad when Paige left. And I know what you're thinking...yes, I was pregnant with my baby girl and I just had to name her Paige because I loved the name...and Aaron gave the ok.

kids grow up too fast

I was searching for some pictures the other day and came across these. We had only been living in AZ for a few months...it's hard to believe we've been here a little over 3 years. I'm also still amazed at how much our kids look alike as babies! These pics of Paige look a lot like Heston!

Our Disneyland trip

We had a really great time on our trip to Disneyland. It went by too fast but we had lots of fun and rode pretty much every ride in both parks. It was our annual Hammond Family Reunion. This year, Aaron and I were in charge. We just had Heston when it was our turn to plan so we wanted to go somewhere that didn't require a lot of planning. My mom and my brother's girlfriend Ricci and her kids, Hunter and Gavin came too.

Mom took Paige and they picked up this hairpiece and the crown. Ricci does hair so she fixed her hair. She was so excited and it looked cute!

They have this show at Disney that's called Jedi Training. They choose kids from the audience to come up and fight Darth Maul and Darth Vader. If you know Braden, he has been obsessed with Star Wars for years. The funny thing is, he didn't get chosen. He went up on stage anyway.

We went down to Newport Beach to play and then we made our way to Matt (Aaron's bro) and Alisha's house to see them and spend the night before heading home.

The kids loved playing at the beach and I really enjoy taking pictures at the beach. B&P are good sports when it comes to me and my picture taking.