Pre-Thanksgiving feast...

so i made this about a week before Thanksgiving to try it out since it was a new recipe and if it was a hit I wanted to start a new tradition with it and make every year as our Thanksgiving breakfast...well it was a big hit and so this is what I made for breakfast on Turkey day:

Here is the recipe just in case you are wondering...we didn't eat ours with syrup or whip cream...just like they are because they tasted sweet enough and I also didn't add as much salt and added pumpkin pie spice...mmmm delicious and excited for new traditions!

http://www.littledairyontheprairie.com/baked-pumpkin-french-toast/

lately...for me

I have gotten really into puzzles lately and will even stay up late into the night until it is finished...they are just so relaxing for me.  i am one of those who does the outside first and works inwards

and thanks mom and dad for the new shoes...i love them! gotta love free kohls cash to get an amazing deal and free shoes (even better that they take expired ones...makes my life a little more complete)

Tree lighting ceremony

I love the holidays...especially CHRISTMAS...its by far without a doubt my favorite.  Last year was my first time to head over to the tree lighting ceremony and its free so why not go again and see an extremely tall tree all lit up so beautifully for the holidays?!  So...me, Nate, Adey, Paisley, and their friend Eastynn rode the train up to our stop, walked on over to City Creek mall to the Disney store (our favorite store and we can't wait to go play at Disneyland/world one day soon), met Santa in his enclosed gazibo (was gonna buy their picture but one too expensive and two the line issue was crazy to actually buy it), then rode another train on over to the Gateway outdoor mall where we saw the lit tree (we missed the concert but thats ok) and after playing around the tree we headed over to get some hot chocolate from Starbucks.  then we headed home as we were all tired from so much walking and it was getting late.  overall cheap fun and would do it again in a heartbeat...until next tree lighting...

I can't wait to get a new phone so I can have better picture quality...

we love BABIES...

Buppies....

we love to drag this pink chair inside to play with or watch TV with

getting so good at standing on her own

and bending over and sitting and standing again...just growing up slowly but surely!

and there it is...buppes on TV

AKA Bubble Guppies is a fun and educational TV show that Adey loves to watch and now has become all Paisley asks for...buppies buppies buppies....she loves to carry around the case and gets super excited when it gets turned out (need to take a video next time we watch it)

um....yes we gave in (part 1)

For those that know me even just a little quickly learn that Christmas is by far and with out a doubt my FAVORITE holiday.  Never before in the past have I have decorated before Thanksgiving (listening to the music doesn't count...that stuff just puts me in a happy mood and who doesn't want to be in a happy mood) So.........................Last week after dinner and baths, for a family activity I gave in and we pulled out our holiday decor and went to town.  Yes all of our trees are up, stockings hung, presents wrapped, village out for display and crafts in the working (I love finding and adding to my holiday decor every year).  

the girls tree in their room...adey picked out all the decorations from the beads to the pink/green ornaments to the cute silver tree skirt

I would say their tree turned out beautiful...my girls has some talent!

I love our stockings and how cheap they were...only $4.99 at Hobby Lobby which is hands down a dangerous store to spend money in!

our tree in the living room...working on making it a traditional tree with red, green, and silver ornaments with our silver tree skirt...trying to figure out what else it needs...just not done and satisfied just yet!  Oh and now there are a few presents under the tree waiting for Christmas day to be opened by the girls

our little gold tree for our table...i just love this star!  it even has a few fake gold presents on it and Adey was like...aw Santa has brought us a present and I had to tell her it wasn't real

our cute Christmas village that I hope to continue to add to every year because there are just so many cute things

Now I just need to finish setting up my willow tree nativity and the decor in my kitchen and will take pictures of all of that!

date night in...

So Nate and I had a fun date night in...Paisley was asleep and Adey had a friend over and they played barbies, painted nails, and watched a movie in my room and then fell asleep.  

In the meantime Nate lit candles, bought yummy broccoli and cheese soup from Kneaders and their bread and topped it off with martenelli's and beautiful flowers!  

We enjoyed each other company and then afterwards I pulled out my Thomas Kinkade puzzle box and we each picked a 100 piece puzzle and had a race to see who could finish theirs first (don't worry I smoked him...just kidding Nate).  I need to pick up one of Thomas Kinkade's Christmas puzzles....maybe a gift idea for myself...not a bad idea if i do say so myself

Then afterwards we just talked and had a relaxing time.  I even got a hand massage and it felt great.  So nice to be pampered and spend a night with my man!