Christmas Cheer check-in

Since by some unforeseen (read unintentional) reason, I only had this day open to do a Christmas Cheer check in so get ready for festivities overload!

We sent out our Christmas cards on the 11th because I was waiting on my custom Mollie and Lou stamp! It definitely added much needed flair to those white envelopes. Did your card arrive? ;)

Though I have not documented our "watch Christmas Movies" I promise they have been enjoyed nightly! Kinsey can't get over Home Alone 1 and 2 and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. If you want to see our favorites, visit here. And along with our movie watching, we've been enjoying hot cocoa like it's going out of business. Adding a candy cane is the quickest way to Christmas nirvana.

We toured Candy Cane Lane last Tuesday and it was probably the coldest night of the year. Candy Cane Lane is a neighborhood two towns over that decorates with lights and wooden cut-outs and mechanicals that has been going big for at least 30 years. We arrived a little too early, as in, the sun wasn't setting for another 10 minutes and we were getting restless sitting in the car early, haha. We got to walk the neighborhood three times before calling it quits but by then all the lights were on. It was magical albeit freezing.

A few things about these pictures: The girls look so much like me here, it completely tickles me. Usually they just look like themselves. Also, Brielana is now saying "gees" and cheeses so hard whenever she sees a camera!

We have done a few baking projects already: sugar cookies (which we cheated and just used a mix even though Becky was so sweet and shared her recipe with us), gingerbread blossoms (which I'm sharing tomorrow) and some non-festive banana chocolate chip muffins because, well, our bananas were browning.

The only item we didn't get to check off is Christmas at the Farm; I was s-i-c-k that day and it took a visit to a health clinic, a pack of antibiotics and some bed rest (however slight) to feel well again. But there's always next year!

How is your Christmas bucket list coming along?

Linking up with Beth.

 

Our Favorite Christmas Movies {Fortunate House Guest Post}

I'm over at Evelina's blog, Fortunate House today sharing all about our favorite Christmas movies! Did yours make the list? Come on over, say "hi" and get into the movie-watching spirit!

Congratulations to Kerry for winning the Baby Led Weaning Giveaway!

 

THE Top #5 Posts of 2015

It always gives me a tickle finding out what the top posts are of any given year. Like, how does something become more enticing? These are a big ole ragtag bunch but I will say two of them are also personal favorites (can you guess which ones?) I can't believe 2015 is about to come to a close and 2016 is looming large on the horizon!

Our Girl's Shared Rooms

Stocking Stuffers

Mom Confessions

Target Favorites

Brielana's Bite's: Our First Month of BLW

Also check out my Giveaway for a Baby Led Weaning book!

Linking up with April, Beth, Meghan and Stephanie.

 

Christmas Pajama Party 2015

Today is the day! Christmas Pajama Party time!!! I have had the girls in their Christmas jammies since December 1st in anticipation for this link up. One, there's nothing cuter than babes in holiday jammies. Two, coordinating Brielana and Kinsey is one of my favorite things to do (maybe a little too much. Hope they don't grow up with complexes, hah!) 

I got some night pictures with the tree:

I really need to invest in a tree skirt lol

And some morning snuggles:

Nothing like an awkward sibling kissing picture.

And this chair. This was Brian's when he was little, I should really ask my MIL if she can find any pictures of him sitting in it. I have one of Kinsey from every Christmas, minus one year (2013) and now Brielana can join in on the tradition. L-O-V-E.

2014

2015
I'm b-e-y-o-n-d bummed this is blurry but it's too cute not to include.

Then I realized, you can hardly even see their pajamas! I die. But these two are so darling I know you'll forgive the oversight. And plus, these aren't even brand new, so I'm not even going to worry about citing them. See, a silver lining ;)

And don't forget to check out my Giveaway!

Thanks for joining Stephanie, Jen, Liz, Jessica, Elizabeth, Meghan, Crystal and I! Link up below!