Thanksgiving 2014

I'm doing a little backtracking in order to get caught up. We've been really busy lately and honestly the blog has been the last thing on my mind. I had a few minutes tonight and last night so I am trying to get myself caught up. Thanksgiving was a couple weeks ago and this year we went to my parent's house to celebrate. Being that Mike's family is so large and has two dinners and then there is my family, it's virtually impossible to make it to everyone's house each year, so we have to alternate. My mom made the best turkey I've seriously ever had and my husband backs me up on that ;) It was wonderful, as was the company. We were happy to have everyone in my family under one roof and it was nice to just spend some time with them. Addison had a great day too and ate like a little piggy! 

Disney on Ice

Not quite sure how this post slipped through but a couple months back we took Addison to see Disney in Ice one afternoon. It was such a cute performance and Addison loved it. Really got her excited for Disney! She really didn't have a favorite but she really liked all the different princesses when they came out in the ice. Se wasn't a huge fan of te dragon from Sleeping Beauty, but can you blame her? It was such a great family afternoon together!

Picture dump

Do you want to build a snowman?!

Well we've officially had our first snow day of the year.... In November! Can you believe that?! Teaching at a private school this year I was thinking we would not get many snow days. The kids at our school are all brought to school by parents and we don't have buses, so that was another reason I thought school would always be in. Ya know...parents can just keep their child home if they think it's too slick. It was nice to wake up  and get a text that our school was cancelled for the day. The first thing I did was go back to bed (hallelujah!) Then when Addison woke up we headed to the snow. She was so excited. In face her first reaction when she saw it was ," There's snow in the ground and snow on the roof. Get me out there!" Ha! She was super fun in the snow this year!

When Addison got too cold we came in, I made chili and we decorated the Christmas tree in her bedroom. I love her tree...it's a lollipop and gumdrop tree ad it's precious! 

She's so proud of her tree! And check out those piggy tails that she begged me to put in. I die!

Such a fun an unexpected day at home!

Mommy/ Daughter date day

I love afternoons where we have no where we have to be and can spend the whole day together. Mike had an open house last Sunday and Addison asked to go to the science center when she woke up. Not having a thing we had to do, I was happy to take her. Last year we bought a pass for the season, but she want very interested. This year is a completely different story. She is so engaged, interested and curious about all the activities they have to offer. It's so fun to take her! We had the best afternoon if making roller coasters, reading books, putting ourselves in bubbles, and so much more! I'm so thankful for low key days like this!

I'm dreaming of a white...Halloween?!

To say the least- Halloween was freezing. So cold in fact that it was snowing. Yes, you read that right. Addison originally wanted to be princrss Anna which made me nervous because the fabric was too thin. Luckily someone passed down an adorable zebra costume that I had stuffed in the top of the closet  ( just in case). Addison adored it because it had a cute tail and she decided it would be best to wear that out and about the neighborhood. I felt that was a good deal and so did she. We decided that once she got home that she could change in to her princess outfit and help hand out candy. It was a win, win for both! 

We had our families over for snacks and soup before and it was so much fun- I believe a new tradition for us. The girls gut to trick it treat together too and they were excited about that! It was a cold evening for sure, but such a great one!