Cookies for Santa

We made cookies for Santa today. Just as I promised her yesterday. She was thrilled. I know it's a little early to be making goodies for Santa, but she wouldn't have it any other way!

Here she is working on the icing. Didn't you know that your cookies turn out much tastier if you dress like Ariel while decorating them?

The icing was a little difficult for her to squeeze so Mommy had to help.

Adding some sprinkles.

The finished product!

She was so proud of herself. I bought the pre-sliced sugar cookies and baked them, but she did everything else all by herself, even stacking them on this plate. It's too bad the furry dog ate more than half as soon as AC turned her back. No worries, she got a stern talking-to from AC!

Santa's House

AC woke up from her nap and asked me, "Mama, can me go to Santa's house today?" Ha! I said, "Sure!" So, we went downstairs, ate a snack, and left for Santa's house. But AC had to have her boots on and her backpack!

Just taking a stroll down the sidewalk towards Santa's house.

Running!

Taking a little break.

Ready to call it quits.

Before bed, she asked if we could make purple cookies for Santa in the morning! Looks like we'll be doing a little baking!

Thankful

Sorry for being MIA. Here's what has been happening.

Thursday: It was hot. So, we went to the park that morning.

Then we had turkey and other Thanksgiving goodies for lunch. And dinner. AC woke up in the middle of the night with chills, so we spent the rest of the night snuggled on the couch.

Friday: AC had a full-fledged cold. But that didn't stop us from doing a little shopping. We were gone for a total of 1.5 hours, but I got exactly what I wanted. One of the perks of living here is being 2 miles or less from any store you could possibly want to visit. We spent the rest of the day relaxing.

Saturday: It's been a slow morning so far. I'm hoping it's another lazy day and that my girl starts feeling better soon.

In the spirit of giving thanks, here's what we are most thankful for this year.

1) A healthy baby girl, most of all

2) Healthy families

3) That Daddy gets to go to his dream job everyday and that it provides such a good life for us.

4) A great school for AC and the wonderful people who work there

5) Friends from home that let us know we haven't been forgotten

6) Much, much more

We love and miss you all. Only a few more weeks until we see you again!!

Tiny Prints

I cannot believe that it is already time to send out Christmas cards! Where has the year gone?! When the time came to start looking for a cute Christmas card design, I automatically went to Tiny Prints. I love this website. I have ordered so many things from them (birth announcements, birthday cards, stationary, party invitations). Tiny Prints' products are of the very best quality. I have spent lots of time and money with this company, so I was thrilled to see so many wonderful Christmas cards available this year.

Here are a few of my favorite cards this year!

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I love the cards that consist of mostly one picture like these.

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I can't wait to send each of you a darling card from Tiny Prints very soon!

Thanksgiving Feast

Today was the Thanksgiving Feast at AC's school. She doesn't normally go on Tuesdays, but I was asked to volunteer with the food. This meant she got to spend an extra day with her "Winnie"!

The festivities kicked off with a Thanksgiving song from each of the classes. Here is AC and a few of her classmates singing. I was impressed with how well she knew the words. I could actually hear her voice above all the others!

The singing was followed by the feast (if you can consider tater tots, chicken nuggets, apple slices, and marshmallows a feast)!

AC and her buddy, Dominque

The Gang (minus a few) enjoying the feast!

When we got home, I wanted to get a good picture of AC in her dress. I tried to get her to sit on the steps, but she thought lying down was a better idea.

I just want to take a minute to tell each of you how very thankful we are for Ms. Lyndi, AC's teacher. She is truly one of those people that I will forever feel blessed to have known. I'm grateful every day that my girl gets to spend so much time in her presence. She is a remarkable woman. Happy Thanksgiving, Ms. Lyndi!

Our Names

A little transcript of the video I took last night:

Me: What's Mommy's name?

AC: Sara Mommy!

Me: Sara Mommy! What's your name?

AC: Anna Claire!

Me: Anna Claire! What's Daddy's name?

AC: Mawoney!

Me: Daddy Maloney! Yay!

Back to School

Good news...AC is feeling A-OK. The first thing she said when she woke up this morning was, "Mommy! You drive me to Winnie's (her teacher) house in car today, peeeeessssee!" She didn't get to go on Monday because she was vomiting. She was really missing her Ms. Lyndi. Here she is before school having a little conversation with Daddy about her stethoscope.

After school, we went to the pediatrician to discuss some allergy issues. Once we finally got home, we watched an episode of Little Einsteins and played. She really enjoyed the fact that Daddy's beer coozie made a perfect shirt of Jessie.

I'm so tired. It's been a non-stop kinda day. Oh and it was 87 degrees here. Seriously. I was a sweaty mess before I even finished strapping AC in her car seat. There's just something unnatural about it being 87 on November 16th. Pray that we get some cooler temperatures soon!