Elf on the Shelf

Steve our Elf has returned this month! He has been busy watching over the kids every day and doing fun things in the night after reporting to Santa. Here is a recap of our month so far!  Steve returned by leaving a message on the bathroom mirror.

Our favorite so far has been planting Magic Elf Seeds in sugar.

Some more creative ideas :)

I love watching Little Lion look for him every morning!! FLower Power is still a little bit too little to understand, but likes him too! The magic of Christmas is happening daily in this house! And I cherish every minute of it since it only lasts so long! Bless this sweet babies!

Here Comes Santa Claus!

We finally headed down to Disney to meet Jolly Old St. Nick.  Luckily it was a Monday night and kind of gloomy, so the line wasn't very long.  I tried to snap a picture of the 2 of them waiting anxiously, but that was the problem they were anxious!

After 15 minutes of waiting we made to Santa! Little Lion was fine to sit with him. Flower Power too, but I think she was confused because she couldn't believe he was real and the Disney people were shining lights at her to take a picture and making crazy sounds.

Little Lion told Santa that he wanted a Maroon Man City Soccer Jersey. Flower Power just continued to stare at him. Of course when we left she was all talkative about him and wanted to see him again! One more last minute photoshoot before heading home.

Hope Santa brings what they want :)

Flower Power!

Dear Flower Power,
      You are my baby, but quickly turning into a little girl who is independent, cheerful, brave, funny, loving, and talkative already!

You follow your brother around and try to do everything he does. You love to kiss his head and make him laugh anyway you can especially tickling him!

Your favorites are M&M's, Cheese Puffs, Fruit Roll Ups, and McDonald's french fries. Yes a sweet tooth indeed! However, you try new foods and eat well!

You love to sing and dance! Kindermusic is a blast! You can sing your version of the ABC's and can count to 10. You do all the hand motions to the classics.

You are very curious and like to learn things! You could watch YouTube videos of songs all day long. You have little fear which scares Mommy! You'd hang from the ceiling if I let you!

All in All I'm proud to be your Mommy and look forward to seeing what the Terrible Two's bring us! Love you forever and ever,
Mommy

All fantastic pictures by Dena at Everyday Moments Photography. These are just a few of the many gorgeous pictures from FP's 2yr old photo shoot! She has taken pictures of Flower Power since she was a baby!

TWO!!

To celebrate my BABY turning 2, we decided to celebrate twice!  First we had a family dinner with the grandparents and cousins.

We came home to sing and have cupcakes. M&M cupcakes because she loves M&M's!!

On her actual birthday we started the day off by opening her gifts. Flower Power LOVED opening the gifts. It makes me excited for Christmas!!

Then we headed to celebration number 2...Universal Studios!! We went to Islands of Adventure first. My dad even joined us! Here is our day in pictures!!

We met LOTS of characters!

Flower Power's favorite meet and greet was with Spider-Man!! She loves him and was enamored by him!!

The day was so much fun BOTH kids were asleep in the car on the way home!! That is a sign of a good time!! Today we took some birthday pictures of my girl with Dena and will post those soon!! Happy 2nd Birthday Sweet Girl!!

Twinkle, Twinkle

Dena at Everyday Moments Photography wanted us to get in the holiday cheer with this sweet Twinkle Light Picture of my cuties!

She also took one of Flower Power last year and this year!  Look how much she has grown!!!  I can't believe she'll be 2 in a week!! It's like Santa brought me a little girl!!!

Hope you are getting in the spirit! Don't forget to check out Dena's blog!!

Other Things I'm Thankful For

Here are some of the things in my life that I'm thankful for that make my life better!

11. MacBook Pro and Iphone! Seriously I could not function without these 2 Apple products!! It's my connection to everything other than the kids!

12.Swimming Pool! We added our pool this summer and we spent countless hours swimming since then! It's great exercise and the kids love splashing about!

13. Running! I realized this summer that I'm getting old....boo! My body does not metabolize the way it used to. So I decided with some encouragement from Dena that I was going to do Couch to 5K program! I can proudly say I can run for 30 minutes without dying! That is something I don't think I've ever done. I don't like running, but my body thanks me for it! Sorry no picture of me running, instead LL :)

14. Soccer! I am not a sports person, but when it's your child playing, it changes everything! I like going to Little Lion's soccer games and cheering them on! The 5-7 year olds actually have a good game going on and the excitement on their faces when they score is amazing! I am also thankful for soccer practice because I get a little friend time while LL is practicing!

15. Family Time! I love spending time with my family! We make a priority of it! We try to do something Fun every day whether it be playing outside, going to get ice cream or going to a theme park. I also love spending alone time with Mr.E and am thankful we go on vacation alone yearly!

16. Blog Readers! Thanks for continually visiting my blog and hopefully enjoying my family! Hope your holiday is wonderful and fulfilling!