Merry Christmas from the Darnells

I thought I would post our Christmas card! Even though it is our header photo. I found the actual card itself on Etsy. I have found our cards on Etsy the last couple of years. I pay $15 for someone to create the card for me and then I have access to get it printed anywhere. I choose Sam's club because I found that they are the cheapest.

It's the Holiday Season..

We are having so much fun right now with the Holiday Season! Decorating our house, Christmas crafts, visiting Santa.

Waking up with bed head!

Trying out Buca Di Beppo for the first time waiting for Santa to show up!

Having a piece of chocolate every morning from the Advent Calendar!

Listening to the Chipmunks Christmas CD every day on the way to school/work.  Favorite song is "All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth!"  She also likes the line in Rudolph where he says..."Aww Shucks Fellas!"

Getting a lot of pictures in front of the Christmas Tree!

Working on some Pinterest ideas!

Wearing fun Christmas/Winter clothes!

Going Christmas shopping with Mommy which constitutes a girls lunch at Chili's!

Every girl needs a new hair cut right before the holidays!

Checking out the sale ads is a must right now! (even if you read them upside down)

Getting a picture with Santa!

And adding a cotton ball to Santa's beard to be one day closer to Christmas!

Goodbye November, Hello December!

We have been so extremely busy lately. November literally flew by in a flash!
I have been so bad about updating our blog because I just simply have not had time.  Jeremy and I both have been super busy at work and when we get home we just want to hang out with Adlee or lounge and relax.

We had a great Thanksgiving!  At least this year no one was sick on the actual holiday like last year.  Although Jeremy, my Mom and I all had the stomach flu a few days before, we were all better and back in business on Thanksgiving Day and on Black Friday!

Adlee was so cute in her little turkey shirt!  She had fun visiting family and playing with Kenley, my cousin's little girl.

We started out by going to my Step Mom's family Thanksgiving.  It was hard this year as my Step Mom's Mother Mary passed away the week before Thanksgiving.  We all will miss Mary dearly as she was one of the sweetest people you will ever meet!  It is always hard losing a family member or loved one, but really hard around the holidays or the first holiday without that person.

Of course we got our Christmas trees all put up and Adlee loves the lights and ornaments.  She saw that the Santa ornament in the picture below had a present attached to it and wondered why she could not open it:)

I had to include Adlee's daycare/preschool picture.  It took a while but we finally got them in.  At her daycare, since it is Montessori, they take pictures of them while playing on the playground and that is their school photo.  I really like the posed school photos, but I guess this is something new and different.

I found Adlee the cutest sock monkey pj's at Gymboree on Black Friday for $10.  I think they are so cute!

We had an Elf show up at our house and Adlee named her Minnie.

Love my cutie in her black boots!

Since we are trying to be healthier, I made a turkey veggie tray as our contribution to Thanksgiving dinner.  I am sure the pumpkin cookies that I also made off set the veggies, but it was all good!

Cat in the Hat Birthday Party!

Adlee got invited to a cute 2nd birthday party Saturday! It was for a little boy named Ramsay, whom I grew up with his Mom. It was at an indoor playground at a church which was awesome! The kids loved playing! The theme was Cat in the Hat and it was adorable! Amanda did an awesome job on the party! What I really loved about this party is that the parents asked for no gifts and that you bring your favorite Dr. Suess book and they were donating them to a couple of places! Adlee had a blast and continued to talk about Ramsay yesterday!

Saturday night, Adlee decided that wearing pants was optional and that she would rather hang out in her shirt, her diaper and her Ugg slippers!

Almost Halloween!

With 2 days until Halloween, we have a little girl getting excited for Trick or Treating! She keeps asking about it! She is wearing Halloween type clothes all week! This weekend I put together some treats for Adlee's daycare on Wednesday. I am leaving work early to go help out at the Halloween party. I am hoping we have time to come back to my work for the annual trick or treating and then make it home in time to trick or treat in our neighborhood.

Minnie Mouse!

Adlee is Minnie Mouse this year for Halloween! This week we attended a little Trick or Treat with the businesses downtown. The photography place took kids pictures for free if they came in Trick or Treating. It was a great time. Adlee's dress came from etsy. Her headband/ears came from Disney when her Aunt, Uncle & Cousins traveld there, black shirt, tights, white socks and black shoes we have at home and Jeremy's Mom traced her hand and made the gloves for her which worked out PERFECT! I could not be happier with her costume this year!

Life Lessons by Adlee Darnell...Putting on your coat!

Sorry if it is sideways.  This is Adlee showing everyone how to put on your coat:)  In the mindset of a 2 year old!  Be sure to listen to the very beginning, you are hardly hear her but she says..."you have to stand by the tag, right here."