Buddy the Elf, Whats your favorite color?

Christmas is almost here! Hope you have all your shopping done! I have to return a few things and get a few more stocking suffers. I am kind of dreading going anywhere this week because i'm pretty sure EVERYONE has the week off and its going to be a mad house! Like i said before we are staying here in Texas for the Holidays, which we are kind of excited about. Our first Christmas spent together as a family.Jared and Emma sure are going to have a good Christmas this year. I can only check off a few things this past week from our list. 

1. Donate old clothes 

2. Gaylord ICE Website and info

3. Picture with Santa

4. Our church does a BEAUTIFUL nativity  

5. Christmas Tree Lighting at Dallas Galleria Mall

6. Walk down Main St. in Grapevine

7. Journey to Bethlehem in Grapevine--Cancelled 

8. Farmers Branch lights

9. Highland Park Village Lights

10. Watch Elf, and The Grinch

11.Send cards to the Soldiers 

12. Make and decorate sugar cookies

13. Write a letter to Santa ( I KNOW HIM)

14. Give food to a local food bank

15. Make a Christmas Wreath

16. Read "The Christmas Story"

17. Go to a Parade-- Cancelled 

18. If it snows;; play in it.

19. Drink LOTS of Hot Coco

20. Take a picture every day of Emma starting the 1st--By far the hardest thing

21. Make a few goodie bags for the homeless.

22. Make cinnamon ornament

23. Make new family traditions

24. Pay for someones drink/meal

25. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH MY FAMILY.

Hopefully we will be able to get everything checked off our list before the New Year.

12/16- Emma is loving to color, she uses both left and right hand

12/17- Emma LOVES to facetime Grandma

12/18- Emma got her first pair of TOMS, I think she loves them 

 12/19- She HATES anything in between her toes

12/20- Emma is 16 months!

12/21- This is what she does when we ask her where her nose is...

 12/22- Christmas Dress (only picture i got of her in it because she threw up right after this)

JARED TURNED 33!!!!

We celebrated with some of our closes friends here in Texas, We celebrated 2 birthdays actually, My dear friend Lesli's birthday is this week.We had so much fun. Our new years goal as a group of friends is to get some babysitters at one house to watch the kids while the parents go out! We cant wait!

Here is my Christmas Wreath. I'm not a huge fan but it gave me something to do this week! 

What are your family traditions? We are loving opening a book a night. Emma gets so excited when she sees any present now!