Randoms.

- Christmas shopping= not done
Christmas= 2 days away

- I titled a post "Plaqued" when it should have said "Plagued"... you know like the Great Plague {bubonic plague, black death, etc.}. At my house, it is called the Pink Plague.

- Big and Bug are feeling better. Thank goodness.

- My bottom half of my Christmas tree looks terrible. It is missing ornaments and the lights are hanging off. It is beautiful. Really catches the eye when you walk into our home.

- We decided on a date for the Bloggy Get-Together and we are really excited. Hope you can come!

- I am addicted to Californication. Watching season one instantly on Netflix has been great.

- My throat is hurting. I hope I am not getting sick from my germ infested children. I probably am.

- We went out to eat tonight with my MIL and FIL. Good thing I was on top of my mama game. I totally had children's tooth paste in my hair. I even had to taste it to see what it was. I knew I never saw Caroline's spit in the sink when I turned the water on.

- If you see me out and about today, I will be shopping for stocking stuffers. I will be with two of my best friends and their children. There will be 3 adults and 4 children ages... 4 months to 3 years. Wish us luck. Why do we do this to ourselves? I will never know.

Plagued.

Pink eye with possible infection of the soft tissue around the eye.

She has had no fever so there isn't a huge concern for infection. So, eye drops and amoxicillin should do the trick.

I am sick of sick babies.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!

Faith is hosting a Christmas Card Carousel. Our Christmas cards were put in the mail Tuesday.

Hopefully, everyone has theirs.

Here you go my bloggy friends...


Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

PS- snapfish did not print them on the card stock I wanted but they were still beautiful. :-) SUPER HUGE THANK YOU to Fern for making exactly what I wanted. She was awesome to work with and I will DEFINITELY be using her again in the future!

Wanna see...

... what a double ear infection with pink eye looks like?


Pray that Caroline recovers quickly. This is our first ear infection{s} and first case of pink eye EVER. It has not been fun.


PS- We are missing our preschool Christmas program and party today. She may have thrown a fit in the car on the way to the doctor when she heard me calling her preschool. Fun times.

How the Mama got her babe to wear piggy tails at Chirstmas.

She turned around fast and she heard someone say hey.
Lil' Emma Rae,
Who really liked to play.


She stared at the Mama and said, "Mommy, why? Why are you putting my hair in piggy tails? Why?"


But do you know, that ole' Mama was so smart and so slick, that she thought up a fib and she thought it up quick.

"Why my sweet little tot..."

The silly Mama said...

"...all princesses wear a piggy tail. And you my sweet dear, really do, wear them so well."

Caramel Popcorn.

Baby hands were all in the popcorn bowl when we made THIS today! It was so easy to make and it was super yummy!

Mike's Farm.

Last Thursday was my FIL's birthday,
this is how it was spent...
I threw a bow in Emma's hair,
and off to the farm we went.


The signs were funny,
the mood was light.
We knew it would be
a fabulous night.




We heard great things,
about the food they prepared.
It was family style,
so we all shared.

The mac & cheese
was to die for.
If you have a similar recipe,
I need it for sure.

Fudge galore,
10-layer cakes,
It makes you wonder
how long someone bakes.


Hay rides,
and Christmas lights.
It was a cold, Christmasy,
wonderful night!


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Mike's Farm was awesome. This was our first visit. The children loved it... we loved it. We can't wait to go back again.

If you live in the Eastern NC area, this is a must do! Put it on your list of places to visit in NC. {Did you know they were featured in Southern Living? Yep, they were!}


PS- Don't forget to eat all the mac & cheese you can. PPS- If you are going, let me know and I will send a few Tupperware containers with you. You can sneak me some home.

WTH?

Dear Disney on Ice people,



Saturday we went to your show. It was awesome. Caroline and her friends loved it. She dressed up in her Cinderella costume and was adorable.

{If you make the picture larger, you can see Britney's gum.}

She was so excited about seeing all of the princesses. This is where we have a little problem. You had all of the princesses. Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine, Tinkerbelle, Tiana {the new princess}, Belle, Alice. We even saw Lilo and Mulan. I don't really consider these people princesses but whatev. Who did you NOT include in the show? Aurora... aka Sleeping Beauty. I mean, WTH? Do you know how awesome it was to have to explain why Sleeping Beauty wasn't there? It sucked actually. During the Valentine's day portion of your show, my kid didn't enjoy the last half of it because she was so concerned about Sleeping Freakin' Beauty.

Just tell me this, how do you remember to include someone like Mulan in your Disney on Ice show but totally forget to include Sleeping Beauty?

You might want to reconsider your princess choices. Caroline and all of the other little girls would greatly appreciate it.

Also, the fact that I spent $15 on a snow cone and $22 on a spinning toy was not ideal either. We are in a recession, people! My friend bought a 20 oz. Diet Pepsi. Guess how much she paid for that bad boy? FOUR DOLLARS and some change. I would rather you charge more for your tickets and less for your concession items. Just something to think about. I mean really... I can buy three 2-liter Diet Pepsi's for what Arrin paid for her 20 oz.


Anyway, other than that we had an awesome time.

Two hours, one intermission, $37, and one blue mouth later... it was totally worth it.


Love,
Concerned Mom

PS- How smart was this guy {pictured below}? However, I'm betting he paid at least $7 for that one beer. I'm.just.sayin.

Christmas Meme.

Lindsey at McAulay Moments tagged me.

Here it goes...

1.) Have you started your Christmas shopping? As of this past Friday, I can say yes. Yes, I have started my Christmas shopping.

2.) Tell me about one of your special traditions. On Christmas Eve my family, Mom, Dad, Anna, my aunt Lesley, uncle Keith, Carey, Mary George, Nana, Daddy George, and uncle Brandon all spend the night together.

3.) When do you put up your Tree? I usually do it the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We were a little late this year.

4.) Are you a Black Friday shopper? No. However, I do want to go one year just to see what I can find AND so that I can say I have been.

5.) Do you Travel at Christmas or Stay home? We stay at home. Well, we stay in our hometown. We travel 5 minutes down the road.

6.) What is your funniest Christmas memory? Telling Caroline that Santa was watching her through the window and she cried for 30 minutes. She was scared to death. We thought it was hilarious.

7.) What is your favorite Christmas Movie of All time? Elf. "I thought maybe we could make ginger bread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice skating, and maybe even hold hands."

8.)Do you do your own Christmas Baking, what’s your favorite treat? I love to bake. I love to make chocolate bark, mini turtles, Honey Bun Cake and Kelly's cake balls.

9.) Fake or Real Tree? At first we were fake tree people. I think Ryan just didn't want to deal with a real one. Last year, I talked him into a real tree and now he loves them. They are absolutely beautiful and they smell amazing!

10.) What day (as a Mom) does the actual panic set in to get it all done? Today. It has set in today.

11.) Are you still wrapping presents on Christmas Eve? Most definitely.

12.) What is your favorite family fun time at Christmas? I love Christmas Eve. It is a laid-back night. It is so fun to be with family.

13.) What Christmas craft do you like the best? Dough ornaments.

14.) Christmas music. Yes or No, and if yes what is your favorite song? Yes. As I shared with you earlier in December, Taylor Swift's Silent Night is my favorite.

15.) When do you plan to finish all your shopping? I am sure it will be Christmas Eve.

I tag everyone who just wants to play along!

Ice cream is better anyway.

Visiting Santa was a big ordeal.

Part of me knew they wouldn't sit in his lap.

At least they could ride the train though, right?

Well, actually, not right.

Emma was too young. The sign said AGES 3-12. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Whatev.

At least Caroline could ride, right?

Well, actually, not really.

It took 4.3 minutes of talking to get her on the train. She would have much rather gone to the doctor and gotten a shot than ride that train.

I had to promise to walk beside her.

However, the train was just too fast. I couldn't keep up. She lived. She loved it. It was over.

Lord forbid we ask the nuggets to talk to Santa. They might have gone nuts on us.

Instead, we went and ate ice cream.

Which got me thinking. Why do we even ask/push our children to go see and sit on Santa's lap?

You know, if you think about it the whole tradition is a bit morbid and weird.

"Hey, if you want presents you have to go see on a big, fat, smelly old man's lap."

What? Who came up with that?

Caroline and Bug, Santa will come see you regardless. You don't have to sit on Santa's lap. I will never make you do it if you don't want to.

I'd much rather just go out for ice cream anyway.
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The pictures were terrible... all two of them.


Don't you worry. Britney had her gum in her mouth that day.

Sneak Peek.

 

All 8 million pictures from the photo shoot with the girls a couple of weeks ago.

They cooperated well which was an accomplishment in itself.

Once the actual cards are been sent, I will make the big reveal!