Thinking Out Loud # 103

{Amanda – Thursday’s are for Thinking Out Loud} Trader Joe’s is one of our happy places. Actually, any store makes these girls happy. Oh my, we are in trouble!! We managed to get a little shopping in on black Friday. We bought each girl new Christmas pajamas and a couple outfits. And let me tell you Sophia loves to pick out her own clothes, but boy does she have a difficult time making decisions. If we didn’t encourage her to choose something she would have stayed there all day. Seriously, our weather here has been AMAZING and we have been...

Thanksgiving 2016

Thanksgiving 2016

We spent our Thanksgiving in Niagara Falls, NY just like we always have and it was a wonderful trip. Of course, there were moments of sadness since this was out first thanksgiving without my grandpa. Holidays are never easy without someone you love, but we all made the best of it and enjoyed our time with family. Seeing our New York is the best part of Thanksgiving and we look forward to it year after year. Spending time with family is my favorite thing about the holidays. I’ve been going to Niagara Falls for as long as I can remember...

Christmas Tree Cutting 2016

Christmas Tree Cutting 2016

Another year, another tree… One of our favorite traditions. Happy girls, happy Mama. With help from our girls our tree is up and it is beautiful. Even though our tree ended up with 90% of our ornaments on the bottom it was beautiful. But, I must admit I just couldn’t keep it that way. This Mama did reorganize when they weren’t looking. The OCD in me couldn’t take it, but the Mama in me thought it was precious and I loved decorating with my girls. This time of year truly brings families together and it is such a blessing.

Thinking Out Loud #102 – Life Lately

Thinking Out Loud #102 – Life Lately

{Amanda – Thursday’s are for Thinking Out Loud} We received our school pictures this week and I am in love with their pretty faces. I can’t believe two of my girls are in elementary school. Life really needs to slow down. We have a kindergarten and 2nd grader really? Our Christmas decorating is well underway and we are loving it. Still so much more to do, but slow and steady is the way to go. This keep decorating fun and we aren’t trying to do everything all at once. My Sophia, where did my little girl go? So grown up and so...