Oh Tiny!!!

Do y'all have an elf?  We do, and he is ALL.  OVER.  THE PLACE!!!

Checking out the decor!

Ziplining

Hanging with our glitter deer.  .  .

Yahoo!!

Chilling with our B-A-B Rudolphs

Keeping us in line

Roasting marshmallows over our candle from Bethlehem

and.  .  .

Chilling in our cereal boxes!

It's hard to keep up with him really, I wonder what he will get into tonight?!!  The boys are up about 6:45ish every morning looking for him.  .  .I know they will be sad to see him go but I think I'll be ready for him to head home! ;)

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Hey Good Lookin'!

.  .  .what ya got cookin'??  I just had to share what is on my menu this week:

I'm trying this one out for a Candle Exchange Party tonight:

Source: somethingswanky.com via Melanie on Pinterest

.  .  .but first we'll be having this for dinner:

Source: recipenewz.com via Melanie on Pinterest

Then Thursday, I'm going to whip this up:

Source: between3sisters.com via Melanie on Pinterest

The last 2 are from Between 3 Sisters--they've got some great looking stuff on their site!

Last week I made this one:

Source: paleomg.com via Melanie on Pinterest

It was delicious!  I'll be trying it again soon with the grain free cauliflower rice!  Mine looked almost as pretty as hers did.

Busy week this week--what do you have going on?  Time is swiftly getting away from me and Christmas is almost here!  AHHHHHHH!

**disclaimer-this post comes on the end of a weekend filled with pizza, hot dogs, and chicken nuggets**

Haul Out The Holly. . .

Put up the tree before my--SPIRITS FALL AGAIN.  .  .
Ha--remember that one??  I do, one of my favs!  I do miss singing in Chorus, especially around Christmastime!

We got the decorations up last weekend-I decided to keep it simple this year.  Braelyn is all over the place and I don't want to have to constantly run interference between her and my decorations.  PLUS--I've had a lot of my stuff since we got married and I'm looking to "revamp"--I love the ideas on Pinterest but my stuff never turns out quite right.  I know one day I'll have everything exactly as I like it.  .  .and then I'll want to change it again, but this year I just really wanted to keep it simple!!!

So here goes:

Living Room-love that tree, the lights were a total pain 

Braelyn Gate

I thought I had a better pic of the mantle.  .  .it doesn't even look like this!
How do you like those Braelyn-proof stockings??

My little arrangement for my china cabinet, it changes every year

The kiddos before Breakfast with Santa this morning

We went to breakfast with Santa this morning and the kids had a great time!!  It's already been a long weekend with Daddy away. .  .but we have one more day!  Tomorrow is our trip to Build-A-Bear, the boys (mainly Camden) have been begging to go get a Rudolph and an Elf since their birthdays.  Then tomorrow night we will go to Journey to Bethlehem at SUMC, the boys just loved it last year.  It is very well done!  If you are local, come on out-tomorrow and Monday 6-8:30!

Reflection

Sometimes it's good to reflect!  I'm not sure why, but I just came across this old post.  I'm glad I did, I sort of needed to read it today!

Happy Saturday!