Faith, Trust, and Pixi Dust

Tonight James and I watched "Return to Neverland" with Elaina. She was so into it and would ask questions like "where going" when the ship sailed into the sky to Neverland, and when I asked her what was going on at a certain point of the movie she would reply "thay sad" in her adorable baby voice.

After the movie was over we went upstairs to put on our pajamas then came back downstairs so I could fold some laundry. Then, as I sat on the couch folding laundry, Elaina started running around the living room singing "I can fly, I can fly" & "Tinkerbell fly, fly, fly" with her arms stretched out. I was so amazed that she just did it all on her own. I glanced over at James, and we both smiled and giggled at her together like proud parents. It was the sweetest moment and definitely the highlight of my day! I love that she is getting older and using her imagination. It is a beautiful sight to see and makes me feel like a kid all over again too!

I think sometimes the simplest moments in life make the fondest memories! All you gotta do is have a little faith, trust, and pixi dust and you too can fly! ;)

Lots of Love to you, Elaina! (my little Tinkerbell)

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas Tree....

Elaina going 'round circles

helping papa and nana put on the lights

Ta da! Our super cute tree!

James, I, & Elaina went to buy our cute little Douglas Fir Tree yesterday. Elaina was really "es-cig-ged" which translates to excited. We drove to one tree lot that was really expense first, then quickly realized they were priced way more than we wanted to spend, so we all headed to Home Depot. There was a big blow up Santa Claus on display which Elaina LOVED! She told me "I wanna see Ho Ho Ho". "Wook! there's Sana Cause, There he is!"

We found perfect shaped 6 foot tree for about $25 bucks, what a deal. While James was paying, Elaina decided she wanted to "go 'round circles". So random, huh? It was really cute, though. Anyway, I was a lot of fun for all of us.

Merry Christmas!

Bye-Bye Crib

My baby girl has reached yet another milestone in her young life, Sunday night I converted Elaina's crib into a daybed by removing one side of the crib railing. She was so excited and "helped" me too. We all made a big fuss over her new "Big Girl" bed and she was so proud of herself and her big girl bed that she was jumping and giggling all over the place. She kept calling everyone in the house to "come look". It was so cute!

She did so great the first night sleeping in her bed, we weren't sure if she would roll out of it or not so we put padding on the floor, but she didn't need it. In the morning when she woke up, I don't know why but she knocked on her bedroom door instead of just opening it and letting herself out. She knows how to open all the doors in the house now, even the front door and sliding glass door. It was kinda funny when I heard her though.

And this morning, after her second night in her big girl bed, she woke up and let herself out of her room and wondered over to my room to wake me up and tell me she needed a new diaper. LOL (so grown up).

I can't believe how time flies. I am so proud of my big girl!

We love you, baby!

Giving Thanks

What a great Thanksgiving this year! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at James' parents house in the afternoon and then drove up to Big Bear to the cabin that my sister and brother-in-law rented this year to have a second Thanksgiving dinner with my family. This was the first Thanksgiving we went to Big Bear for Thanksgiving and it was so much fun. The cabin was beautiful and dinner was great. After dinner, we all curled up on the floor together in front of the fireplace and watched a movie together. Elaina had so much fun and was such a good girl. She was talking so much and so well, she had everyone laughing because she talks so cute. She would say things like "I want punkin pie" and "tewky". My brother-in-law thought it was so funny the way she was trying to wake me up in the morning saying "come on mommie, come on". James, I and Elaina only spent one night up there and we went home on Friday. The next day we heard from my sister and my mom and everyone who stayed that it snowed on Saturday! I guess that was a little bummer because it would have been cool for Elaina to see snow for the first time, but I am glad we did not get stuck up there because they were not letting anyone down the hill without chains. Oh well, We are planning on going back up there again soon anyway. Hopefully we can see the snow soon.

I love Thanksgiving and I am truly grateful for all the blessings in our lives. I have a wonderful husband and a beautiful child that I love more than anything. We have a great family and very supportive, loving parents. We have our health and the ability to provide for ourselves and our daughter. I am thankful for the time we spend with our family and the joy and laughter it brings. I am thankful that we are instilling in our daughter the tradition of family holidays.

"Family begins and ends with Love"

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!