The Holidays Are Here

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving has already come and gone and that Christmas is only 4 weeks away.  We had a wonderful, fairly low key Thanksgiving this year.  We just headed over to the Heine household to hang out for awhile, eat some delicious turkey, eat lots of yummy desserts, and let Reegan entertain the relatives.  :)

Yesterday, it was time to decorate for Christmas!  We brought up all of the trimmings from the basement storage area and got to work.  Reegan was really excited to help out!

First, she helped me get the tree set up...

Then she helped Jess hang the ornaments...

She really enjoyed this part.  Although, I think she took OFF as many ornaments as she hung up.  :)

In the end she was very proud of the job they did!

Decorations are complete!  It feels very Christmas-y around here and we love it.  :) 

Our baby is about to have her second Christmas.  It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone.  We're even more excited to see her excitement and curiosity this year as she can really experience more of the Christmas festivities this time around.  :)

It's Cold

I think Winter is on its way.  It has been so cold that we broke out the winter jacket for the little one in our home.  Its too funny, every time we put this jacket on her she says "hat", she likes her hood to be up.  Unfortunately for her, it doesn't stay where it is supposed to.

On the other hand, I am protesting winter and refuse to wear my winter jacket.  I'm hoping I can continue this protest until at least Christmas...

New Toy?

It is a good thing Bella is our gentle giant, because Reegan has decided that Bella is here for her.  That she is her toy.  They are becoming fast friends. 

I think Bella enjoys it as much as Reegan does!  We're still working on being gentle with the dogs and we can't jump on them like we do some of the other toys.  We can't sit on Ginger either, she's too little. 

It's kinda funny actually.  Some days, Reegan is giving the dogs hugs and letting them lick her hand while laughing and other times she nudges them away and says "go"...I wonder where she got that? :)

Antiques

Something you may or may not know about me is that I love antique stores.  I remember going when I was pretty young with my grandma to antique malls and flea markets.  I love seeing all the neat things they have.  We don't purchase much during our antique shopping, but our latest purchase was this table.  Since we have been re-decorating our living room we needed a small end-table.  This one was perfect!  It didn't look this nice when we bought it, but a little sanding and some paint, brand new! 

Jobs!

It seems as though lately we have been through a lot of adjustments.  I no longer have to study for school and boards, and now am working.  Those 3 days each week are really long and I don't do anything in the evening when I get home.  Next week I switch to nights, I'm super nervous about it this and hope I can do it!  The week after that, Jason switches jobs.  Thats right, Jason got a new job.  He will be working for another company owned by the same corporation and even be in the same building.  We are really excited about it as it will hopefully offer a lot more flexibility during the week.  The extra money doesn't hurt either :)  We'll keep you posted, change is good, but I'm ready to settle into the groove of life!   

Gymboree

After a busy week with a big change in the works, we celebrated some family time today.  We had a groupon for a month membership to Gymboree that expired in another week, so we decided to redeem it today.  We didn't take any pictures, because I felt kinda weird if I got my camera out during the class, so I refrained...it was difficult at times.  Reegan loved it, just like we knew she would.  She loves to climb and doesn't have a lot of fear, plus it was horse themed this week (Reegan's favorite animal, she calls them Nays).  Afterwards, we stopped at Chik-Fil-A.  Reegan was more excited about dipping her food than she was about the actually food.  We asked Reegan if she had a fun morning and she said yes, yes, yes.  I couldn't stand that she had an entire meal with no fruit or veggies, so when we got home she had some applesauce before nap.  Obviously Reegan had fun because she took a little over 2 hour nap!  That never happens!     

This afternoon we're watching the Cats play ball and during halftime planting some bulbs.  Banana Bread is in the oven and Reegan is cuddling on the couch with us!  Great day! 

Halloween

Okay, so Halloween was almost a week ago now, but we figured you wouldn't mind seeing how Reegan's trick-or-treating night was right? 

The afternoon got us started with a costume parade at Reegan's daycare.  All of the kids were SO cute in their costumes!  There were lots of boys who were Spiderman, and lots of girls that were ladybugs...one of those girls was ours.  :)

You may recognize this outfit from last year...that's right, we double-dipped on this one, but hey, it just looks so darn cute!

After the parade, each class went back inside to do a quick "craft" with all of the parents helping.  Reegan's class made ghosts out of cotton balls. 

Then it was time for treats!  The kids were much more quiet and still during this time...hmmmm...imagine that?!

Before we headed out, we got a quick pic with Lauren and Nora Cunningham.  This was Nora's first day at Special Beginnings and she was a ladybug too!  So adorable.

After stops at a couple family homes it was time for the real trick-or-treating to begin.  I think Reegan got kinda excited...

She was literally running around our cul-de-sac...

She was a little hestiant at the houses (all 3 we went to), and she obviously can't actually say "trick-or-treat" but she did so good!  I think next year she have this thing down.  :)

And how could you say no to this at your door??



We had a fun night for sure.  We're definitely looking forward to next year!

Pumpkins

Saturday night, Jason came up with a fun, family activity for us, Pumpkin carving!  Reegan is too young to carve pumpkins, so Jason bought her some markers to use on the pumpkin.  Drawing is her favorite thing to do!  If I leave my "to do list" and pen out, someone always comes along and "decorates" my list for me! 

Jason is a master carver!  This year he did dracula. 

The marker fun ended when there was just as much marker on her little hands as there was on the pumpkin.  I love washable markers, makes life a lot easier! 

While Daddy carved the pumpkins and Reegan colored her pumpkins, mommy did this!  I was the tea drinking photographer of the evening!