Reindeer Games!

Every New Year is a New beginning, & what better way to wash away the past year of crazy than takin' a little POLAR PLUNGE in the Atlantic Ocean!

This will be our 3rd Annual Freezin' for Reason!

Kelly & I have dressed as Polar Bears the past 2 years, but we decided to switch it up.

 I found this adorbale "deer" make-up tutorial on pinterest/youtube.

Hopefully we accomplished this look somewhat!

 

Check it out below!

 

I absolutely HATE cold water, but this has been so much fun each year that I can't imagine us not doing it every JANUARY 1st!

 

I will let the pictures do the talkin' now!

 

 

 

 

 

OUR CLASSIC ACTION SHOT!

SLEEPY BABY W/ DIRTY FEET & SOME HUNGRY BUTTS BEHIND US! EEK!

 

 

& THEN THE PLUNGE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

& THAT MY FRIENDS IS HOW IT'S DONE!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR YA'LL!

 

"CHEERS TO A NEW YEAR, & ANOTHER CHANCE FOR US TO GET IT RIGHT!"

-oprah winfrey

 

 

LATA ALLIGATA-

MELISSA~



It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...is over!

Is it just me or do you get the post Christmas blues?!!

 

I will miss walking through the stores hearing the holiday music playing, seeing all the red & green, & watching all the helpless men looking lost as they try to figure out what to get their lady friends!

 

Now that the holidays have quickly passed, I can sit down and post a few pics of our mini-"staycation!"

 

Here are a few pics of our visit to Santa! It was a dream visit! Miss Natalie acted like she knew that old man forever! I WAS SHOCKED!

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLASHBACK: ANDY PANTS & NAT AT SANTA LAST YEAR!

(look at that little tongue hehe)

 

 

 

& Now Andy Pants & Nat this year!

 

 

 

Christmas morning was pefect. It was the three of us, & a few prezzies! It sometimes seems so surreal looking at these pictures that this is my life. When I was younger I always daydreamed about what my own family would look like, & to see this amazing little red-head with a personality that will knock your socks off is more than I could have ever dreamed about. I have a hubby that not only puts up with all my crazy, but is THE BEST father!

I am beyond blessed!

Here is few fun pictures from our morning!

 

 ANOTHER FLASHBACK OF MISS NATALIE'S 1ST CHRISTMAS FIRST!

 

 

 

 

 

PRESENTS!!

 

THIS IS THE LIGHT UP DO-DAD WE PUT IN HER STOCKING!

 

 

THIS WAS HER BABY STELLA WE GAVE HER. SHE HAS A MAGNETIC PACIFIER I KNEW NATALIE WOULD LOVE....& SHE DOES!

 

 

 

 

 

 

HER OPA, GRANNY, & AUNTIE KABOOM GOT HER THIS PHONE!

 SHE WAS VERY IMPRESSED!!

 

 

EVERY PRESENT SHE OPENED SHE RAN OFF WITH IT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT ALONE. YOU WOULD THINK THIS KID HAD 5 OTHER SIBLINGS TRYING TO HIDE EVERYTHING!

 

 

THIS WAS HER DOING TWIRLS AFTER SHE OPENED EVERYTHING!

SHE WAS ON A CHRISTMAS HIGH!

 

 I've added a little video of our Christmas morning w/ Natalie. The beginning of the video is a quick snipit of her & Grandma (my momma) playing the piano!

ENJOY!

 

 

 

 

I hope everyone had a beautiful Christmas! I am getting together my New Years post & New Year resolutions! What's yours?!

 

 

 

LATA ALLIGATA,

 

MELISSA~



HAPPY DANCE!

I have really enjoyed starting this blog. I am still learning A LOT, but in the meantime I love using it as a journal. Or more like scrapbook without having to do all the cutting, gluing, placing of pictures, and & adding cute baubles.

That also left too big of a mess everytime I tried to drag my stuff out.

 

Tonight I let Natalie spoon feed herself.

This week, I swear, she has started using more words & really showing her BIG personality!
I LOVE IT!

 

Words she now says at almost 14months:

dada

mama

HI!

ball (over & over)

MOO

BAA

NEIGHHH

(are animal sounds considered words haha)

 

She says "itty" for RIBBY, our Beagle

 

I usually get called "itty" as well! Hmpf!

(unless she is saying Mommy is "itty bitty," well then that's ok)

 

& a couple of times she has said "tank you"

 

Here is the adorable video of her trying to spoon feed herself!

 

 

 

"Tank You",

Melissa-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



OH MY PUMPKIN!

Oh Pumpkin Patch, Oh Pumpkin Patch, thy colors are so unchanging...

 

Well, the day had finally come & we were up & at 'em super early to get going. I know Natalie had no clue where we were going, & Andy Pants probably wasn't quite as excited as I was.

 I think I held enough excitement for all three of us.

 

I couldn't wait to see Natalie's face when she saw all of the pumpkins we were going to let her run around. I was so proud of us getting out the door on time, picking up Auntie Kelly, & getting there just as they were opening. Not only was the weather PERFECT, but we had the whole place practically to ourselves. Which meant awesome photo ops for us!

I am no professional photographer but I LOVE taking photos.

 I hope you enjoy looking at these, as much as I did taking them...

 

 

I was in pumpkin HEAVEN!

 If you haven't already read it (here) , then you wouldn't know

what a PUMPKIN head I really am!  

 

 

We set her down & she was off!! Finally someone was as excited as I was!

 

 

 

It's like Where's Waldo of the Pumpkin Patch. She blends in perfectly!

 

 

 

Me & My Boo!

 

 

I love that she is starting to not try & put everything she picks up in her mouth.

HAAAY girl you're getting dirty!

 

Pumpkin Heads!

 

 

 

Yup Girl Drivers!

 

 

 Now the FUN was really about to start.

They had this thing called the Jumping Pillow!

Kelly & I had so much fun on this thing. (As you can see in the pics below)

I want one for Christmas Andy Pants..K?! Thanks!

 

 

THEN IT WAS MOMMA'S TURN!!!

 

 

HIGH FIVE TO THE FACE!

 

 

Andy Pants had to drag us off of this thing so we could do the corn maze & all the other boring stuff..hehehe We really could have jumped all dang day!

 

 

Andy Pants & Natalie conquering HAY MOUNTAIN!

 

CORN MAZE!!

KELLY WAS OUR GUIDE!

Auntie Kelly took too long to get us out, so Nat took a Nap!

 

After the corn maze, we all pretty much needed a nap. It really was a dream come true getting to take my sweet pun'kin head to the pumpkin patch. I loved seeing her light up running around everywhere. I will never forget these moments with her. I am getting all excited just thinking about the years to come & all the different memories we will make as she gets older.

 

This past weekend was jammed pack full of FUN events.

We actually participated in a ZOMBIE WALK on Sunday with friends. I have some fun pics & a great little video to go along with that I will post soon!

(I may save it for Halloweenie...MUhahahha)

 

stay tuned!

 

LATA ALLIGATA-

MELISSA