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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Christmas at Gee and PaPaw's!

Yes, I'm still wrapping up Christmas. Believe me, I want to bang my own head in to a wall! There are just not enough days to get all of our Christmas wrapped up!

The day after Christmas, we loaded up and drove to my parents house in Arkansas. The girls did great in the car, and since this was our 2nd road trip where they were pretty fabulous, I'm thinking we need to go on more!

I think the original plan was for us to open presents on Saturday morning, but my mom ended up being off on Friday, and she could not wait to let the girls dive in to their gifts! She called my sister in law and niece to come up to the house (they literally live down the driveway) and we had Christmas for the girls!

DJ and I were ready for another round!

The girls could NOT wait to get started!

Addy Pearl was getting the hang of this gift opening stuff.

Gretchen got Barbies and Princesses. Exactly what she wanted!

I was digging in my bag for my new Leopard print Coach purse!

And, DJ is over the moon for his new knives!

Megan got the big Doc Mobile that she has been begging for!

We got PaPaw to Blu-Ray DVD's, and since my parents are still living in the stone age and don't have a Blu Ray player, we bought them one.

I think DJ was most excited about his remote control car!

Meggie got a new princess baby.

Gretchen got a Barbie vacation house. Because, after all, those Barbies are going to get tired of the Dream House she got for Christmas and need a place to vacay.

For reals, Addy Pearl has got this Christmas thing down!

I found this super cute puzzle for Amelia (my niece) that has her name on it, and we gave her hair bows, a shirt, a Sofia the First toy and a Fancy Nancy book!

Once the presents were opened, the girls were all over Megan's Doc Mobile!

And Addy Pearl ditched the big girls to play with her own toy!

On Saturday, my mom and I went shopping in Little Rock, and then we came back home and I took a nap! My sister came over that night and we celebrated Christmas with her and my niece. I have no idea where my pictures are from that! I thought I had pulled them all off my card.

Adalyn woke up with a fever on Sunday morning, so we all decided to stay home from church. My brother called and suggested we take all of the big girls to see Penguins of Madagascar, so we left Addy with my mom and we went to the movie. After the movie, more naps were on the agenda, and then the grown ups went out to eat for my niece's 18th birthday while Gee and PaPaw stayed home with the girls!

Here's a super blurry picture of my sister in law and me!

DJ and I were so thankful for a "date night" and super yummy food at Mike's Place!

My sister in law and I with my niece! I cannot believe that she is 18! It makes me feel crazy old, and I love seeing the beautiful young lady that she is becoming!

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Show & Tell Tuesdays: 2015 Resolutions

Today, I'm linking up with Andrea over at Momfessionals for her new series Show & Tell Tuesdays!!! This series will run twice a month, and on Tuesdays when I'm not linking up for Show & Tell, I'll be posting all about what it's like being a Girl Mom, where I talk all about life as a mom of three little girls..... my honey pies!

Seriously, who doesn't love a good Show & Tell?!?!

Today's show and tell is all about Resolutions and Goals for 2015!

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And, because I've been re-capping our Christmas (and I'm STILL not finished) I haven't had a chance to wish you all a Happy New Year!

May 2015 be your best year yet! Happy New Year!!!!!

These are my honey pie's on New Years Eve! As you can see, we partied real hard!

Now, on to my goals and resolutions!

On January 1st we were driving home from our Christmas trip to Arkansas. While in the car, I scribbled down a few notes of what I wanted out of 2015. I've tried to make resolutions in the past, and you know what? I don't keep them. Last year, I decided to come up with a word or phrase that I wanted my year to describe. My motto for 2014 was: Just Keep Swimming. It was hard work adjusting to being a mom of 3, working full time, and having a hubby working in college athletics! (He's gone A LOT!)

This year, I decided the word I would focus on is:

GROW

First and foremost, I want to Grow in God and Faith!!!

Next, I want to GROW in Family (believe me, that does NOT mean adding a 4th child to our family!)

I need to GROW in my Friendships! (After living in Tulsa for 4 years, I need to relax and realize that we probably aren't going anywhere and I need to focus on the relationships I have with the wonderful women in my life!)

I also want to GROW in Business. HPA started 6 1/2 years ago, and I am continuously overwhelmed and thankful for all of you that have helped my dream become a reality! I'll be offering more products over the next several weeks and months so stay tuned!

And, just because I wanted to challenge myself even more, I want to Purge the excess, live healthy (for reals, this baby weight has got to go. Is it even fair that I continue to call it baby weight when Addy Pearl is 18 months old?). My husband will appreciate that I want to save and budget better, and finally, I want to LAUGH! Laughter is such a wonderful gift that I don't appreciate often enough!

Pray for me as I begin this journey of the year of GROWING! I'll pray for you too- just leave me a comment below!

XOXO

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Christmas Day

Santa was so good to us this year! We tried to keep Christmas on the smaller side, because we are taking the girls to Disney World this year! (I'll be blogging all about our planning over the next few weeks!)

Santa didn't arrive until closer to midnight because our big girls kept waking up in excitement! Just when we thought we were in the clear, one would wake up. I finally decided that I would need to sleep with Gretchen in order to keep her upstairs, and an hour later, DJ woke me up letting me know that Megan was in our bed and wanting me. DJ slept on the couch, and I slept with Megan. It was a horrible night of sleep for us both!

Gretchen woke up right before 7, so we woke up Adalyn and let the Christmas fun begin!

Santa brought lots of presents and a Cozy Coupe for Adalyn. He even fixed the girls' princess car!

Megan went straight for her Doc sleeping bag and the Cozy Coupe.

Then the little girls climbed into the princess car. Adalyn spent most of her morning in the princess car.

Gretchen had tons of fun opening presents! She had great facial expressions full of excitement and surprise, and would proclaim, "It's just what I wanted!"

Both of the big girls got new Nike's and shin guards for when they play soccer this spring.

Adalyn got a new baby doll.

Gretchen got a new leotard for dance.

And a Princess Sofia game for her Inotab.

Megan got lots of Doc McStuffins toys!

Adalyn was still hanging out in the princess car!

Megan got Doc McStuffins pjs!

We saved the "big" presents for the very end. Megan got a Walking Doc Mobile- the one where Doc holds on and she walks while pulling her Doc Mobile.

And, Gretchen got the Barbie Life in the Dream House that she has been begging for since November!

To say she was excited would be an understatement!

Once the presents were opened we ate doughnuts and DJ sat to work putting the dream house together.

The Dream House was finally put together and Gretchen could not wait to start playing!

Adalyn tried crawling inside!

After lunch, the girls went outside to play in the "snow" that our elf had brought us for our North Pole Breakfast.

Then we went to the front yard to ride in our cars

We spent the rest of the day playing. DJ made smoked pork tenderloin for dinner, and we packed for our Arkansas trip.

Staying at home for Christmas was perfect. It was stress free, low key, and the girls were able to play and enjoy themselves!

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas too!

Friday, January 2, 2015

#weltegram2014 Dec 17-27

Weltegram2014's are almost over for the year! Y'all, this was overly ambitious for me, and I've decided i'm not up for the challenge again! It's been a great way to document our year, and I'm so proud that I've kept up with it every single day! Okay, maybe I missed one day, I haven't finished my final calculation, but I will when I post the final photos of our year next week!

So, on to my little recap:

December 17- Gretchen and I sporting our Christmas clothes at school! I had Ugly Christmas sweater day, and she got to wear a super cute Christmas dress.