Saturday, December 10, 2011

Orange Belts and Parades!!!

Thursday Night was another busy night for us.  Hadley had to be at Karate at 5:30 for her belt testing.  She is now an orange belt and can't wait for karate to start back after the holidays.



Immediately after testing, we had to get layered up in our warm clothes and race across town to participate in the Christmas Parade with her gym class.  I literally made it as the float was pulling out, threw her up on the moving float and she began to panic.  In my haste to get everything ready for Thursday, I failed to explain to Hadley what she would be doing in the parade and that I wouldn't be with her.  So when she got thrown up on the float, didn't see anyone she knew and realized I wasn't going with her she was none too pleased.  In the end she toughed it out and ended up having a blast with her class.

It was pretty, stinking cold.  My toes were numb.  This little lady loves her a parade.  She loved dancing to the band.


Umm that's the float my kid was on.  We were on the wrong side of the road, so we didn't get to see her and in searching for her, the float was gone before I could take a good picture of her.


My sweet girl all bundled up after the parade.  Did I mention it was cold?  She had on two jackets, one turtleneck, two pairs of pants, two pairs of socks, gloves and a hat.  She kept telling me she couldn't move her toes, I told her it didn't matter as long as they were WARM!!!!

Friday, December 9, 2011

It's going to GET ME!!!!

Our first holiday occasion, Hadley's Christmas Play, called for our first holiday outfit.  There is a reason, I call this one The Root Tail Tooter, she is a stinker.  She absolutely refuses to give me a decent shot.  I had my Mom applique these Christmas outfits, she gave me a really skeptical look about the cheetah print, but I was convinced and I LOVE IT!  Especially with cheetah print sequin shoes, ADORABLE!!!




So this fabulous tree is located at The Bud.  I thought, a couple of pictures of Ellison in her holiday outfit in front of it would be beautiful.  Umm no such luck, she saw the red cardinals, freaked her out....


...see the red cardinal in the bottom right of the picture?  Every picture of Ellison, she has this really worried look, like the tree is the boogie man, IT'S GOING TO GET ME!!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Our Holiday Mouse

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  The holiday season has kicked off with a holiday mouse!!!!  "Don't you love to make footprints in the snow?"  That was this little mouse's line and she did fabulous!  Yes, I'm her Mom and biased.  Such a cute little mouse.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

My Big Girl

Wow!  She is growing way to fast.  Such a little lady.  I feel like I blinked and my baby disappeared.  We have let her hair grow out and it looks even more blonde.  In this pick she is sporting a second stylists' creation, Great Aunt MoMo Designs.  Aunt MoMo she loves the pockets!!!!!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011