Holiday Fun 2015

This holiday season has been jam packed with 

fun, lights, family, sugar,

and tradition.

We started with something new...

The Global Winter Wonderland

in Tulare.

This was the first year for the event

and my mom bought all of us tickets

through Groupon.

It was an "experience"

but I don't think we will be adding

it to our list of holiday traditions. ;)

Nothing says Christmas like dinosaurs...

and especially a baby on a dinosaur!

Fun fact...we were actually in a commercial for the

Global Winter Wonderland

that was airing locally.

The first weekend in December

we decided to check out a new light display in town,

Santa Claus Lane.

It is a cul-de-sac of houses 

that have synchronized their lights to music.

Pretty impressive.

It is only 16 houses long...

and it is super close to our neighborhood...

so it was worth the trip for us.

Here is a link to a video you can watch 

that pretty much gives you the full experience:

Santa Claus Lane

Next up...visiting the big man himself...

Santa!

As you can see...

Landry was a fan...

Lexie...

not so much!

Landry had his Winter Performance at school.

The kids did a great job!

They had the risers on the floor

and Landry was on the bottom row,

so we couldn't really see him...

even standing on the side. :(

Thanks to my phone,

and long arms,

I was able to hold it as high as possible

and get these videos.

We continued our tradition of walking

Candy Cane/Cindy Lane with our friends.

Landry and Amelia...ready for some lights!

Landry and I celebrated the last week of school

with Festive Holiday Hat Day...

Pajama Day...

(yes, I have the best boss...

and work with "O'mazing" people

#bestmoveEVER)

Landry at his class party!

I FINALLY got around to making

Lexie's stocking.

Our family of four!

Yesterday was our "final hurrah" 

with cookie baking and decorating!

Are you tired?

I am. :)

Add in some gingerbread house making,

late night elf moving,

Christmas present shopping...

and wrapping,

work,

10 personalized ornaments,

nearly 20 glitter sweatshirts,

5 other holiday shirts,

a work party,

friends party,

getting rear-ended,

riding the Polar Express,

and a few adult beverages...

you've got yourself one heck of a 

holiday season!

October Fun!

Yup...it is November already...

and I am still trying to catch up on

my October posts.

So...here is one long, picture packed

post sharing some of the fun we had in October.

As you know, we made our annual trip to Avila.

One of the main objectives while we were there was to get

a pumpkin large enough to put Lexie in. :)

You might remember that for Landry's first Halloween

we got a pumpkin and put him in it...

and the picture was pretty epic.

So...we had to try and recreate the moment with Lexie.

She wasn't loving it so much...

Then she came to terms with the fact

that she was in a pumpkin...

and decided to make herself comfortable!

I was lucky enough to get chosen as a chaperone

for Landry's field trip to the pumpkin patch

with his kindergarten class!

On the bus...ready to go!

Landry has made some of the sweetest...and spunkiest friends!

It also helps that I love his friends' mamas. :)

Look out world...

these three could be trouble...

or completely amazing!

Either way...they're sure to have fun!

Hayride fun!!!

The perfect pumpkin...

cutest group of kindergarteners...

and one tired mama...

equals field trip success!!!

We also went to Zoo Boo this year for the first time!

Landry and Amelia

Yup...our cheetah is attacking our zebra...

what else would you expect?

It isn't Halloween without some pumpkin carving fun!

Landry was finally "willing" to scoop

out the goop from his pumpkin this year.

My pumpkin proved to be a tough one to carve...

broken knife and all!

Yup...that's the rest of the blade...

stuck in the pumpkin...lovely.

Here was our "Pumpkin Carving Supervisor."

Still scooping the goop...

and carving is a very serious job.

Landry was very proud of his final product!

Yes, it does look pretty much just like

last year's pumpkin.

Why change up the design?

"That's the way I carve my pumpkins, Mom."

All three of our finished products!

October was a fun-filled, crazy-busy month.

I am so glad that our calendar for November is pretty empty.

Looking forward to hanging out and enjoying the "quiet"

before the craziness of December is upon us. :)