This holiday season is gonna be the end of me....

Nope, I don't mean Thanksgiving. I'm talking about Christmas. I went shopping today (uh oh) and walked into Hallmark. That was a mistake. I had to force myself to leave the store without buying EVERYTHING in sight. I'm on a very tight budget. I can only spend money that I get from babysitting (which today was $35). Have any of you seen those recordable books at Hallmark?? I wanted to get Tristan the Frosty the Snowman one and a few others. OH and that Jingle dog and book that they have now showing on tv. I ended up leaving though with only 1 thing bought. Then next door was Family Dollar... yea... I should just stay indoors til after Christmas. I barely made it out of there with only 3 things (1 of them wasn't a Christmas item). 

Santa Hat: Family Dollar- $2.50
Santa's Little Helper Apron: Hallmark- $1.99
Christmas Cards: Family Dollar- $2

Anywho, I really cannot wait til December 1st when I'm allowed to break out the Christmas tree and other Christmas goodies. We gotta buy ornaments though for our tree. 


So how is everyone else's weekend going?




-Karen

Wordless Wednesday: Tristan's Handprint Tree

*So tonight was Tristan's Little Lambs program and they made Handprint trees and this is Tristan's (He wouldn't keep his hands still long so the hands are a little messy).*

-Karen

Pink Dot Design giveaway!!

So Nurse Loves Farmer is doing a giveaway for a $25 gift certificate for Pink Dot Design. I just entered and really hoping I win so I can get me some Christmas cards! Here are my favorite ones:

*Though will have to ask if she could remove the Baby's 1st Christmas part.*

So go check out the giveaway at Pink Dot Design giveaway. 

-Karen

The things that our kids do :)

Tristan kept pushing me and saying "Mine" so when I got up. he promptly sat down... Apparently mommy can't sit on his seat lol.

-Karen

Boys and dressing up...

So Tristan LOVES trying to wear mine and Chris's hats, clothes, and shoes and I was wondering what everyone's ideas on boys playing dress up are. I think it's OK and I want to get him his own dress up hats, capes, and all. I think it'll help him find things he's interested in and find his own "style". What do you all think?

 *wearing mommy's hat inside out*

 *wearing daddy's pants :)*

-Karen

Wordless Wednesday: Tristan and Kana

-Karen

Halloween 2011

            So yesterday was Halloween and we (Chris, my best friend KG, her chihuahua, and I) took Tristan trick or treating. He stayed in his stroller to avoid any crankiness but he LOVED it. He loved the attention and the candy but he refused to hold his bucket or his toy club. He'd occasionally say hi to the people giving out candy and even said thank you once (he also took 2 pieces of candy instead of 1). All in all, it was a pretty good night. We didn't get any trick or treating pictures (though his grandparents got a couple when we stopped there so might have some when/ if they upload them) but we got a couple at home later but he really wasn't in the mood for pictures. 

 *holding his Mickey Mouse pumpkin cup with Apple juice*

 *come on, hurry up with that candy!*

 *attempting pictures*

*Kana trying to join in on the pictures with her little purple Halloween ghost dress on :)*

So how was everyone else's Halloween?

-Karen