MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Our little Ms. Claus
Wow, I guess I have not posted anything in quite awhile, sorry about that. As most of us, life has been crazy lately. We have been enjoying the Holiday season so far and are excited for Christmas to come, it's only 4 days away!! I feel horrible because I haven't had a whole day to sit and bake this year. I am sorry to all those who have not gotten any treats, it's not because you weren't good, I have just ran out of time. We still love ya.
Okay so I am going to complain for a minute. Hollie and I have both had cold's and that hasn't helped. Mine has been lingering for a week now and I don't feel like I am getting any better. Hollie was doing great until she woke up this morning and since has thrown-up twice. Oh my goodness!! We cannot be sick for Christmas there are parties to go to and family to travel to. Well, I guess we just make the best of it and hope that Ryan or I don't end up with the flu. I also have a story for you. On Tuesday night the office had an office party and took everyone to Joe's BBQ, YUMMY, and to the play A Christmas Carol. It was so great and even better to be together on a date. We had a fun evening and really enjoyed ourselves. As the evening ended and we got in the car (Ryan's car) to drive home there was this weird sound. As many of you know Ryan is very particular about his things and if he hears anything abnormal or a rattle it's got to be fixed. Well, to make a long story short we find out that his back left tire is completely flat! Okay, it's 10:15 at night and now we have to find a gas station with air. Not only that, but the same tire had a flat last week and Ryan took it in and got it fixed and now he's thinking they did a crapy job. We find a gas station with air and fill up the tire. As he's filling it up he can hear the air exiting out of the tire. As he was examining his tire he found a new screw, what bad luck!! So, he jumps in the car and speeds off so that we can make it home before the tire is flat. Oh, what an adventure. We made it home and just after we got home it was flat. I tell ya, we have not had good luck with his tires. I guess that's what we get because they are low profile tires. So, to finish my complaining Wednesday both of our cars were in the shop because mine had an appointment for warranty work and his well, we know why his was in the shop. That made for an adventurous day, but it all worked out. Anyway, thanks for listening. Life is just crazy and all I can do is laugh. When his car got a flat Tuesday night I just smiled because as I say, there is ALWAYS something new happening in the Larson family and it keeps us on our toes.
Well, after my complaining I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year. There are many exciting things happening here this new year and I will definetly make sure to keep you all updated.
I have attached some cute pictures of Hollie and don't mind the bruise on her cheek, she decided last week to take a dive into the table. Oh, she's a busy one and I love her so much. I am so grateful for my family and for my wonderful husband who I love so much. Thanks for all your friendships and love. Merry Christmas!!

Big Girl Bed

This weekend we decided we needed to start Christmas shopping and included in that was getting Hollie a "big girl bed". We found a really cute daybed, Ryan put it together and seconds later Hollie was loving it. I am so lucky to have such a handyman that can pretty much do anything. He was so excited and wanted Hollie to sleep in it Sunday night but we didn't have any sheets for it. So, Monday we went to Target and found really cute Shabby Chic bedding and last night was her first night to sleep in her big girl bed. She did fantastic!! She woke up once and then went right back to sleep. We were so proud of her. She got up on her own and came in at 6:30am to wake us up because she was ready for the day. Ofcourse we heard her moving around, but it was so cute to have her come right into our room and climb into bed with us. Since we started our morning so early we decided to go downstairs and make daddy his favorite breakfast, so french toast it was. He really enjoyed it and even got to eat breakfast with his little girl. That is a treat because usually she is still sleeping when he leaves in the morning.

As you can see we still have some things to do in Hollie's room and once I figure that out it will be complete. I am debating on wether or not to re-paint the top. I think I probably should and use just a solid light pink. I have seen a few cute ideas in magazines and I may just use one. I am having so much fun with her room and like Ryan says, it will probably only stay this way for a couple years and then we'll change it again. I am hoping to keep it for awhile, but you never know.

In the midst of changing Hollie's room we are also preparing for our little boy. I told Ryan this weekend that he can pick out what he would like for this little guy because it's his boy. I have had lots of fun with Hollie and now I want him to have fun picking things out too. He decided he wants a Hawaiian theme so we are getting ideas for that. We are so excited and cannot wait. February is right around the corner.