12/1/21 – Welcome Little Red!

This morning, your Elf on the Shelf arrived and you got a Lego City Advent Calendar. You were so surprised!!!! We were able to agree that we would put the Lego together after school. Ms. Wolleon also had an elf for your classroom. Everyone voted to name him Cookie! You got to shop in the Market during class today too.

After I dropped you at school, we headed to the lot to meet with the builder for our weekly meeting. We just got our temporary stairs and it was the first time I got to see your room. It literally moved me to tears. I can’t wait to live here with you!!!

After school, we went to UTC to meet Chrissy & keep Olivia while Chrissy cut Grandma Weezie’s hair. We had a picnic dinner on the green and then danced, walked and watched the light show. Chrissy picked her up when she finished and you & I went to Blaze to share a pizza while we watched more Christmas lights. It was so fun.

We headed home, saw Franklin & Ms. Mo walking, chatted with them, then Daddy helped you build your Lego from this morning. You guy played in the toy room for a bit and then we headed to bed. You were trying to think of a name for your Elf still & were really struggling. We looked at lots of names on Google. You settled on Little Red, but weren’t convinced you were going to keep it lol. We sang a couple Christmas songs and you were out in no time.

I love you so much!

11/30/21 – Santa Come To My House To Play

On the way to school, you were singing the Chicken Wing song and then you told me we should have Santa come to our house because you decided there were a few more things you needed to ask him for. You wanted to ask him to come to school and you wanted to do a performance for him.

Your holiday recipe project was due today. Ms. Wolleon is gathering all the recipes and will make a cook book out of them! You wrote everything out yourself and drew some great pictures of a Chocolate Chip Cookie! I can’t wait to see the final product! I had to go into school with you this morning because I had a bunch of photo props for the class Christmas party to bring to Ms. Wolleon. You wanted to take me in the classroom and introduce me to everyone. I reminded you that I met everyone back at the Halloween party! It was so nice to get to walk in with you. I wish I could do that everyday!

After school, you asked to go downtown to Main Street Creamery. I needed to pick up a Whole Foods order anyway, so I said yes! You were so excited to choose your own flavor and you picked Rocky Road. Grandma Noot Facetimed us while we were there. You were very happy to talk to her too. When we got home, we cooked, ate and you snuggled on the couch with Daddy the second we got in the door! We headed to bed to read books and you asked me to sing Christmas songs. You fell asleep during my rendition of Silent Night! I put out your Elf, Introduction Letter & Book for you to find tomorrow, along with your Lego Advent Calendar. I sat with the tree on by myself just appreciating you this Christmas season. I hope this is absolutely magical for you! I will try my very best!

I love you so much!

11/28/21 – Tell Daddy I Was A Rockstar!

Today, Coach had us start you tennis lesson at 9a instead of 8:30a so you could do 30 min alone and 30 min with Rafe. Since we had a few extra minutes this morning, you wanted me to take you around the block in your wagon. You were excited to show Coach your loose tooth. Coach had me leave so you wouldn’t be distracted and you had a MUUUUCCCHHHHH better lesson today. You didn’t mope or whine at all. I watched from my car and you were focused the entire time. When Rafe came, you guys played so well and had so much fun! My heart was full! When you finished we went home and you told me how I needed to tell Daddy that you were a total Rockstar!

I had to get ready to take Grandma Weezie to the Van Wezel for Come From Away. You hung out with Daddy and played Skip Bo, Go Fish and did another several laps in the wagon. When I got home, we ate dinner, did your homework, took a bath and played more Skip Bo. We headed to your room early because it’s back to school tomorrow. I will say, we kept a good schedule during the break and you didn’t get to bed too late at all. We read three books and you were almost asleep, but you kept wiggling. You even told me you were almost asleep during the last book… You asked me to sing to you so I did and then you were out. I hope you have a good week!!!

I love you so much!

    11/27/21 – I Will Be Cheering You Up!

    This morning you came to our room around 7:45a and you were very awake lol. You were putting on a performance singing and dancing all over our room. We got up and you were helping Daddy put lights on the tree. While you were working, you looked at me and said “after these three boxes it’s your turn to put the lights up. I will be cheering you up! I’ll be your number one fan!” We decorated the tree together and you did a wonderful job. I made breakfast and lunch & delivered some soup to a friend who is sick. You and Daddy took a 3.5 mile walk around the neighborhood in your wagon. You took snacks and water on your leisurely ride! When I got home, I made dinner. You didn’t want the pasta I made & you went to the fridge and pulled out a raw corn on the cob. I offered to cook it several times, but you refused. You tried to take a bite, but your loose front tooth moved and you freaked out. You were crying and really upset because “it’s my favorite tooth” you said. I cooked the corn and cut the kernels off the cob so you could eat them. We watched Elf again and then headed to bed. We read one book, snuggled and you were out in 5 minutes.

    I love you so much!

      11/26/21 – Manis & Hot Cocoa

      I woke up before you and Daddy. I was sitting on the couch working on your journal. When you woke up around 8a you saw me on the couch and whispered “hey Mama!” from my bed. I came to see what you wanted and you said “I love you Mama!” and wanted me to snuggle with you. You made my day! I climbed in bed and you snuggled with Daddy until you finally woke him up. Carlos was coming so we had to get up and out of the house.

      We went to breakfast then to get our Christmas tree. We dropped Daddy & the tree off at home then headed to Paint Nail Bar for your manicure. You asked me the other day after your pedicure to get your nails done so we made an appointment. You’ve asked me if today was your nail appointment every day since your pedicure lol. We were a few minutes early so we stopped at Starbucks so you could get a cake pop and a hot chocolate. You had fun and enjoyed choosing your color.

      We headed home and you wanted to change your clothes and play for a little bit before we had to go pick up Grandma Weezie to go to Home Goods and to see the lot. You walked her around and showed her the floor plan. Today was the first time we had been inside since they framed in the laundry room, powder bath and pantry. It’s so exciting and I can’t wait to get in there with you! We dropped Grandma Weezie off, picked Daddy up and went to Mi Pueblo for dinner. On the way home we drove through UTC to see the Christmas lights. The movie outside there was Elf, but they were already about 20 minutes into it, it was chilly and we didn’t have chairs, so we went home and watched Elf on the couch. When the movie was over, we went to your room to read. We read several books then you wanted to get up and snack and get a drink. I let you and when we climbed back in bed you were asleep in 5 minutes.

      I love you so much!

      11/25/21 – Thanksgiving Day

      You slept until 9a and as soon as you got up we put the Macy’s Parade on. You were excited to see the balloons. We had pancakes and played while waiting for Santa! When he came on you were so excited! We watched a little bit of the dog show and then headed out to Lisa Sessa’s house for Thanksgiving Lunch.

      When we arrived, there were tons of kids there and you were having so much fun playing with them and the dogs. Grandma Weezie came too and you ate at least 12 of her pizelles. We had a wonderful time and you didn’t want to leave. We finally left around 7:30p. We went home, read books and then we came out to the living room to get some honey for you and you asked Daddy to finish reading your book. We went back in your room after the story and you were out in 5 minutes. I kissed you and rubbed your forehead. Another beautiful Thanksgiving with you – I’m so grateful for you. I have no idea what my life would be without you. I absolutely adore you.

      I love you so much!

      11/24/21 – Mom Fail – Legoland…Almost!

      This morning, you slept in until 8:30a, which was great but I was surprised. We had breakfast and then headed to Legoland. It was so busy yesterday, which I didn’t expect, so I thought we would go early, ride a few rides, then head home around noon or so since it was expected to be very busy today. We were there for the countdown to the opening of the park. Unfortunately, when we got to the gate, your preschool pass was blacked out today. You were so sad, but I was very impressed with how you responded. You took it like a champ. It was going to be crazy busy today, so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but I was so proud of you. Instead you played happily with your new horse stuffies the entire drive. We went home, Grandma Weezie came over for lunch and we played every board game you own! When we finished, we watched a little TV and I made dinner. When Daddy got home from work, we ate dinner, had ice cream and watched Home Alone. We played for a little while then headed to your room to read books. We read 4 Christmas books while snuggling. You fell asleep just as I was finishing Polar Express. I snuggled with you for a few minutes after you fell asleep just rubbing your forehead. I’m so grateful for you…We had a such a nice time.

      I love you so much!!

      11/23/21 – I Can’t Find My Journal

      When you woke up, the first thing you said was “I don’t want to go to school today!” I reminded you that you are on Thanksgiving break so you don’t have to! I told you I have a surprise for you and we were going to go stay in a hotel. You were so excited you immediately ran to get dressed. While I was getting ready for work, you came into my room with a book from my birthday bag and said “Mom, I can’t find my journal, can I use yours? It’s beautiful!”

      We had to run in and do a quick closing, before leaving for your surprise. I took you to Legoland and when we pulled in you were sooooo excited. You kept saying this was the best surprise ever! The park was decorated so cute for Christmas that I took a ton of pictures and you kept complaining lol. It was way busier than I expected so the lines were long which you weren’t jazzed about. We went into some of the stores and you found 4 horse stuffies that you wanted. I let you get them (ridiculous because the last thing we need is more stuffies) but every time you didn’t want to take a picture, I was like, hey…stuffies, and you gave me a great smile lol!!! We still had so much fun despite the lines. We left around 5p and headed to the hotel. The Legoland hotels were ridiculous because there was only one room left so we stayed at the Hampton Inn nearby and you weren’t buying that when we walked into the room. Too plain lol. We talked to Daddy, played with your stuffies and then went to dinner. When we got back to the room, we talked to Daddy again, ate some ice cream and watched Disney+ on my phone for about an hour. You fell asleep in my arms while watching around 9p. What a fun day!!!

      I love you so much!

      11/22/21 – I Know You Are Gonna Want To Take My Picture!

      This morning, we had to get up and ready early. You insisted on wearing a fancy dress today. We had to drop Harry off at the vet to get his stitches out finally. I had to do a quick closing at 9am then you wanted to get a donut from Dunkin Donuts and a hot chocolate from Starbucks. You wouldn’t try the hot chocolate at Dunkin Donuts lol. I had some things I wanted to return at Macy’s so we went to the Starbucks there. Everywhere we went you were brushing your hair and checking it out in your mirror. I was cracking up! We walked through UTC because it was decorated pretty. You even said, “I know you are gonna want to take my picture!” We headed downtown to get pedicures. You worked on math problems that you made up in the car on the way there. You were so excited that we could get matching toes. You sat still through your service and chatted up your nail girl. I love your confidence and ability to talk with grown ups so easily. After nails, we picked up Harry – thankfully he got his stitches out and looked so much happier. We went home & played with your train until Daddy got home from work. I got dressed and left for the Giants vs. Bucs game with Lisa Sessa. You kissed me and were telling me to have fun at the game. You even dressed up in your Giants gear to cheer for them!! I didn’t get home until midnight, so I didn’t get to kiss you goodnight, but I kissed your forehead when I got home.

      I love you so much!