O Christmas Tree! December 1, 2013
The day after we got home from Las Vegas, we went out to get our Christmas Tree! I couldn’t wait any longer, I am pumped for the holidays!! We took our sleigh over to Home Depot to pick out our tree!

With Adele’s approval, we picked out the perfect tree!

HAHAHA Where’s the baby?
We usually go with the least expensive kind, the ones with the long, messy needles. But this year, I wanted something different, so we upgraded to the Noble Fir. When we got home, we realized the trunk was actually too thick for our stand (and our stand is industrial because after “The Great Christmas Tree Disaster of 2006“, we don’t mess around). Somehow, we got it wedged in enough to stand up straight, but the trunk doesn’t reach the water reservoir, so we’ll see how long it lasts. So far, no needles have fallen though!
We set it up after Adele went to bed and when she woke up the next morning, she was SO excited. So far, she’s been good about looking with our eyes and not with our hands. =)

Her favorite ornament is a random duck that we have. She found it on the tree right away and quacks at it every time she sees the tree!



Our newest ornament is the one we got in Zion!

I’m loving our Ikea “Dr. Suess” style Christmas Star too!

The Randoms from Vegas November 30, 2013
Had a few more pictures from our trip to Las Vegas I wanted to round up and share. Such a photogenic city!

The only hotel I took Adele into was the Bellagio, so we could see the flowers.






Smiley selfless waiting to see Grandma!

Hanging out with Nini (Adele’s Great Grandmother) in our room!

The view from our room. Beep Beep, cars!

Bananagrams with Janie while the boys were having a drink at the Excalibur. (They did come back with Pina Coladas in hand for us when they returned through. Mmmm).

I took Adele downstairs to the Planet Hollywood shops to take some pictures one day. But she wouldn’t walk on the floor. It was super shiny and reflective and I think she thought it was water or something. It was really funny.

But I do love this background so we did it stroller-style.

Another car nap!

And lastly, some poolside photos with family!



Had a wonderful time with Irving’s family. Thanks for a fun week. We love you!


Thanksgiving Pictures November 29, 2013
A few shots of Adele’s Thanksgiving outfit! She loved to point to the turkey on the front and say “Turkey!”







Pop goes the Weasel
Coincidently, Irving’s mom was flying through Vegas on one of the days we were there. She had a few hours to lay over there, so we went to hang out and say hi!

She came bearing gifts! A ‘Jack-in-the-Box’ from when Irving was little. Adele LOOOVED it!



That was her favorite toy for the rest of our trip.




Jack and Adele are BFF’s now. And I’m stuck singing “All around the Mulberry Bush, the Monkey chased the weasel…” all day long. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.














