It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...

Over the next month or so, I am going to inundate you with Holiday pictures. Pictures of the tree, the decorations, the kids, the presents...you name it, if it has anything to do with Christmas, I'm going to have it on my blog.

Tonight...the Christmas tree is all decorated! We had a great time doing it, and I've been enjoying it every night since the day after Thanksgiving.







Loving it all!

Black Friday...

Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love Christmas...so much, in fact, that I start my Christmas shopping in August. Doing this ensures that I spread the cost of it all over 5 months, instead of doing it all at once...and it also ensures that I will not be one of those crazy people who are pushing and shoving in the mall on Christmas Eve to get the gifts that I waited until the last minute for.

This year when the black Friday ads started rolling in, I noticed that Toys R Us was going to open at 10pm on Thanksgiving night! There was only 1 thing that I needed to get to finish up my shopping for the kids, and it just so happens that it was almost 1/2 off. So, I decided to be brave and attempt to do it. My sister and I got there at about 9pm. The line was a little long, and it was freezing (for LA anyway), but we grabbed our cart and got in line. By 9:50 the line was through the entire parking lot, and apparently down an entire city block.


The people in front of us invited their friends and family to join them in line, so when my good friend Tracy got there and the line was already out of the parking lot, I told her to come up and join me. The finally started letting people in, in groups of about 50, and we made our way in and through the store completely unscathed. We got exactly what we were looking for, everyone was friendly & on their best behavior, and it wasn't a bad experience overall! Well...until the part in the parking lot when we couldn't fit the huge box in the car and had to call the boys to meet us and help make it fit!

The next day, the actual black Friday, we went out again. And again we noticed that everyone was nice and friendly, and I didn't even think the stores were crazy crowded. I just might try it all again next year!

xoxo

Totally Cute!

I mean, I really have no words, other than Isn't she just so stinkin cute?!








That's all. Just some Holiday cuteness from my little Maddie.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We all had such a great day! My little sister Heather and her boyfriend Kyle drove in from Arizona, and we all went over to Grandma & Grandad's house, as usual. We all had a good time...ate all day...watched football...caught up on each other's lives...drank wine.

We had such a good time, in fact, that the only 2 pictures I took were these 2...

Dylan holding his apple turkey that he made at school...


And Auntie Heather holding apple turkey...


This year, as well as all others, I really have so much to be thankful for. My wonderful husband & beautiful children, who make me who I am...the rest of my amazing family, even those who are far away...my health...my awesome job...it's been a great year, and I'm hoping next year is just as amazing. Love you all!

The Holidays Are Here!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...really!
Christmas-time is my absolute favorite holiday season all year.
We started out our favorite season at, where else, Disneyland. I had to be there the very day they started their Holidays. The lights, the smells, the fireworks, the snow...it's the perfect way to start the holiday season.


My handsome boy, on the tram...


Some of the beautiful decorations we saw as soon as we walked in...





Maddie waiting for the train, looking for Daisy Duck & Minnie Mouse...


My babies on the train...



One of my favorite parts...the decorations in New Orleans Square...



My Little Maddie in one of her Christmas outfits...


The amazing Christmas parade...






The beautiful castle, all lit up...


The giant Disneyland Christmas Tree...


Little Maddie waiting for fireworks...


We all had a great day, but of course we couldn't spend just one day at Disneyland...we will be there again next weekend for more Christmas fun!

Updates!!

It's been a while since I've been here, and I've toyed with the idea of abandoning my blog, but I'm going to give it another go, and try to find the time to do this regularly...

So totally not in order, this is what the Mac's have been up to.

We had a great family day together at the LA County Fair...






And Cody & I had a wonderful getaway weekend in Vegas!! This one is exciting because I have not been kid-free since...well, ever. It was a much needed break for us, and I had SO much fun that I forgot to take pictures...except of our awesome suite at the Wynn!







The pictures don't even do the room justice...it was amazing. I wish I were there right now!

Here is Cody loving room service...


And this is my taking a picture of myself in the mirrors...on the ceiling. Awesome.



And last, but not least, my not-so-little-anymore boy started the 3rd grade!!



Isn't he handsome? And he's a genius, too! :) I'm a proud mom.