So Pleased...

So this year for Christmas my sister and I decided instead of exchanging gifts with each other we would get gifts for our girls. She is due with a baby girl in March. Of course that is a whole other topic in itself. Anyway, knowing my sister she has very high standards for everything and this is no exception for her daughter.

Since she already has the big ticket items already planned out and gets tons of clothes from our Mom I wanted to get her something special and different but with same high quality standards that she loves.

So after scavenging etsy and other blogs I found this great etsy shop with the cutest knit booties I have ever seen.

However, anytime you order something online you can never be fully sure what you will be receiving.

I'm so pleased with the product that I received from Pleasantly Plump.

I picked out the booties from her shop and she hand knit the specific size I wanted to get our first niece.

She did such a great job and with such personalization I felt so happy with the packaging and how it was shipped.

Including the awesome hand written note thanking me for my business. Meghan from Pleasantly Plump will definitely be getting more business from me in the future.

The packaging was to die for.

How cute are these going to be on a sweet baby doll!

The quality was beyond my expectations and I know my sister will be so happy with them too.

Aren't the adorable bows on the toes so cute?

Okay enough of the gaga over the baby booties, but I just had to share how cute they are with all you.

And the only reason why I put them up on here is because no one I know reads this blog( which is done on purpose,that's a whole other post) so I felt confident posting my nieces Christmas gift on here.

So if you are needing a cute, inexpensive, personal and different baby gift visit Pleasantly Plump on etsy.



A Thanksgiving Feast!

I think this was our best Thanksgiving yet!

It seemed to go really smoothly and that is hard to come by since we had C.

Starting with my view of Thanksgiving morning.

I was up early baking and preparing for the days events, while my loves were sound asleep.

It actually was one of my favorite parts of the day simply because they were tucked in bed, the house was quiet, yummy smells were floating through the house and it gave me that little bit of peace I needed before the busy day.

Once C and Nate woke up we were off to his Mom and Dad's for a Thanksgiving breakfast and to watch the parade. It was C's first time even noticing the parade and she especially loved the Snoopy, Dora, Spongebob floats and the musical numbers.

We spent the entire morning hanging out in our pajamas chatting and watching the television, and some of us had some pretty cute pj's on.

By the time C's nap rolled around she was out for a good 2 hours, before we had to fully wake her up to get ready to head out the door.

However, that nap gave this Mama some time to finish up her baking and enjoy some pandora and solitaire, while Mr.Stanley played video games.

I think I had a pretty sweet set up in kitchen.

A little office nook is a must in our next house.

And the cookies were a big hit!

We had a big Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt's house and enjoyed some delicious food, as always.

C with Aunt Kassie and baby Kadence in her belly!

I can't believe next year we will have a little baby to snuggle with during the holidays!

(the spread)

(my Dad working some magic on the ham)

It was pretty darn good!

After dinner and dessert we enjoyed some Wii bowling and the boys played about a million games of pool and finished off a bottle of whiskey.

I think everyone had a fabulous time and we didn't head home until well after 10:30pm.

There is a lot that we are thankful for this year, but we are definitely looking forward to the upcoming Christmas plans and what 2011 has in store for us.

As far as Black Friday went, Emina picked me up at midnight and we headed to the mall. When we got there is was like a madhouse full of crazies. It was Emina's first time going shopping on Black Friday and she mentioned several times it would be her last. It's not my cup of tea either, I was simply there for moral support.

So we took a few trips to the hot spots and watched all the people standing outside in the 19 degree weather to save $10.00. Needless to say we went, we saw, we went home and crawled into bed.

However the next day I hopped online and finished up C's "Santa" gifts and bought some for my soon to be here niece some little presents too.

Thanksgiving

Since we have a billion and one things to do in the next couple days, not to mention the late night shopping I'm taking part in on Friday, I'm jumping the gun and posting my Happy Thanksgiving message a few days early.

I hope everyone has a very thankful and blessed Thanksgiving.

Enjoy the food and hopefully you all get to see you family and friends this holiday weekend.