Accumulation

At the end of last week, there was a lot of "snow" hype. My kiddos' school was even cancelled on Thursday because of the impending snow. Of course, the snow came, but not with all of the glory my kids expected. There was no making snow angels or building snowmen. I tried to explain that the snow had to "accumulate" in order for any of those fun snow activities to take place!

Well, imagine their suprise on Friday morning, when they woke up to this....that's right accumulation Alabama style! It lasted until about 11 a.m. when the sun came out and melted it all away:)

We did manage to make some snowmen...be sure to check them out below!

Beating the Winter Blahs

I have to admit, once Christmas is over, I'm not too fond of winter! Once January hits, I'm on the search for anything to remind me of the upcoming spring. So, here are a few of my favorite things...

First on my list is Lollia Wish. I love this perfume! Looking at the key ingredients, they sound more winter than spring, but something about the smell reminds me of the beach! And I can't get enough of it!

Secondly, anything that smells of coconut also does the trick! I don't have any tested, tried and true products, but here are a few suggestions:

Creamy Cocount Body Lotion from Bath and Body Works

Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Body and Bath Collection

Tocca Tahiti Candle

Finally, a little color in my wardrobe also helps! These are a few of my favorites...

Pressed Buds Cardi

Winding Road Tank, perfect for under a sweater

Ruffled Gamine Jacket

Fun earrings

And as always, if you can't beat them, join them by bundling up and cozying up with these fun items...

Colorized Coy Scarf

Dandling Posy Socks

Wool Ribbon Script Coat

Scenic Mug

How do you chase away the winter blahs???

Getting Ready for the Wintery Weather

Cousin It?

No it's not Cousin It. It's Walker playing his Leap Frog Leapster underneath a blanket using his Lightning McQueen flashlight! Ever since he got his flashlight from Aunt Mak and Uncle Brad, he's been obsessed with finding a dark spot in the house. This was the best he could do this afternoon!

Together Again!

Kathryn and Walker haven't seen cousins Mimi and Devon since our vacation at the beach this summer. Kathryn was having serious girl cousin withdrawals, especially since Walker gets quality time with cousin Daniel several times a week now that we are in Birmingham.

Well, FINALLY, this past Monday, the girls were reunited, and they loved every minute of it!

First it was down to business--a cousin Christmas picture.

Kathryn and Mimi...

And then we REALLY got down to business...Princess movie watching! These three were in heaven!

We can't wait to join the girls again at Casa del Rio (Papa and Nana's) this weekend! I have a feeling there will be more princess-playing on the agenda!

Christmas Memories

I hope all of you had a fabulous Christmas. We did! Of course, I don't have any pictures to prove it. You guessed it! I left my camera in Birmingham while we celebrated Christmas in Mobile. Not that big of a problem considering Pops let us use his camera for all of our picture-taking needs, but then I forgot to transfer the pictures to our laptop before we left!

All that to say, you won't be seeing any Christmas pictures here for a while. Even more fun to me than pictures, however, is capturing our Christmas memories in this little book...

I ordered this book for the twins' first Christmas, and it is so much fun to look over the past four years and relive those memories. The book allows you to keepsake such things as how you decorated inside and out, family traditions, favorite parties and festivities, presents under the tree, Christmas dinner, ringing in the New Year, and my favorites: Christmas bloopers and practical jokes and "The Biggest Cookie Monster."

You won't be disappointed with this fun book! Each book captures five years' worth of memories, which means I'll be ordering a new one after next year. Maybe you should order one too!

Shop Til You Drop

Yesterday, Mom, Makenzi, the kiddos and I ventured to Fairhope for a little shopping. Little being the key word. The only thing I bought were two of these Rudolph books we found in an antique store. Two of Kathryn and Walker's favorite Christmas songs this season have been Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, so the books just had to be bought!

I have to admit I love this kind of shopping. Finding a small treasure in the very back of a shop for pennies. I don't know who was more thrilled me or the little ones!