Bubbie was here

Matt calls my mom the "Bubbinator" because she chops items off a to-do list like nobody's business.  Seriously - she's amazing.  She came to stay with us in early December because Matt was out of town on business. It was so fun! I'm just going to share a few pictures of Christmas decorations because she did the bulk of the decorating at my house :) She also painted a bench, took care of Grant and Willow, made food, etc. If only she lived here all year. Sigh.

Enjoy the pics (sorry most of them are not edited....).

The tree is just about the only thing I did by myself before she arrived :)

Bubbie Love :)

Ornament...yum.

Plus one with mom!

xo!

The best $25 I've spent in a long time....

Before I had a baby, I promised I wouldn't have tons of plastic stuff sitting around my house. Well...I had no idea then how much babies love all these large ugly plastic things. See below.

IMG 3424 from Chelsea Tedder on Vimeo.

LOVE the Exersaucer :) I should correct the title to "The best $25 my mom has spent in a long time..." since she bought it for me at a consignment sale. Thanks mom :)

Catching up

Hello there. Seems the blog has taken a back seat to life once again. The events in CT last Friday left me with a heavy heart and an even greater appreciation for spending precious time with loved ones. My prayers are with those affected by this tragedy.

I need to do a little catching up on the blog since Christmas is only 7 days away. WOW. Time flies! I'm finally getting my cards out today - feeling good about the fact that they're actually out before Christmas!

Thanksgiving was quiet and wonderful. We celebrated with cousin Jess and Meg :) Enjoy the pics.

Grant was a much more willing subject than Willa Nug but she was a good sport :)

Hello!

This was our first year cooking a turkey without any of our parents around to help. We actually did it (with help from Bubbie on the phone)!

Our meal was delicious.

Attempts at a family photo....good thing Amanda did a much better job with our card photo! Can't wait to show you.

New bib, new outfit...you have to make the most of these one day holidays!

The DUKE fan training is coming along nicely.  Don't worry all my fellow UVA grads - he has a UVA sweatshirt he's waiting to grow in to :)

We had the best time picking out our Christmas tree this year. I can't wait until Grant is old enough to really realize how fun it is!

We got our tree at Russell's Tree Farm. Vermont friends - a must do! A horse drawn sleigh carries you over a hill to Christmas tree land. If we had waited another week we could have gone in the snow which would have made things that much more exciting. Oh well - maybe next year.

Here we are at the beginning.

Will got to join us this year :) She thoroughly enjoyed eating the horse poop once we let her off her leash much to Matt's dismay. Gross.  She also loved playing with her doggie friends there.

Hm. Which one to pick?

This one!

Matt handled the tree work while I wrangled the dog and baby - I'm not sure which was easier :)

Adorable cabin where they served hot chocolate...there are the horses!

Pretty light :)

I think it's safe to say Grant has been more interested in the tree since we got it home!

OK tree plus presents :)

xoxo!