Ava's Fist Christmas Card

We wanted to do something a little extra special for Ava's very first Christmas card, so I played around with her Dear Santa photo PowerPoint, shimmery gold card stock, spray adhesive, and red ribbon to come up with these... Joyeux Noel!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Well, after over a week of sitting in the middle of the room naked, we finally just finished decorating our tree and putting up a few decorations around the house. All while blasting Pandora's Christmas station nonstop. And I have to say, these simple traditions really do help put you in the spirit of things.

Wait, the tree was sitting in the middle of the room naked for more than a week, not us. Although that would probably do more to help put us in the spirit of something else.

And Ava's really taking to the taste of pine needles and tinsel.

Dear Santa

 
We took Ava to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what a good girl she's been and she's too young to even have a clue what she wants for Christmas this year... so I've compiled a list for her:

1. Pajamas. Our little chubster is starting to outgrow even her size 12 months feet pajamas, and those really are the best thing for cold winter nights. 
2. Shoes (like these white boots (they're on sale now!) and leopard print shoes from Zara, my absolute favorite store since I first discovered it in Paris almost 10 years ago.
3. Slippers (like these tigerlily booties or dalmatian booties... um, yeah).
4. Rainboots/wellies, raincoat, umbrella.
5. Black faux-fur vest (they have one at Zara but they also have one at Target that would do the trick).
6. Jewelry (maybe a faux-pearl necklace?); apparently Ava's obsessed with bling right now. Thanks Aunties Chelsea and Lulu.