Christmas

Christmas . . . Thy Name is Sleep Deprivation

I have a good sleeper. She wasn’t always like that. But as a toddler, she’s generally a good sleeper. An early riser, definitely. But she rarely wakes up in the middle of the night and if she does she’s easy to get back to sleep. That is until Christmas Eve when they all came unraveled [...]

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121/365 Chocolate Monies!

You can’t see said chocolate money in this photo because all chocolate coins are inhaled faster than the flash of the camera. But you get the idea. She was keen. It was chocolate. And it was good. I’m not sure what about the chocolate coins makes them better than other kinds of chocolate, but apparently [...]

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The 2nd Day of Christmas @ Just Me

And continuing in the Christmas theme, I’m graciously being hosted by Sarah over atJust Me You can check out the second in her Christmas series here:The 2nd Day of Christmas.

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Family Christmas Traditions @ Kleenex Mums

My first guest post over at Kleenex Mums! How exciting! You can check out all the Christmas goodness here:Family Christmas Traditions.

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Retail Chains are Judging Me, Right Now

Ordinarily I embrace the festive season with an appropriately themed Christmas photo. Especially since Riley is still petrified of Santa. Her first Christmas I took a photo of her dressed up in a Santa suit jumpsuit. Her second Christmas I found an elf suit for her and this year, well this year, apparently the retail [...]

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114/365 Christmas Decoration Massacre

Thankfully, that particular decoration wasn’t destroyed. It’s a glass one and that would have been very news. But one of the couple with Riley’s name on them were destroyed. She’s been pretty good about being gentle with the Christmas tree. That is until yesterday when I found her beating the tree with a large bouncy [...]

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Christmas Reveal

It’s been awhile coming, but here is the video of the munchkin seeing all her presents outside for the first time (trampoline, cubby house and climbing equipment – and yes both Josh and I and various relatives did go a bit nuts this year)

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Hello, Gene

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But I Want This Present

Despite receiving more gifts than any little person could actually focus on, Riley still demonstrated a keen interest in the cat bed: Undeterred by the fact that it was, after all, a cat bed – she laid her claim Several times: Ironically it is this precise behaviour that has led to the bed becoming such a big hit [...]

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