Cinnamon maple french toast with blueberries

Kids came to our bed, oh I don’t know like 5 or something… but we stayed in the bed until 7am and went downstairs to open the presents.

What the… what are those things standing up?

Omg… I can totally picture how happy Andrew was while buying these…

Shane’s gift to me

Chloe’s gifts to me

Happy jump

I immediately knew what this was

My new yoga mat! 

Chloe’s gift to herself: hand sanitizers 

Kids are in bed…

Presents are wrapped…

Kids wrote letters to Santa, but… sadly, Chloe found out somehow…

She’s so funny. Even though she doesn’t believe in santa anymore, I found this letter in her room.

So our Elf did something tonight.

Pastrami sandwich with sauteed onions, topped with melted gruyere cheese & eggs

Family’s fave

I’m almost done sending Christmas cards and wrapping presents…
Wine & Yoga help. But not at the same time.

Chloe put this little notes in my lunch bag for me to take it to  work.

Isn’t she the sweetest?!

We are super excited to watch the show!! Hahaha so is someone else!

Lunch @ Texas house

We had a great time watching the show and spending time with our friends!

We surprised kids by taking them to Hershey Park, PA tonight after school. We planned a little overnight trip to PA to see “Miracle of Christmas” at Sight & Sound theatre in Lancaster tomorrow. 

 We got here late so we missed Hershey’s Amusement park with friends but at least we got to see this fun drive-through Christmas lights.

This is Chloe at 9:

Loves to read. LOVES.

She loves to sing silly songs, can rap with her own lyrics. It’s actually very impressive.

She’s very quiet and shy outside of house. But at home, she has multiple personalities.

her favorite food is sushi which is why I took them to sushi dinner tonight. 🙂

When I get mad at her, she immediately comes to me and gives me hug and says “I’m really really sorry mommy. Can you forgive me?”. This happens most of time but other times, she screams at me too.

She has discovered sarcasm.

She absolutely adores Shane. She just spent most of her money saved to buy Shane’s Christmas gift.

Although. When she gets mad at Shane, she can shut the door on him with a force of a tornado

But she can’t close her own closet door to save her life. Ever.

She’s sentimental. She cannot throw out anything. Her storage space is filled with empty toy boxes.

She’s funny, witty, hilarious. According to Shane.

She doesn’t like to brush her hair, doesn’t care if her pants has stains or holes.

She prefers comfy clothes over dressing fancy. She once called the clothes I asked her to wear, “your stupid clothes”… Yea…

Loves to collect scented hand sanitizers from BBW. Obsessed.

Loves to hang out with me and enjoys cooking and baking. 🙂

Singing herself a happy birthday song~

I pray to God for wisdom to know when to hold your hand and when to stand behind you with a little push. I am incredibly proud of you my beautiful little soul… You are exactly the way you’re supposed to be. I love you so much…

Chloe turned 9 yesterday and instead of having a party with her friends, she wanted a day with me in the city. She’s SO my daughter!

Her wish granted, I planned a fabulous day planned for us!

First stop! A fabulous lunch at the Carlyle.

Foie gras for appetizer,

Roasted chicken for her

Seafood salad for me.

Second stop: Laurée for some fabulous macarons!

Then we spent a good few hours at American Girl Place!

All that shopping calls for some hot coco.

Then for dinner, the boys came to join us at Uncorked.

What a fabulous day with my fabulous sweet girl Chloe! Happy birthday my Chloe~~