Tis' The Season + A Life Update |

How many of you got up at the crack of dawn to get the limited edition red cup for the first 50 customers at Starbucks this season? Or in my case they had 400 cups….so yeah EVERYONE got a cup pretty much 🙂

The only thing is you have to use said cup after 2 pm every day and this Mama needs coffee around 6 am stat. So I have yet to use my .50 cent discount because I’m a morning coffee kinda person.

Christmas shopping at it’s finest. I got my 9 year old tween to take a selfie with me….that’s a big deal these days. Ha! I just love the malls at Christmas time and all the lights and decorations.

My precious babies 🙂

Amen and amen to Target for bringing in some Kinder chocolate. Especially the hollow snowmen which are like the original Kinder eggs….yippeeeee!!!!

I got a little tree this year for all my Starbucks ornaments. They were getting to the point where they deserved their own tree. I’m sure there will be more to come! I think the oldest one I have is from 2007 or 2008…so it’s been quite the collection in the making so far.

I ordered Heidi a stocking and now our mantle is complete. This little girl is such a ray of sunshine in our family. I love seeing the bond between her and Connor. Honestly I was worried about the 9 1/2 year age difference, but Connor is so sweet with her and such a big help that it’s worked out perfectly.

Have y’all tried this ice cream yet? It’s Biscoff ice cream with cookie crumbles on top…and OMG it’s the best thing ever. I have got to stop eating it….but it’s SO GOOD! I found these at Target and Tom Thumb if you want to look for them you won’t regret this indulgence.

If you are in the DFW area don’t forget to use my coupon code JAVA for 50% off ICE! tickets this year. We just went and had the best time ever. It’s one of our favorite traditions and it’s the best way to ring in the holiday season.

I did a side by side comparison of Connor and Heidi at 4 months. What do you think? Do they look alike? I definitely think in some ways they do and in others Connor definitely is more “boy” and Heidi has more “girlie” features.

4 months….a bit late. She turned 5 months yesterday. I dropped her off at daycare this morning for her first day and my heart could hardly take it. It’s such an out of control feeling leaving your precious baby in the hands of someone else. Especially someone you don’t know, but I know it will be fine. In the mean time I am trying to distract myself from missing my baby boo.

Christmas mini sessions are now booking! If you’d like to book shoot me an email at : beckylbranch@gmail.com

Oh and this was a total Mom fail. I accidentally ordered the wrong size stocking the first time. It was so big that we could fit Heidi inside of it! It’s kind of funny looking back…but OOOPS!

Mommy & daughter matching Sunday outfits 🙂

Connor finished lacrosse season this fall and he said he really liked it! I think we will try it again in the spring. He did a great job and I’m proud of him for being a good team mate and playing hard.