Happy Thanksgiving family and friends! May God bless each and every one of you this season! xoxo Becky
We ate so much today I feel like stuffed sausage. Even though I couldn’t be home in Arkansas with my loved ones I feel truly blessed to have such a loving family here in Texas too! I have to work tomorrow….boo!!! But all you black Friday shoppers have a good ole big un. I can’t be a part of all that madness….I’ll be shopping from home if I can for any bargains 🙂
It’s been a crazy busy week. At work and at home. Geesh….this is the time of year it doesn’t slow down I guess? We have a cold front right now in Texas and I’m loving it. We are taking full advantage of building fires in the evenings. Connor loves to help build fires 🙂
This past weekend I went to a Christmas Etsy market with my good friend Sarah. She brought along baby Ellie, whom I’ve been dying to see since the hospital. She is just the cutest….like ever. There were some really cute vendors there. The market was located at the Shops at Park Lane and I’d never been there before. It was outside basically along one main street. There was an indoor area, and it was COLD! I am hoping that as word catches on there will be more vendors and it will get bigger in the future. Who would’nt love a HUGE Etsy paradise?
Cute little wooden ornaments
Wooden teethers
The market
Lots of paper goods and custom artwork
This little snuggle bunny. Baby Ellie.
1001 reasons I need a girl. So she can wear this shawl. 
We also put up our Christmas tree and nativity. Connor’s been playing with it every day.
The treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
Sarah and I
Connor holding baby E. Love this.
Thank you Sarah for inviting us to tag along! You are such a good Mama and we love you!
xo Becky
This was our 2nd year to return to the Gaylord Texan ICE! exhibit. You can check out my post from last year here. Every year it just gets better and better! I absolutely love it and there is nothing like the ICE! experience to get you in the Christmas spirit. We don’t get cold weather a lot here in Texas so this knocks a lot of folks socks off! It’s 2 MILLION POUNDS of hand-carved ice sculptures and slides!
This year’s theme was The Nutcracker. It was so much fun to see our favorite scenes from The Nutcracker carved in ice accompanied by the original Tchaikovsky score. This year there was a bonus ice area that transports you to the iconic holiday sights and sounds of New York City. I love NYC…so naturally I loved seeing it carved out in ice.
It takes a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China to carve out all these ice sculptures. These talented craftspeople spend more than a month creating a one-of-a-kind display.
So, I hope you enjoy our journey through ICE! at the Gaylord Texan:
From the moment you walk into the lobby you are transported into a Christmas wonderland. It’s just magical.
Here we go! We are ready to start our ICE! journey….
Some of the great scenes from The Nutcracker.
Connor going down the amazing ice slide. He went at least 3 or 4 times!
Walking through the NYC display. I absolutely loved this fun display of NYC at Christmas time.
Me and my big boy!
‘The very end is the Nativity…love that they honor the true meaning of Christmas!
If you are visiting DFW during the Christmas season I HIGHLY recommend visiting the Gaylord Texan. The hospitality and scenery are above and beyond. There is always something to do at The Gaylord Texan to keep you busy. The rooms are so nice too! I’ve stayed a few times 🙂 So excited to kick of the holiday season with one of our favorite Christmas events ICE!
This kiddo can’t wait for Christmas…I think it’s going to be the best year yet! Love you boo!
Now, if I can only get Ter-Bear to get my tree down???
“I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Cardstore. I received complimentary cards and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.”
When searching for our Christmas cards I always like to do my research. I want a pretty card and an equally cute picture to send out to all my family and friends. You all know I’ve been swamped with Christmas photo sessions lately….and I’m loving every minute of it! I hope I get to see some of those photos in my mailbox. Nothing blesses my heart more than seeing a family I’ve taken pictures of on a card.
This is the one time of year you actually get something in your mailbox instead of your inbox. I just LOVE getting actual mail. Nothing is more heartfelt and personal than a card.
Sometimes clients will ask me who I recommend for their Christmas cards after photoshoots. So, while searching for my perfect Christmas card this year I came across Cardstore. Cardstore is an innovative online resource that removes the hassle from mailing out holiday cards. Once you create your custom cards with personalized pictures, messages, and signature, Cardstore will print, stamp and send the cards for you – helping to take one huge item off my already full holiday to-do list. It’s so nice to know that at least ONE thing is crossed off my list!
Here is a little preview of a card I was looking at from Cardstore. Cute huh?
Cardstore was super easy to use. I just uploaded the pictures I wanted, personalized my card, and then I got to proofread every inch of my card before sending (Something I always worry about after I finalize orders). There are so many fun designs and options to choose from it was very hard to make a choice! If you’re looking for quality and something that will stand out from all the other Christmas cards this season I highly recommend using Cardstore.
From 11/14 – 11/20 Cardstore is offering $20 off your $50 order
From 11/21-11/26 Cardstore is offering 30% off holiday cards!
I got Connor these slippers the other day at Target. They were $7 bucks….best money ever spent. He loves “Prancercising” all around the house and he asked to wear them to school…but ya know…we don’t want him to get a reputation or anything! Here’s my little Prancerciser….. 
OMG. Have y’all tried these Muddy Buddies? It’s sort of like puppy chow, but you can buy it now instead of making a mess in your own kitchen. Another Target find. These are the peppermint version, and my favorite, the peanut butter chocolate. SO GOOD!
Loving Bath and Body Works “Snowday 2013” candles. Does it sound like I’m ready for Christmas anyone? How many of you have your tree up??? DON’T LIE NOW! Ha ha! I will probably put ours up in a couple weeks….I can’t wait 🙂 Happy Hump Day! 