Hotel Slumber Party

Once a year my BFF gets a hotel room and takes her daughter for a night out. This year she invited Rowan and I along for a fun girls sleep over! We watched 13 dollar movies on tv, ate mass quantities of room service and sent time swimming and hot tubbing... epic!

Christmas

Wow, I can't believe it took me so long to update!

Christmas was so amazing this year. We made gazillions of cookies, had everyone over here after presents for breakfast, and spent the entire day in the caring embrace of our loved ones and family.

Rowan was adorable waking up to her surprises from Santa. I made such a big deal out of it, that she wound up acting all nonchalant and cool walking out to see the tree....

She always tries to get me that kid....

Either way, Mr. Boyle and I both agreed it was our best Christmas ever.

Cookies!!!


Me and Mr. B at the family Christmas Eve party... if only he hadn't made a funny face


We three = love


Leaving cookies for Santa


Santa Came!!!!!


Presents!

A little power wheel drag racing always rounds off a good Christmas morning

3 Days until Christmas...

Watching the snow fall outside the window... and feeling the peace and slow comfort of the season.

A little homemade Christmas

Ingredients:

1 cup plus 2 tbs of Cinnamon
3/4 cup of apple sauce
Lots of Love

Directions:

Mix and roll out dough.... cut with cookies cutters... punch hole for string.

Bake at 200 for 2 1/2 hours.

Voila!!! Christmas gifts for the whole family :)

Let is snow let is snow let is snow.....

Our first snow fall of the year.. which is super late for NH.. so needless to say a certain 4 year was pretty darn excited about it....

Even at 7 am... when she insisted she get outside immediatly to taste the first flake.. haha

The moments that create traditions

I am such a traditions oriented person. I love doing things that create memories for the holidays, and that always includes Rowan and I building a gingerbread house.

Despite multiple conversations about why we couldn't eat it, we still had fun :)

Whooooooooooo

Loving this little Owl hat I whipped out for Rowan.... but I think she may be cuter.