I'm sitting here, watching TV with the Mr. when I get up for the millionth time to get a tissue. As I mutter under my breath and complain about my damn nose Dan says to me, "you look like you have allergies"
me: "uh, I look like I have allergies? What does that mean?"
Dan: "um.....well I mean, you're eyes are red....they look puffy....um and you're complaining about your nose"
me: "ok. thanks"

This is what I have to say: Thank you Global Warming. I have never experienced allergies in DECEMBER. You know, WINTER TIME. Next stop, Walmart to purchase Mucinex MD and to finish Christmas shopping.
 That said, I leave you with these:

We dressed up to go see Santa at WestFarms today but the line was too long and mommy Grace is impatient 

 "ooooh, pretty lights!"

loved playing with her butterfly puzzle

 A gift from a pen pal arrived today

 "what's this?"

 A new book to read!

 She preferred the book to the hat

 new hat (on backwards)

 "mama, get it OFF"

 my attempt at getting a picture of her with her hat on, I was desperate so she's in a Bubble Guppies coma

That's all for now, I'm going to enjoy a cup of mint tea to hopefully help me feel better.

Christmas Card Photo Failure

So Grace here, I'm taking this blog over while mama is taking a nap. She tried taking pictures of me for her Christmas cards but I think being cooperative for the first year of my life is long enough.
I refuse to work with amateurs anymore, only professionals from now on!

I don't know what my mother is thinking with these damn bows. Maybe when I was a newborn I didn't know better, but now-forget it!

If you don't like the way I want to do things, then talk to me people!

I like this dress for yoga

Seriously, enough with the flower already.

If I just lay here then maybe she'll get then hint and leave me alone.

Stay completely still and she will think I disappeared.

Mama obviously doesn't get it.

Stop torturing me!!!

Happy Holidays, love, Grace

The Thanksgiving to Write Home About

Since this blog is about relaxing I will spare you the gory details of my very eventful holiday and we will go to my happy place.
I give you pictures of the good times this weekend:

Baking using the stolen mixer from my sister. Be still my heart.

orange cranberry muffins

 mmmm

a closeup for good measure

so you can be jealous of me eating my delicious creation

pumpkin bread

baking + butter = love

pumpkin muffins and pumpkin bread

from this photo these look like pumpkin woopie pies but they are muffins

Grace LOVES pumpkin muffins!

mama loves pumpkin muffins

Night before Thanksgiving at The Federal Restaurant <3 delicious

Thanksgiving at the Halpy's

yummy

my beautiful sister and my brother in law

my princess next to my cousins stinky feet

she didn't like turkey,

me and my princess

taunt Julie got her a toy for her birthday!

loves her teddy bear!

playing outside

on the carriage ride in Central Park...I mean at my aunt and uncle's house

mommy's the only one ready in this picture

Grace is not pleased

Grace <3's my aunt's puppy Ruby. Sorry daddy, you're going to have to buy her a Yorkie Terrier

Grace and mama had a bad night so we went home early, like 5:30 am early!

"let's get outta here, mama!"

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!