Adios 2013, Hello 2014!

Ok, seriously….what just happened?  Did the holidays just absolutely fly by or what?!

We are almost heading into the second week of January and here I am just trying to catch up.  

Well, in true Edelson fashion, we had a jam packed month of fun (mostly).  Early on in the month I flew out to Washington to take care of our rental property.  My hero for the month of December (and always for that matter) = my Papa Vic….seriously.  That guy helped me out beyond words, comprehension, expectations, etc.  Love him to pieces.

Had to add these to our ornament collection.  GO HAWKS!

In addition, Ellie was lucky enough to hang out with the man in the red suit not once, but twice.  She did surprisingly well with the whole sit-on-a-strange-man's-lap-and-take-a-picture thing.  The first time she met him was during our Polar Express train excursion with some Coastie friends.  The girls had a great time and it was helpful for Ellie to see all the other kids sit on his lap beforehand.  

Santa came to visit at Dave's unit. 

We also took a trip up to NYC for our cousin's graduation from the Westchester County Police academy.  SO, SO, PROUD of her.  Ellie was not about to make it though the 2.5 hour ceremony.  She stayed quiet long enough to see Emily cross the stage and then we bolted for the lobby to run stairs and make new friends :)

On Christmas Eve we had a fun time with the cast of the Housewives of Fort Dix (minus 1 special momma).  The girlies were so cute and had fun exchanging gifts.  Christmas Day was very relaxing for us.  It was the first time we have spent it just ourselves without traveling or having company in a LOOONG time.  

The day after, the HWOFD took the kiddos to Sesame Place.  This place is AMAZING…..as long as you can handle Elmo at every turn, ride, game, and cafe.  It's so well done with kiddie rides, shows, and entertainment and the girls absolutely loved it.  I just wish it weren't so cold out.  It would have made it so much more enjoyable if we weren't freezing our tushies off. 

Lastly, NYE.  Now, don't be jealous of our NYE festivities.  

It's too bad she didn't have any fun :)

"Midnight" countdown with confetti, bubbles, and dancing.

Yep, that's right.  The toddler gym:  My Little Adventures.  It was our 2nd annual NYE trek to this gem of a place to give Ellie a chance to burn off some winter time energy.  I love this place so much that we even reserved it for Ellie's birthday (yeah….it's in October….).

Anyway- back to the grind with work, school, and Everyday Edelson happenings.  I'm really looking forward to 2014 and all the exciting things to come.  Vacations, births, weddings, graduation (woo hoo!!!) and so much more.  

Wishing you all a warm winter and fabulous New Year….Make it a great day!

XOXO, 
The Edelsons

Thankful for the Pieroways

On our trip up we also were able to spend some a little time with the Pieroways.  We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them and were so excited to get up and meet the two newest members of the clan.  A fun dinner and sleepover were just what we needed to get a small fill of P-way time.

Meeting Max! 10 week old sweetie pie. 

Birthday buddies.  Young love :)

Meeting Emerson!  4 months old.  

Momma P and her October 8 babies.  

Love you Pieroways!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

OH. MY. GOODNESS!

What a fun trip up to Cape Cod we had.  Dave had registered for the Falmouth in the Fall Road Race back in the summer.  We realized that it was happening the weekend after Halloween this year so it was the perfect opportunity to head up to spend time with some friends too.  Ellie and Bella were gonna go trick or treating together so we had to get them dressed up in cute outfits.  What did I find on Pinterest you ask??

This gem of a costume!!!

It didn't take long for the shopping to ensue and the girls had their digs squared away.

Here are some (blurry) pictures of these two toddlers:

Getting their fair share of loot!

Trick or Treat!!!!

I love seeing all the kiddos dressed up and the two cutest this year (besides our girls, of course) might have been the two chickens ;) 

Now, what to be for next year??

I Turned 2!!! XOXO, Ellie Reese

You wanna hear the coolest thing ever??

Birthday. Week.  !!!!!  

It's been a while since I've written to you guys so I just wanted to share some things, like the fact that I'm officially a big girl.  I'm 2!  October 8 was my official birthday but I've been having a lot of fun all week.  

Here are some more facts about yours truly and then I'll give you the birthday run down through the gajillion pictures my mom and dad took.  

-I have 10 teeth and another 2 coming in. 

-I wear size 6 shoes and 2T clothes (some 3T tops).

-Still love my fruit and veggies, eggs, beans, chicken nuggets, fries, popcorn....

-I weigh about 28 pounds

-Still wear diapers but we are working on the potty training

-I am obsessed with Elmo, changing diapers on my baby dolls, helping mom with dishes, and telling dad to "mow!"  It's so fun to watch him do it :) (sorry dad!)

Now, my first birthday:  

My mom and dad had my presents set up on my new table and chair set for me the first thing in the morning.  Yay!

More presents came in the next day from my family across the country:

Just a little excited ;)

And the big party! I had so many friends over to play:

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday.  I'm a happy girl and had a happy time.  

XOXO, Ellie Reese