It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

This was the year that we opted not to put up a tree - initially I was kind of disappointed that we were not truly embracing the holiday season with a jazzed up twinkly tree. Then reality sunk in and the thought of a busy 10 month old making a mad dash for every brittle glass ornament, made me realize that having a tree was not as important as having our sanity. Instead we had little shots of Christmas throughout the house - all breakable and sparkly far from reach...

...a festive front door wreath...

...a sparkly snow globe...

...cozy little booties...

...perfect red latte mugs...

...birds nesting in the chandelier...

...earthy front door urns...

...a silver candy dish and the best fir tree scented candle...

...a cozy quilt and soft pillows...

...a lantern and a pretty owl...

...and shimmery glass ornaments in a woven basket - high up on our dining table...

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year we are looking forward to an exciting 2010. Lots of Love, CLB.

Our 10 Month Old

The Count Down Is On

Just one week until we are back in Alberta. We are looking forward to seeing everyone, catching up and celebrating our first Christmas with this wee one!

Fishing with Santa

Carmon's parents were visiting this past weekend - Max had a great time with Baba and Grandpa and I think they enjoyed catching up and seeing how grown up this little man is. We toured around the city hitting some of our favorite spots and of course what tour wouldn't be complete without a trip to Bass Pro Outdoor World!? According to Carmon, this place is heaven on earth...I could think of a few more enticing places, but we did have fun. Max loved all of the stuffed animals - that's right folks, real animals that are stuffed - not the fuzzy plushy kind.

We also introduced Max to Santa that day - what fun.

This Santa was all outdoorsy in his fishing boat.

Max helped him catch a fish.

Once the fishing excitement was over, Max realized that he was not with us and was on the verge of a meltdown. It was a very sweet moment and I am so thankful that he didn't pull Santa's beard!