Keeping it going.......

Day 18: Mani and Pedis with Nana. ;)

 

Day19: Shopping trip at the mall with Mommy. ;)

 

Day 20: Special dinner date with amazing friends.

Regan was sooooo excited about her gift!!!!

They know her so well and know how much she loves to read.

Regan was spoiled LOVED by Bubba's Miss Sherrill and her wonderful daughter Melisa.

 

So grateful for these sweet women....

Not only did Miss Sherrill take care of my sweet boy but now

she is insisting on being there for my girl as well.

LOVE THEM!

 

Day 21: Go to Disneyland to see the Christmas lights.

 

We went with Nana, Pa Pa, and Granny K!!! ;)

 

Of course we had to go on the Winnie the Pooh ride!

While we were there we ran into more friends!

The main reason for going.....

SNOW on main street!!! 

and seeing the castle lit up! ;)

 

To be continued.............

 

 

 

 

 

more fun....

Day 13: Go to a super fun Christmas party at school that included a BMX show.

 

Day 14: Throw a Christmas party!

 

Regan planned it.... oh that girl of mine sure loves a good partay!

They made crafts.......

played in snow.......

decorated cookies....

stuffed their faces.....

had a fun gift exchange........

crammed as many people as we could into our "cozy" home......

and had fun.... despite Regan's face... wink!...

I am so grateful to have each of these ladies in my life and feel blessed to call them friends!

 

Day 15: Go rolling skating for the very first time!

One of Regan's BFFs is celebrating her 8th birthday on Christmas day

and she had an awesome roller skating birthday party!

The girls decided ahead of time that they wanted to go all out...

roller derby style!!

Regan was such a trooper!!!

 

She fell SOOO MANY times BUT she got up each time with a smile

{Ok, maybe one time came with tears}

and kept on going!

I am so proud of that sweet little girl of mine!!!

 

Day 16: Take dinner to a new Mommy and her sweet family.

 

Day 17: Christmas movie night, popcorn, and cuddles!

It was that kind of day that Regan and Mommy both needed extra cuddles...

and so we did.

 

To be continued...........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advent Calendar

Everything is different.....

But somethings need to be the same.

I am finding that no matter how difficult it might be for me to do things, they need to happen.

If for no other reason... I  have an amazing 8 year old little girl that needs it.

The fall decorations did not come out this year.

My sweet little girl made this observation....

and then quickly let me know that she would NOT allow this to happen with our Christmas decorations.

It was hard.

Oh, boy was it hard.

I broke down with every ornament and memory that I took out of the box.

Regan walked into the garage to find her Daddy sitting on the floor in tears.

It was hell BUT we did it.

After we finished decorating for Chrismtas Regan wrote a letter to Santa.....

She asked for the normal 8 year old things but the last line broke me....

"Please Santa make my family happy."

I had twelve years of learning to do hard things for my boy...

and now I will learn to do hard things for my daughter.

So, with this said the tradition of the Advent Calendar will continue.


Day 1: Go to Disneyland to see the Christmas decorations and have some fun.

 

My favorite part of the day was the parade.

 

Regan has a new obsession with Winnie the Pooh.

 

There are two things that she wanted of her Bubba's....

 

the first being a stuffed Winne the Pooh bear that he snuggled with every night.

 

She insists on taking that sweet thing EVERY where now.

 

{The second thing was his blanket.}

 

She wants anything that has to do with Winnie the Pooh now, I think it makes her feel connected to her Bubba.

 

So when we were at the parade and this sweet guy........

 

 made sure to smile wave and blow her kisses.....

it made her day.

It was one of those moments that I wish I could have stopped this guy and told him our life story and how much a simple little wave and kiss means to a sweet little girl.

 

"Real" smiles are more often than not few and far between around here.....

 

and we got LOTS of them!!!!

 

Day 2: Help Pa Pa throw Nana a surprise 60th birthday party!

We love you Nana!!!

 

Day 3: Deliver Team Bubba pillow cases to the hospital

 

Day 4: Make home made pizzas

 

Day 5: Ginger Bread house making party at a friends

 

 

 

To be continued......................