meet jerry + first day of presents

this year we decided to start the elf on the shelf tradition.

we read the book on wednesday and addison named her elf. i have no idea where she comes up with certain names. but we now have elf jerry to look over her and report back to santa.

yesterday morning was the first day he was out, and he was eating breakfast when addison came downstairs.


i'm hoping jerry will encourage addison to be on her best behavior, since he's reporting to santa and all. i know i will be!!

addison also gets a present every day in december until christmas. it was something my mom did for me, so i wanted to do it for addison. i always loved getting to open something every day. they aren't big gifts, just little things from the dollar section of target and such.

so last night she got to open her first present. and she was really excited about it.





she opened green nail polish. i wanted her to open it well before christmas so her nails could be green {kinda christmas-y}, so i'm glad it was her first gift! it's sally hansen insta-dri nail polish. i heard that it actually dries fast {sometimes nail polish doesn't do what it says it does}, so i thought it would be good for addison. since she never sits still and all. i painted her nails last night and it does dry super fast! score.

v-day gifts

addison was spoiled on valentine's day. what can i say?

she got a cookie, and my mom and i got one too :)


addison got a minnie dvd, an abby cadabby dvd, a lion, a little pink jacket, a pair of crocs (and she's going to get another pair too. i just waited until the last minute and couldn't find ones i liked), minnie socks, a cookie, and candy, of course!!





addison can turn anything into a phone. she wasn't a fan of the crocs, but i think she was just in a grumpy mood.

now i just have to figure out something for the easter bunny to bring her!

lollipop lollipop...

...oh lolly, lolly, lolly. lollipop!

that song reminds me of the dell laptop commercial. but that has nothing to do with this post.

addison got a few little lollipops (are lollipop and suckers the same thing??) for christmas and she really wanted to have one. she actually opened it by herself very discretely. the rule was that she could have it as long as she stayed sitting the whole time. and she did really well! and looked really cute :)




after she was bored with her lollipop, she went on to open the rest of her presents that she didn't get around to on christmas day.






she did much better with presents the day after christmas. she wasn't as tired and didn't have as many to open. i'm thinking next year i need to tone down the santa gifts. we'll see...

iPad

so i got my iPad today!! i'm actually blogging from it right now. it's pretty awesome, actually.

i ordered it sunday night, so it took no time at all for it to get here. they ship from mt. juliet, which is about 30 min from my house, so that's pretty convenient.

i'm really loving it so far and i've only had it less than 12 hours. i feel so cool. can't wait to find lots of cool games to play and movies to watch!

do you have any favorite iPhone/iPad apps? do share!

my wishlist

my wishlist may be a little on the extravagant side. but a girl can dream, right?



1. kindle, amazon. $139
2. gold flats, steve madden. $59.95
3. iPhone4, apple. starting at $199
4. classic tall uggs. $180
5. bad gal lash mascara, benefit. $19
6. aviator sunglasses, ray-ban. $139
7. rosebud salve in a tube, sephora. $6
8. hand stamped key chain, lisa leonard designs. $42
9. white cardigan, old navy. $34.50
10. black sparkle uggs. $170 {ah-ma-zing}
11. iPad, apple. starting at $499

addison's christmas wishlist

well, this may not be her wishlist, but it's things that i think she would like. i got her a few of these things, and others are still possibilities (the uggs are more like something i wish i could get her).



1. pink glitter toms. $34 {i think they may be out of stock because you can't find them on the website any more}
2. sesame street play-doh set. $12.99
3. striped mittens, children's place. $5
4. adorable doll, crafty mama creations. $25
5. organic earflap hat, belle and bear. $32
6. pullover, gap. $20
7. penguin hoodie, gymboree. $10.50
8. fabric owl, i sew lucky. $35
9. toddler's classic uggs. $90

keep calm and...

my dad's birthday was a few months ago, and i wanted to get him something original, cute, funny, and clever. what can be all of those things?

well, i found something! not really found i guess, but thought of something.

i always saw those cute prints that say "keep calm and..." from the keep calm shop. i think they are so cute and had been wanting one for a while. they had a deal going (and i think they still have that deal) where if you buy 3 you get the 4th free. so i though i'd order one for my dad, one for me, one for addison, and one for my mom!

i wanted one that said "keep calm and scoot on" since my dad has a scooter. they had one with a motorcycle, so i figured they could make one with a scooter. i emailed and asked, and they said they could! i was so excited!

i was sent a preview before i had to pay for it, and it looked so much better than i ever thought it would! i loved it!

i mean, how cute is this?


i got a great deal on frames for them from kohls.

here is mine in my room. it actually matches everything in my room really well!


and this is addison's in her room.


i love them all!