Love & Nature

Santa and his elves went all out this year and redecorated Adi's room while she slept. Actually, they worked on it over the course of a couple of weeks (Adi's old room which was originally her nursery and most recently used as a play room).

One gift led her on a treasure hunt which was great fun until she finally ended up here. Her new bedroom.

Her first peek at the room left her speechless. I don't know what I expected but I think she was in complete shock! She noticed the pink canopy right away. She's been asking for one for months now.
When we saw the Love & Nature collection by Circo at Target we fell in love and knew that it was perfect for Adi.
The new art is made of photos of dear friends and family mounted scrapbook style and framed.
I love the idea of Adi seeing her loved ones every day and think it will be fun for her to share with visitors about her friends and family.
The cute hedgehog is chillin' above the closet door.
This is Adilyn's extensive fairy collection. I love to see them properly displayed, they're really special to her.

The ceiling includes shimmery glory clouds. The fan has new theme stickers and the globes are now pink lilies. One of the elves was creative enough to come up with a butterfly chain pull. Very cute.

A family photo sits next to the new owl bank and mushroom night light. I told Adi I might just stick her in my room and I'll sleep in her room from now on. It's peaceful, beautiful and warm.

Another shot of the fairies, the canopy and the super cute tree next to Adi's bed. She LOVES it.

How cute is this owl sitting on a mushroom? Two of my favorite things, so adorable.

I'm so happy to be able to display this piece of art. My mom did this piece over 30 years ago and now it's hanging in Adi's room with a cute little birdie perched on top.

New pink curtains with crystal pull-backs and curtain rod. Adi loves the LED butterfly lights. We'll keep them on at night to help serve as night light.

This is how she spent hours this morning. Tucked in her new bedding set in her new room. Everything is perfect. She must have just been taking it all in.
This project took so much time and energy and I'm excited that we'll get to enjoy it for months and maybe even years to come!

A White Christmas

Our Christmas celebration with Grandma and Grandpa White was indeed, white. Snow all around us, I love white Christmas'. Adi put on a Christmas reenactment of Baby Jesus' birth, including the angel sent out to tell the Shepard's that the new king had been born. With help from her cousins, Adi was wrapped in a sheet as she played the part of baby Jesus. I was really moved by her attention to the true meaning of our celebration. The birth of our King Jesus!
This year we got lots of really great family photos. The process is usually pretty painful but it went so well this year! I'm pleased to have so many great shots to choose from. Thanks to Aunt Carisa for helping us get organized and coordinated and making sure we got these great pics. The first one is Grandma Marsha and her girls. Cousins Keely, Elleh and Victoria with Miss Adi in the front.
One of the rare photos where everyone was looking at the same camera. Unfortunately it wasn't mine!! Still a beautiful photo of Grandma Marsha, Grandpa Mike and the girls.Here's a shot of the kids and grandkids. Back Row: Keelan, Larry, Carisa, Cameron Middle: Tori, Adi, Elleh Front: KeelyAnd finally the whole family together. Back row: Jeff, Carisa, Leah, Larry, Stacey, Cameron Middle: Keelan, Adilyn, Grandma Marsha, Grandpa Mike, Keely, Tori Front: EllehWe're so blessed to have this loving family to call our own. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,

I would like a Princess and the Frog doll and a squirting dinosaur for Christmas. I will give you healthy snacks like broccoli, carrots and milk instead of cookies. Your reindeer can eat some veggies too, they'll need energy to fly. I've seen your squirrels watching me to make sure I'm being good, there's a lot of them at my Nana and Papa's house, and I even saw them at Grandma Marsha and Grandpa Mike's house! I don't worry because I am a good girl. I love you very much but I love God and my mommy and daddy the best.

I can't wait for Christmas! Every day we tear off a ring from our "days to Christmas chain" and it's only 4 days away.

Love,
Adilyn Rose

*paraphrased by the Mama :)

Getting Ready for Christmas

It's been busy at the Driscoll's for sure! Decorating the tree, painting ornaments, baking and decorating cookies keeping us busy. I have too much to write to be able to break it down in this post, so for now a collage will have to do :)