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12.12.13

Christmas Decorations

I was so ready to get our holiday decorations up this year.  We opted for a real tree and I couldn’t wait for my home to be filled with the smells of Christmas.  The weekend after Thanksgiving we brought home our tree and started decking the halls.

Neutral Christmas Tree

Neutral Home Decorated for the Holidays with Silhouette Stockings

Christmas Ornaments in Dough Bowl I am a big proponent of having all of my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving.  Target or the mall in the month of December just sounds like torture to me.  But the down side to that?  Having all of the gifts to wrap at once!  One day when the kids were in school last week the hubs and I tackled it all.  Okay, truthfully, he wrapped and I decorated.

Glitter Wrapping Paper and Chalkboard Wrap Doily Gift Tag Glitter Wrapping Paper with Bakers Twine and Kraft Tag Glitter Takeout Box with Kraft Tag and Silhouette Gift Label Silhouette Gift Tag

Chalkboard Wrap and Doily Gift Tag

A tradition since Ella’s first Christmas is to do a Christmas book advent.  That means we wrap up the same 24 Christmas books each year and unwrap one each night.  I have those set up in my office with it’s own tree:

So happy to be done and be able to just enjoy the season.  Now, time to get cracking on our bucket list.

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Caterina Zogby - gorgeous decor!

12.11.13

Printable Holiday Wine Tag

Head over to Every Day Cheer to download these free editable and printable holiday wine tags.  Enjoy!

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12.10.13

Christmas PJ Party Link Up

Today is the day!  I am joining with some of my favorites Ashley, Darci, Natasha, and Julie in hosting a Christmas PJ Party Link Up.  Be sure to follow the instructions to link up below!

There is nothing I love more than my sweet babes dolled up in holiday jammies.  And Christmas pajamas are my absolute favorite!  Especially these darling glow-in-the-dark Christmas pajamas.

Be sure to include this invitation to join in your post (right-click to download the image or copy the image code below) and link back to this post as well as Ashley’s, Darci’s, Natasha’s, and Julie’s. Link up anytime between now and December 30th. Be sure to join me on Instagram (jennycollier) and use the hashtag #hollyjollypjparty

OR copy this code:

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Dawn - Love those pjs!! :)

Erin - I LOVE them in their matchy-matchy glow in the dark holiday-ness!! Cutest kids ever- that’s for sure! They’re so sweet!!

Kristal Strong - Glow in the dark Christmas pj’s?! How fun and cute!! Thanks for hosting such a fun link up :)

Julie Renbarger - Get out! They are so sweet in their matching jams….AND they glow in the dark? LOVE!

Carrie Albrecht - I am loving those glow in the dark PJ’s! I also love both of your kids hair in this photo!! Super cute cuteness!!!!!!!!

Erin @ Blue-Eyed Bride - Gah! Those kiddos of yours are SO cute. And please come take pictures of my kids ;) You’re so talented, friend!

Sara Holtsman McCarty - They are adorable. They actually look like they’re having fun and like each other! That’s so impressive! :)

Nina Nido Moore - Your kids are darling, I love their pajamas, and I love your blog! I also want glow in the dark pajamas for myself. So happy to have found you through the link up. Thank you for hosting and Merry, merry Christmas!

12.09.13

Let it snow

The weatherman had been warning us that there was a winter storm heading our way.  Our area went completely crazy down to swiping every last loaf of bread on the shelf.

Thursday afternoon as it began to sleet we were getting concerned about our plans to attend the Jimmy Buffett concert that evening with friends.  In the end we decided to stay home safe & sound with our munchkins.  We woke up Friday morning to a blanket of snow (on top of the ice).  So, we headed out to play for all of about 5 minutes.  Which is exactly 1/3 of the time it took us to get ready to go out to play in the snow.

This picture cracks me up for many reasons:  (1) Hudson just nailed Ella right in the head.  Nice way to treat a lady!  (2) We were just a little underprepared when it came to snow gear.  Hudson has on MY gloves and Court is in mis-matching gloves.  Even though we have jeans on we are in layers and layers of clothing.

We went inside and put on our comfies and then warmed up with some hot chocolate:

 

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Kristal Strong - We’re in the Tulsa area and my husband enjoyed a day off on Friday, thanks to the snow. The two of them went out and played in the snow for a bit. I took a few pics but no way, too cold for me! We made our way to the movie theater and enjoyed Frozen. Hope you’ve been able to get out and have stayed warm. :)

12.06.13

Five on Friday

Happy Friday friends!  Linking up for Five on Friday with Darci, Christina, Liz, and Natasha.

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01.  Christmas PJ Party Link Up – I love my littles in holiday themed pajamas.  Especially Christmas jammies.  My friends Darci, Natasha, Ashley, Julie and I are hosting a Christmas Pajama Party link up on December 10th (ending December 30th).  You can link up on Instagram (#hollyjollypjparty), on our blogs, or both.  Don’t forget to include the graphic below in your post.

 

02.  Christmas Decor Wishlist – My holiday decor wishlist just keeps expanding.  How cute are these vintage Santa mugs?  A must for Christmas morning coffee.  And this doormat?  Get out of town.  Too cute!

 

03.  150 Stocking Stuffer Ideas – A couple of weeks ago I posted a list of 150 stocking stuffer ideas for women, men, and kids.  If you are still on the lookout for gifts be sure to check it out.  Tons of gift options for everyone in your life.

 

04.  Holiday Recipes – I have been collecting some new holiday recipes that I’d like to try.  Including this delicious looking cranberry-jalapeno dip:

 

05.  Christmas Bucket List -  I’m sure it’s apparent that Christmas is my favorite holiday. :)  We try to partake in every fun holiday activity that we can think of.  I created a Christmas bucket list printable so that we can make the most of the season:

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April of A. Liz Adventures - Jenny, we had those Santa mugs when I was growing up! Aren’t they precious?!

Ashley @ Fancy Ashley - I have had those mugs on my list for a couple years! I love them so much!!! Hope you guys have a happy weekend!!! xoxo!

Khala Johnson - That cranberry dip looks to die for. And I’m LOVING those Santa mugs and the doormat! So fun!

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Kristal Strong - I’m so exciting to be linking up with you ladies on Tuesday. So fun!! And that cranberry dip…oh my, I think I’d probably polish it off myself. :)

Megan Marshall - I LOVE those mugs!! Great list of stocking stuffers!

Natasha Massey Stoneking - that welcome mat is going on my list of must haves for festive decor…it is TOO perfect!!! so excited about next week friend ;) OXOX
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