The Holidays: Ugly Sweater Inspiration

Butterflies, so when did wearing ugly Xmas sweaters become a thing? Anyway, my job is having an ugly sweater contest and I’m on the hunt for a sweater since I don’t have enough time to make one. Polyvore is one of the older fashion inspiration apps I use but it never fails me. Check out a few of my favorite ugly sweaters, found at Forever21 and Kohl’s via Polyvore. 

The Holidays: Fun Family Holiday Traditions

Traditions are an important part of the holiday season and since there’s only about two weeks left until Christmas, I thought I’d share with you some of my holiday traditions. We didn’t celebrate the holidays when I was growing up so most of these I made tradition for my own family and hopefully my kid will keep a few of them for her family.

Decorating the Tree - We usually put the tree up together about a month before Christmas and decorate it with all the ornaments we’ve collected over the years. Except for the fillers, each ornament is a symbolic representation of us and/or holds a special memory. 

Decorating the House - I don’t know why, but I’m not really into decorating the outside of my home. Instead, I deck the halls, doorways and living room with poinsettias and a few other holiday trinkets we've collected over the years.

Card Exchange - This is probably one of my favorite of all my holiday traditions, exchanging holiday cards, handmade ornaments, and recipes with people from all over the world really helps you get in the holiday spirit. This year I received cards from Isle Of Man, Germany, France, Australia, Trinidad, Canada and all over the United States.

Holiday Photos - This is especially precious when the kiddos are little, they grow up so quick so it’s important to capture photos of them every chance you get. Christmas photos also make great personalized gifts.

Holiday Movie Binge - Lounging around watching classic holiday movies is definitely something we all should partake in at least once a year.

Baking Cookies - We attempt making gingerbread houses a couple of times but we suck at it. Instead, we bake cookies.

Christmas Morning Breakfast - Our individual schedules are so crazy, we hardly ever get to eat breakfast together anymore so we look forward to Christmas breakfast every year. The guy normally handles this and it comes with the works. 

P.s. I’m curious...

What’s your family’s favorite holiday tradition?

What’s your favorite Christmas movie?

What’s your favorite Christmas song?

Mine would be exchanging holiday cards, Home Alone, and Santa Baby by Ariana Grande. Please share yours below.

Happy Holidays!

Travel: Planning a Disney Vacation

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Butterflies, it's been over fifteen years since my first and last trip to Disney in Orlando Florida and to this day it's still one of my fondest memories from my youth; I still have the Mickey Mouse doll I purchased while I was there. My own joyous memories of visiting Disney and the fact that I know most kids dream of visiting Disney (I was one of them) is why I definitely want to make sure my kid gets to experience Disney the way I did.

Beauty Trends: 2017 OPI Holiday Shades

Love OPI, XOXO is a collection of 12 limited edition holiday shades by OPI. Here are my top five picks from the collection but, my favorite of all twelve shades is the Holidazed Over You, what’s your favorite color from the collection? Check out the full collection here.

Gymboree's Holiday Collection + Why This Is the Best Time to Be A Kid

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Butterfly Mommies, if you’re still in search of the perfect holiday attire for your little human Gymboree has a ton of cute and cozy essentials and cool gifts that are sure to bring the entire family a little holiday cheer.

Speaking of cheer, what are some of your favorite things to do during the holiday season? Some of my family’s holiday traditions that bring us cheer include putting up the tree together Thanksgiving night, decorating the house with poinsettias and other holiday trinkets we've collected over the years, taking family portraits, exchanging holiday cards with people from all over the world, Christmas morning breakfast, and binge watching classic holiday movies.