Prepping our Home for the Holidays with Bed Bath & Beyond

I got to sneak away for a couple hours today kid free and stopped by Bed Bath & Beyond to grab a few holiday things for the home and kitchen. I'm like a kid in a candy store in there, haha. I get so excited about random things and always find items I've been looking for or those "ah-ha" items. You know, the things you didn't know you needed... but you need! ;)

I always leave with some new kitchen gadgets. Check out my Insta stories to see some of the items I was loving! (@whatsup_buttarcup) And guys, I found the cutest sweater for Lincoln! Haha! It's so cute and perfect for cold days. We're running a 5k Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day and I think I'm gonna bring him along in his new sweater. :) So cute.

Some of my favorite bedding and family room items are from Bed Bath & Beyond! I am obsessed with cozy blankets and had the hardest time deciding which one I wanted (because there were sooo many good ones) but decided to go with this knit Ugg blanket. I've been dreaming of a blanket like this for the family room! So excited to have this cozy thing to snuggle up with while watching holiday movies with the family.

I also found some great Christmas toys for the kids. And stocking stuffers, too! Ryder has been asking me lately if we can make a gingerbread house and they have the cutest selection. I'm so excited to surprise him with it this weekend!

Here are a few of the items I got to prep our home for the holidays!
Knit Throw -- this thing is HEAVEN, guys.
Pom Pom Throw // Ugg Doggy Sweater
Meat Shredding Claws // Marble Serving Board
Monogram Marble Board -- great gift idea!
Grinch Gingerbread House // ALL Gingerbread Kits
Kitchen Aid Mixers // Stepping Santa -- so fun
Santa Phone // Inflatable Santa // Flocked Christmas Tree
Buffet Server -- Tim and I got this for our wedding seven years
ago and we still use it all the time!
Tic Tac Toe Shot Glasses -- I got this for my brother YEARS ago
and it was a huge hit!

And don't forget to check back tomorrow for their awesome Black Friday Deals!!

I freaking love this Ugg blanket! I may never move ;)

*Sponsored post by Bed Beth & Beyond

Christmas Cake + Hot Chocolate

Ok. These pics. I can hardly handle all the cuteness. Honestly. I love doing little shoots like this with the kiddies. They are so much fun and the pictures are always my favorite. I got the entire family matching Christmas pjs this year. I've never done this before and I'm so happy I did it this year. I wanted to do this shoot with all five of us, but due to lots of sickness and other chaos going on, it just didn't work out. So we had to shoot on a day while TJ was at school and daddy was at work.

I really have fun setting up the kids little table for the holidays. I kept the house super simple this year for Christmas (just a tree, stockings and nativity set!) but wanted to do a little something with their table. They get so excited when they wake up and the table has new decorations on it! :) Makes my heart so happy. So we had a little morning date with hot chocolate and Christmas cake. So fun!

Almost all the table decor is from Target - linking everything below. Pjs from Hanna Andersson. These little kids are so much fun. Seeing the magical moments in their eyes this time of year is priceless! We are so excited for Santa to visit us at our new house! :)

This is Blakes new goofy grin. LOL I love it. haha

Love creating these holiday memories with the kiddies!!!

Photos by Lisa Pummel Photography

Santa! I KNOW HIM!

This year the kids got to see Santa twice! Luckyyyyyyyy! ;) I wasn't planning on taking them to the mall Santa. Mostly because of that dang line. Yuck. But we were at Cherry Creek and the line looked really short so we went for it. (We live life on the edge.) There was a family of six in front of us. The kids were quadruplets and I just sat there shamelessly staring at them the entire time! LOL I was just in awe watching these parents and kids. And kinda jealous. I imagine that would be fun growing up with siblings so close in age like that! I know, I know. Difficult, too. But FUN! I was trying to figure out how on earth this mom got herself and four young kids (I'd say about two or three years old) ready and out the door. And everyone was clean and well behaved. She deserves a gold medal for SUUURE.

Anyway, I thought for sure that Ryder was going to scream and cry and refuse to look at the camera. I even warned Santa. I thought to myself, "Santa probably hates families like this!!!". LOL But surprisingly, Ryder didn't cry at all. He never acted scared or worried and just sat there. Stone faced. Haha. Blakely of course doesn't know what's going on and was happy to sit in someones lap.

Round 2: We snuck into my friends neighborhood (I told you we live life on the edge) to meet a Santa that comes every year. The line took a long time, but it was worth it. This Santa was awesome! The tree behind him was amazing, the fire place, the Christmas smells. Ahhhh. I loved it. And once again, Ryder sat on Santa's lap with no problems. AND I got my Christmas gift early... HE SMILED!! OMG, my heart! Cutest little dude I've ever seen. TJ wasn't really into it, but was willing to sit next to Santa for a picture. :) Look at these kids of mine. Adorable. 

Ryder was very shy and spoke very quietly when talking with Santa. But he LOVED that he gave him candy and still talks about Santa giving him candy. :)

This is Blakely and her bestie, Quinn. (Insert 300 red heart emojis here.)

This simple little toy entertained Ryder for so long! The elves handed out little toys to keep the kids busy while they were waiting. He's SO cute when he's really focused.

It was a great day and my heart was so happy to see my babies on Santa's lap. Ryder told Santa he wanted tools. DUH. TJ asked for an iPhone (in your dreams!) and Blake asked for a baby doll. I am so excited for Christmas this year! Can't wait to see how Ryder reacts now that he's a little older and is starting to understand Santa and all the Christmas magic. 

What are your holiday traditions this time of year? I loved the traditions we had growing up and looked forward to them every year. I really look forward to make new traditions with our little babies. Any that you love? Would love to hear!