Aunt Jenn Comes to Visit!

On Saturday (Dec. 20th), Aunt Jenn came to visit Maggie and me. Jenn and I went to college together and even lived together for two years. We haven't seen each other in over a year so it was great to see her and to be able to catch up. We hung around the house and chatted for most of the day then headed to lunch at Adam's Bistro. Jenn was a natural when it came to holding Maggie...see the picture above...Maggie is sound asleep in Jenn's arms! Jenn has never changed a diaper so maybe next time we'll let her tackle changing Maggie's diaper :-) (j/k Jenn!)....maybe ;-).

Maggie Gets Her First Ornament!

Maggie received her first Christmas ornament from our dear friend, Kara. Kara and I have known each other since we were Maggie's age. Our parents went to college together and so we literally have known each other our entire lives. Anyways, in the rush of Christmas excitement, we overlooked buying Maggie a Christmas ornament. I'm so very thankful for such amazing friends and family like Kara. I've truly been blessed.

Maggie Goes to Disney: Day Two

Well Maggie's second day at Disney was just as busy as the first! We woke up and headed to Epcot. At Epcot, Maggie was able to meet several of the Disney characters including; Goofy, Pluto, Donald, Minnie, and of course Mickey! Epcot offers a "Character Spot" where several of the characters hang out for pictures and autographs. So Aunt Amy and I jumped in line. Maggie loved meeting the characters and she even gave Pluto a kiss on his nose :-) We then went to the ride "Finding Nemo" and enjoyed "Turtle Talk with Crush". Even though Maggie wasn't quite sure of what was going on she seemed to really enjoy watching the animation. For lunch, we went to the restaurant inside of Mexico which was quite delicious. Poor Maggie was so worn out from all the excitement earlier in the day she slept through the whole lunch! Last but not least that evening we had tickets to see Disney's Candlelight Processional at 6:45pm. Maggie did extremely well and enjoyed the music and lights. After the show was over, GrandPop, Mimi, Maggie and I all headed back to the room so Maggie could go to sleep. Overall, we had a wonderful trip and we can't wait to take Maggie back this Summer! Here are some pictures from our trip...

Maggie Goes to Disney: Day 1

Well, Maggie had her first trip to Disney World this past weekend! The entire family was able to make it so we had a wonderful Wolff mini-vacation. I was worried that all the new sights and sounds might frighten Maggie but she did fantastic...she's quite the excellent little traveler! On Friday, we arrived at our resort, Old Key West, then headed off to the Magic Kingdom. Our first order of vacation was, of course, to have our picture taken in front of the castle. We then headed off to "It's a Small World" where Maggie rode her first ever park ride. She sat with GrandPop and Mimi so I could take her picture.

We then headed off to buy Maggie her first pair of ears! We found the perfect pair at a store in the Magic Kingdom and had her name embroidered on them. She looks so cute in them! Next we headed back to the hotel to eat dinner at Olivia's, the hotel restaurant. Everyone was pretty worn out from traveling so we called it an early night and headed to bed.

Stay tuned for our adventures on Day two! :-)

Sweet Swap

Maggie and I went to our very first Sweet Swap on Saturday! We searched and searched for delicious, festive yet easy cookies to bake. Well, we accomplished two out of three of those :-) I made Giada's Peppermint Chocolate Sandwich Cookies. While there weren't that many ingredients (definitely one thing I look for in any recipe) there were several steps. And it was quite difficult balancing baking the cookies and Maggie's schedule. The cookies turned out beautifully and were quite delicious. However, next year I will be making cookies a little less time consuming. Thankfully, Mimi and GrandPop were there to lend a helping hand if Maggie got fussy. Bobbi from Supper Club hosted the party and it was fun to see everyone's delicious creations. Of course the best part was tasting all of them! Maggie was able to see her friends Aubrey and Emery. Maggie and I will be hosting Supper Club in December and we're still looking for suggestions on the menu...

PS- I also found an easy recipe for Peppermint Bark, just visit http://www.foodnetwork.com/ and type in Peppermint Bark, Paula Deen.
Countdown to Disney: 2 days!!