Preparing for the holidays!

Fall is fading fast and winter is quickly approaching. Soon, we will be waking up to a snowy covered ground and frost an inch thick on the windows. Fireplaces will be blazing and eventually the smell of fresh cut pine will fill the air. Along with these season changes comes our first set of holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! I'm looking forward to our first Halloween with "Peanut". We recently went on a Halloween camping trip and she got to wear her cute little fuzzy owl costume for the very first time. She was adorable! Now it's getting time to carve her very first pumpkin and go trick-or-treating for the first time. So many firsts! The camera will be getting some good use!
After the Halloween fun, the family get-togethers and bountiful feasts begin. I must admit, I'm tired already just thinking about it. Normally, Steve and I make our rounds to all of the family events. Although, this year may be a little different. We are lucky in the fact that all of our relatives live within a remotely close distance. However, taking a baby to several different places, in and out of the car a million times, all in one day could lead to nothing more than a disaster! Especially, when she's all dressed up! Christmas is going to be a lot different this year and with each year to come. Although Maci is only going to be seven months old, I think that she is going to enjoy seeing the Christmas tree all lit up and the beautiful shimmering decorations hanging from it. Luckily for us, we won't have to go too far overboard with presents and shopping this year, except for the fact that I love to go shopping on Black Friday and baby clothes and shoes are completely irresistible to me!