Where's Jack?!?!

Arabella loves to wake up every morning and look for Jack, her Elf! It is the cutest thing to see her looking and when she finds him, she is so excited. I love the wonder in her eyes - she gets that he has magic power and has gone to see Santa and is now back to watch over her for another day! However, I have forgotten to move him 2 times recently...but Jay, the quick thinker that he is, told her that he must have really liked the spot he is in and wanted to watch her from there another day...she buys it, but I feel horrible about it! Anyway, Jack is so much fun to have around the house and he sure does find some good places to hide...

American Association of Drugless Practitioners

One of the other perks of being a Holistic Health & Wellness Coach is that I am now a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners!

The American Association of Drugless Practitioners Certification and Accreditation Board was established in 1990. The AADP is dedicated to promoting an enhanced professional image and prestige among practitioners of traditional and non-traditional therapies and methodologies.
The AADP's national and international membership body is made up of MDs, NDs, DCs, OMDs, PhDs, DDs, RNs, Herbalists, and other "drugless" practitioners. The AADP does not cater only to one field or practitioner, but unites all professional holistic health practitioners. (http://www.aadp.net/about.asp)

So Excited!!!

I was asked to do a guest feature on the Eat Smart Blog and I am so excited to be able to share the link with you! You can check out the article and my receipe for raw cacao truffles here:
http://eatsmartblog.com/2011/12/12/raw-cacao-truffles/
It seems all of my hard work this past year is starting to pay off and it is nice to be recognized by another fellow blogger! Thanks Karen Welby and The Eat Smart Blog for allowing me to be part of the good food movement!

Arabella & Santa

When we were in Boston, we went to the South Shore Plaza on Black Friday. I know you are probably thinking we were crazy to go to the mall, but actually it wasn't too bad. Arabella spotted Santa and as soon as she did, we had to go see him. She was so excited and it was such a difference from last year's visit. There wasn't anyone else is line, so we basically walked right up and it was our turn. That certainly made things easier. She was a little shy, but excited to sit next to him and tell him what she would like him to bring. I love how excited she is about Christmas! It is magical!

Caught You!

Last night, after her bath, I caught Arabella and Jay raiding the cabinet and sneaking some organic cheese puffs! It was too funny seeing them sitting on the floor in the kitchen polishing off the bag together!

Winter Sky

I love this picture that I took on the ferry ride to Boston last week. It was the perfect winter sky, and sure enough, it snowed later that day. Just beautiful!

Thanksgiving in the States

Last week, Arabella and I drove to Boston to spend Thanksgiving with Uncle Mike, Uncle Jeff, Macy & Rocco. We wanted Dad/Jay to join us, but he had to work and was in Nova Scotia. We had a great day for driving and part of our journey included taking the ferry across Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh to Grand Isle, Vermont. (It was fun for Arabella, was a nice break in the driving for me and actually cuts a little time off of our trip!)
The GPS view - it looks silly to see your car in the middle of the water!
Arabella enjoyed her movies along the drive and on the ferry ride.
The view from our spot on the ferry.

Our drive was uneventful, except for the traffic once we got to Boston....it was backed up for a while. Good thing for the DVD player!

Arabella was so excited once we arrived - she couldn't wait to see Uncle Mike, Uncle Jeff and the dogs! She had so much fun walking Macy & Rocco, giving them treats, playing Barbies and airport with Uncle Mike and goofing around singing Lady Gaga with Uncle Jeff!



We had a fun and yummy Thanksgiving Day. Uncle Mike and I cooked, while Arabella and Uncle Jeff watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Everything was so delicious and we enjoyed everything. I even made my first pumpkin pie!


My first pumpkin pie!
Uncle Mike's perfect turkey!
After dinner we took a walk and the sunset was beautiful! All the Christmas decorations we starting to appear too!

Uncle Mike and I went and stood in line at Target on Thanksgiving night to score some great Black Friday deals...we were in line at 9:30, pretty close to the front of the line, so we got everything we wanted and were home by 2 am! We had fun hanging out and doing some shopping. Jack, Arabella's Elf on the Shelf joined us at Uncle Mike's house too! Arabella had a lot of fun with Macy & Rocco and even got to go with Uncle Mike when he too Rocco to the vet.






Our drive home was good, the sunset was beautiful!

And the only hang-up on the drive was our wait at Customs at the Border...we waited almost an hour to get through! I Had never seen the lines this long!
We had so much fun over Thanksgiving and it was hard to leave! Thank you Uncle Mike & Uncle Jeff!