* ChristMas *

I never got around to posting about Christmas so here is a quick run down =). My sister and her whole family was down so that made it alot of fun and we all spent the night Christmas Eve at my parents house. It was fun to have a toy to put together that night to set up for our little girl for Christmas day. I finally felt like a big kid! It was a great holiday. Lots of laughter and fun. Crumbles didn't know what was going on but enjoyed her new little bouncer saucer deal. For the Mister and I, our big gift was furniture!! We just enjoyed the day and enjoyed our time together and with family. Disclaimer: We forgot our camera upstairs during the present opening so we don't have any of the pictures from the actual morning cause it's on my mom's camera (which has been keeping me from blogging about Christmas) but here are a couple.

• My aDDIcTioN •

My name is Brittany Higgins and I am addicted to Blistex Silk & Shine. Phew...such a weight off my shoulders =) I looooove this stuff. I don't know what got me started but once I started I had to have one with me at all times. Whether my lips are chapped or not I will use it if I see it laying around. At this moment I think I have one in my purse, two in my diaper bag, one in my church bag, one right next to me, and probably six in Lance's nightstand (he has to portion them out to me) It smells good, feels good, sounds good...it is a great product. For anyone looking for a great chapstick, give this one a go. For those of you I have already supported getting addicted to this product, Target sells two in a pack =)

■ Cheeeeeese! ■

The Higgins took their first family portraits! We had a long time family friend take them for us and she offered to do it at our second home... DISNEYLAND! We wanted something fun and different and we probably will only be able to take a family picture there once seeing that it will only get crazier with more kiddies. They turned out awesome! We love the creativity and the fun feel of it all. Here is a little taste...

○° Higgins - House = Townhouse °○

As many of you know, we have been fighting for a house since May. We have had a few successes but issues would come up such as not being informed of vital facts and things falling through, we are back at square one. We recently made a switch in realtors so we are very very excited. To keep us from going crazy, we decided to rent a townhome in Corona in the meantime. I found the ad, looked at the place by myself, and signed papers not caring too much about the details of the home just as long as there were two rooms. We weren't attached and didn't think we would love it as much as we do but we are in love. I don't know if its because it is two stories, has more room, or that we got all new furniture but we are lovin it. Through black Friday, cyber Monday, and friends moving to Alaska (Miss you Clarks) we got rid of all our hand me downs and first married stuff. We still haven’t put up much so it’s still incomplete but we love it and if we don't get a house, now it wouldn't feel like the end of the world but we are still at it. Here is the jist of our home!!

♦ Turkey Day ♦

This Thanksgiving we blew outta here and went up to Utah and stayed with my sister and her family and it was awesome. It was a good get away and we had a ton of fun with the Alts and being vacationers. We got to visit Lance's brothers and see family we hadn't seen in awhile. We spent our Thanksgiving feast at my sister's in laws home (Thanks Altamiranos!). It was lovely and delicious. We didn't do much on the trip besides that and do some Black Friday shopping which was aawwweessoommeee. We scored house stuff for practically nothing and didn't wait in any crazy lines for it. It was perfecto. That was probably the highlight and also our nightly rounds of Monopoly =) There is nothing like some good ol' negotiating till 2 in the morning to perfect the holidays and bringing us closer to hating eachother. =) I love you Alts!!! Bring on the next holiday!

◘ Happy Halloweenie ◘

Our very own Sleeping Beauty!! This costume was definitely just for the pictures =) I know thats ridiculous but we are first time parents and who can resist dressing up a little girl as your favorite Disney princess =) Needless to say, she looked adorable. On Halloween, we dressed her up and took some pictures then headed over to Rachelle's (my sister in law) home and hung ouy with her and her family and just enjoyed the night. No, we did not go trick or treating to bank some candy. There is no justifying that to the ones giving the candy or the ones eating it =) We can't wait until next year when she'll have a little bit more of an idea of whats going on!

☼ Disneyland ☼

As most of you know, we are a Disneyland Family!! I bought Mr. Higgins a Disneyland pass as a late birthday present after he came home off his mission and we've had them ever since. We love running away there and either spending the whole day there and do as many rides as we can or go for a few hours and walk around enjoying the atmosphere.We never get tired of going to The Land and letting the child in us run free. Well, things are a bit different now in the Higgins family and now we have.... ♥THE CRUMBLES!!♥
We have taken the little girl to Disneyland 3 times and she is a fan. She just sits and takes it all in and goes on the little rides with us. Then, whenever her nap time comes around she just puts herself right to sleep. We have so much fun together and can't wait till she's old enough to become a Mouseketeer!