Winter SoCal Blog Hop & Giveaway

I'm so excited to be a part of the SoCal Winter Wonderland blog hop to ring in the New Year with my favorite SoCal bloggers and friends!


One of my New Year's resolutions is to be a better blogger... We shall see ;)   

Over Christmas break we had all sorts of holiday fun over here with my little guy (I'm so sad break is almost over!!! How many days until Sring break now....?!) There's something so incredibly special about spending our first Christmas together as a family of three! He gets so excited about seeing all of the magic of this time of year- lights, music, SANTA!!! Someone asked me the other day what they best thing about being a mom is- one of my favorite things is definitely seeing the world through their little eyes; everything is amazing and special and exciting and it's truly magical to watch his eyes light up as he sees new things! I love this picture of him seeing "snow" for the first time with my sister...

(Love you Seester!!!) 

Here are a few other pictures of the fun we've had this break! 

Looking at Christmas lights! 

Cade's first Christmas treeeeee! 

Opening empty boxes kept him busy for hours! (I'm serious!) ;-) 


What do you think he's asking Santa for...?!?! 

We went to Winter Wonderland at our local baseball stadium and it was so much fun!

 I used this easy photography tutorial from Abby at the Inspired Apple found {HERE} to take these festive pictures! 

I love Instagram and am always posting pictures there (of my little guy and school stuff!) You can follow me @soaring_through_2nd and @sandy108

I hope you've enjoyed your break with family and friends! Did you do anything exciting??? 

To ring in the New Year right, I have a fun to-do list for you to help keep you organized as we head back to school!

Just click the picture to download! 


And make sure to enter the wonderful giveaway using the Rafflecopter below! 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now head on over to see Martha at Two Smart Wenches for another fun freebie!

17 comments

  1. Your little hub is growing so fast! I loved the Christmas light photos, what a great idea! Enjoy your time with your family, Sandy!
    Kristen

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  2. You have a doll baby! Thanks for the organizational help, goodness knows I need it right now!

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  3. Your little one is too cute for words!! Thanks for the To Do list!!

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  4. Your little one is at a precious age! Enjoy every moment.I love the Christmas light picture. Classic! Happy New Year!
    -Jaime

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  5. Oh my goodness, he is just adorable. Those pictures are just amazing too!!! Happy New Year!!

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  6. Your baby is the cutest EVER! Such great photos too!
    Palma (KFUNdamentals)

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  7. Love all the pictures. You made the ones with the lights look so easy. I tried it and they did not look that! Hope you enjoy your last few days with your adorable baby!

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  8. Your baby is just to die for !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. I'm so charmed by that lil' guy of yours....so precious! Love the freebie too! I remember downloading the one you made for the summer blog hop. I laminated it and use it all the time! Thanks for the new wintery one. : )
    Ali
    Teaching Powered by Caffeine

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  10. Oh my goodness you guys are the absolute cutest little family!!! And your little man is so smiley!! I love it!!! Looks like you guys had an amazing break!! We definitely need to schedule a lunch date soon so we can catch up!!!
    xo Molly

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  11. Your little man is soo cute!!! Love the lights photo with him & his first tree photo!! Miss my kids being babies!! Happy 2015!!!

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  12. Hi Sandy! Your son & family are SoOo cute!
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE the printable to do list. Especially the "laminate" section. I am printing it out right now!!
    Happy new year!
    Lauren
    A Teachable Teacher

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  13. Love your pictures! Thank you for a great way to stay organized this new year.

    2 Smart Wenches

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  14. Too cute pics of your little one! Can't wait to check out the photography tutorial you linked too. TeacherMsH~ThirdIstheWord

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  15. Oh my gosh SANDY! Stop it with these ridiculous pictures {by stop it I mean I need more ;)}!!! It looks like you guys had a ton of fun over the break with your little man! I hate to say goodbye to break too :(

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  16. Happy New Chine's Year
    http://www.stmag.info/chinese-new-year-2015-first-day/

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  17. Hi!!
    I just wanted to let you know that I was YouTube-ing how to teach opinion writing and came upon your video. I watched it, loved it, and downloaded your QR codes to do with my second grades on Thursday. Thank you! I'm so glad I found your blog!!
    Mrs. Dailey's Classroom

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