The Year Santa Lost His List BOOK REVIEW

Who is excited about the Christmas holiday season coming soon? Christmas is my favorite holiday. One of my most memorable family memories is reading Christmas story books together as a family. We would all gather together around the tree in our new sets of pajamas and listen as my Dad read out loud a story to us. There was never anything too important to interrupt our story time.We completely disconnected from outside sources and spent quality family time together. Does your family have any holiday traditions that hold a special place in your heart?
If you are like us, and are looking for a new holiday book this year, I have a great recommendation. For young readers, I cannot say any bad things about The Year Santa Lost His List.

It is a super fun story with easy words to read and bright illustrations that will keep your young readers (heck, even the older readers) entertained. It might be fun for family members to pass the book around and all take turns reading out loud. This book is perfect for that idea.

 The Year Santa Lost His List also has a great meaning in the story that will make your heart smile.

Santa loses his list before Christmas. He is getting his sleigh ready when a big gust of wind blows his list out of his hands. Will he be able to give the correct gifts to right children? He delivered ice skates to Julie, who always wanted to be an artist. Noah, who was totally into playing baseball, received a guitar and microphone. Can the disaster be reconciled and everyone be happy or could this possibly be the worst Christmas mix up ever?

Of course, you know I'm not going to tell you the answer. You have to read the story and find out for yourself.

This book was published in October 2016. It is the author's second book. Look for it on Amazon and it to your library this holiday season.

#theyearsantalosthislist

I received this book at a discounted price in return for my honest opinion.

I gave this book to my younger nieces and nephews who love Christmas. They enjoyed the book and have probably read it 29 times already in one week. It is great for young readers with clear text and bright illustrations to keep their interest. The book has just the perfect amount of pages to read. This will definitely be a book that gets read by the entire family every year at Christmas holiday times. Check it out to see if Santa finds his list and can deliver the right presents to all of the children.



gave this book to my younger nieces and nephews who love Christmas. They enjoyed the book and have probably read it 29 times already in one week. It is great for young readers with clear text and bright illustrations to keep their interest. The book has just the perfect amount of pages to read. This will definitely be a book that gets read by the entire family every year at Christmas holiday times. Check it out to see if Santa finds his list and can deliver the rig


I gave this book to my younger nieces and nephews who love Christmas. They enjoyed the book and have probably read it 29 times already in one week. It is great for young readers with clear text and bright illustrations to keep their interest. The book has just the perfect amount of pages to read. This will definitely be a book that gets read by the entire family every year at Christmas holiday times. Check it out to see if Santa finds his list and can deliver the right presents to all of the children.
I gave this book to my younger nieces and nephews who love Christmas. They enjoyed the book and have probably read it 29 times already in one week. It is great for young readers with clear text and bright illustrations to keep their interest. The book has just the perfect amount of pages to read. This will definitely be a book that gets read by the entire family every year at Christmas holiday times. Check it out to see if Santa finds his list and can deliver the right presents to all of the children.
I gave this book to my younger nieces and nephews who love Christmas. They enjoyed the book and have probably read it 29 times already in one week. It is great for young readers with clear text and bright illustrations to keep their interest. The book has just the perfect amount of pages to read. This will definitely be a book that gets read by the entire family every year at Christmas holiday times. Check it out to see if Santa finds his list and can deliver the right presents to all of the children.

Christmas Love Letters from God #BOOK #GIVEAWAY

I love Christmas. It is my favorite holiday. I love holiday movies, books, decorations, lights, and everything. Most importantly, I love the reason for the season.

I discovered a cool book for children ages 4-8 called Christmas Love Letters from God that tells the story of Jesus’ birth in a great way. The book includes 7 stories, beginning with Isaiah’s prophecy and ending with the visit of the 3 wise men.

After each story, children will find a letter addressed to them from God (there is a line to write his/her name). It is designed to make them feel special and inspire them with messages of love and hope.

I love this book. Check out this video of it.

It can be purchased on Amazon, Barnes & Noble. 

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4TH of JULY in Los Angeles

I'm in L.A. with my Czech family right now which means I get to be in America for the 4th of July which happens to be my second favorite holiday. (Insert happy dance).

The backyard of the house we are staying in has a great view of the Hollywood hills.

I made sure to buy American flag clothing for everyone to wear.

We spent a fun day at the pool

with red, white, and balloon fun.

William is the new grill master and cooked up a yummy BBQ feast.

We ate and listened to some patriotic music.

Then around 8:30PM, fireworks started going off like crazy all across the valley.

I wish you could see the fireworks in this picture better. It was amazing. I have never seen so many firework displays going off at one time all throughout L.A.

We had a great view on top of Mulholland Drive.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

PASTRY BANDITS

I donut need a reason to stop at Provo Bakery,

but #nationdonutday was a great excuse for sweets.

Thank you donut gods for creating these circular delights straight from heaven.

MOTHER

I'm pretty sure my mom thinks I give the best gifts out of all of her children.

Happy Mother's Day to all you crazy ladies out there - those who long for babes-, soon-to-be pregnant-, dog-, adopted-, step-  moms. No matter how you say it (mom, mommy, mother, mum, madre), it's an honorable title. Thanks for all you do.

Veselé Vánoce

Veselé Vánoce...That's how they say Merry Christmas in Czech.

That's where I am for Christmas. This is how we do it here:

 We make Christmas cookies.

 We wear ridiculous red and green reindeer antlers and jingle bell all the way.

 We decorate the tree.

 We have family parties.

 We make schnitzel and potato salad.

 We eat. Then we eat and eat...and eat.

Oh, and then we open presents.

I guess it was a pretty normal Christmas celebration...just in another language.

THANKFUL

Thanksgiving is about family.

 I'm thankful for family that are my friends

 and for friends that turn into family.

I'm also thankful for YOU.

EASTER DOG

Day-Z the Easter dog is a master egg hunter.

Happy Easter, Passover, and LDS conference weekend to all our peeps.

SHENANAGINS

I hope everyone remembered to wear green

and kiss an Irish person...or just someone you heart.

#SUDDORA

Here in the Czech there was a holiday called Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day. It apparently commemorates the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and the demonstration in 1989 that started the Velvet Revolution. To show my support, I wore this awesome Suddora red, white, and blue sweatband set.

 The set comes with 1 headband and 2 wristbands.

So I wasn't running around in a sporting event, but these make a cool accessory to show your love for your country, right?! These super cool retro bands are ultra comfy and durable (made of 80% cotton, 12% spandex, and 8% nylon).
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

COWBOY SANTA & THE CHRISTMAS ELF

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial.

Lola and I spent the day together while her brothers and sister went skiing.

We played "Christmas."

 She was cowgirl Santa.

Yee-haw!

I was her helper elf who was supposed to hand out the gifts she brought.

We're awesome, right?!

Jealous of our outfits? We got them from Private Island Party. They have a big variety of novelty items and costume accessories perfect for your themed party or play date with your niece. I'm pretty sure these elf boots can be used for Mardi Gras jester costume and the Santa cowboy hat might be brought out for a Valentine's Day rodeo. Look for more photos of them  in the future.

Private Island Party also has party supplies, decorations, and favors AND you can buy certain items in bulk if you need to. They ship all packages with a delivery confirmation number from USPS or UPS and have great customer service to make sure you are satisfied with your purchase. Check them out.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

THINGS I LEARNED FROM ITALY

We spent a week in Sardinia. Here is a list of things I learned during that stay:

It's ok to eat salami for breakfast.

A unibrow is NOT hot.

The beach is fabulous--day or night.

There's no wrong way to say spaghetti.

And I am pretty sure falling asleep in the sand has and will always be in my top five favorite things to do EVER...even though you might find sand in places it has no business being for the next two days.