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Liz Rotz

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Archives for December 2016

Christmas Cards 2016

Better late than never, right? I’m so excited to share our Christmas cards with you today!

Same as the last few years, I waited until the last possible second to design and print our cards! Luckily I have an awesome printer that has a 24 hour turnaround time with free overnight delivery. Since our cards have now been delivered (hopefully) I’m excited to share them with all of you!

Christmas Cards 2016 | Ellie And Addie

I wasn’t super in love with any photos of the four of us (and I had already used our family photos on Ezra’s birth announcements) so I used this shot of the boys from our Christmas pajama party photo shoot. This might be one of my favorite photos of the two of them!

Christmas Cards 2016 | Ellie And Addie

And for the back, I made a collage of photos of the boys and a family photo from Ezra’s baptism. I love the final design of our cards and I hope all our friends and family that received them loved them too!

Past Christmas Cards
Christmas Cards 2014
Christmas Cards 2015

Toddler Christmas Books

Confession, I bought a ton of Christmas books but I never got around to wrapping them all so we could open one each night of December. Maybe next year? Okay fine, that’s what I said last year. Regardless, we’ve been having a blast reading all of the books and I wanted to share a few of our favorites with you all!

Toddler Christmas Books | Ellie And Addie…

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Friday Favorites

 

Let’s do this thing Friday!

One.
I survived the Magic House with two kids on my own again! They had a member event this week for story time with Santa, so we headed over for some playtime and donuts! Luckily we had some friends there so I wasn’t totally alone, but I still feel like a rockstar for wearing E the whole time and chasing Jude!

Friday Favorites | Ellie And Addie

Two.
I completely forgot to share this gorgeous ornament that Sarah from My Bows and Clothes sent me for the holiday ornament exchange link up! It’s absolutely beautiful and she’s totally right, we need some peace in this house! ;) And make sure to head over to her blog to see what I sent her! (Hint hint, I might have used the laser!)

Friday Favorites | Ellie And Addie

Three.
This past weekend BTR and I snuck out for a bit to head to the soft opening of one of our most favorite breweries in STL, Side Project Brewing. They already have a bar called the Side Project Cellar, but now they are opening their brewery with a tasting room that will be open on the weekends. They have some of the most sought-after beers in the world, so if you are ever in Maplewood you should definitely stop by!

Friday Favorites | Ellie And Addie

Four.
I completely forgot to share these photos from when we visited the Brewery Lights at AB. Clearly, BTR is the more fun parent….

Friday Favorites | Ellie And Addie

Five.
So sorry I’ve been MIA pretty much everywhere, but we have been working and lasering our behinds off! Tumblers have been super popular and BTR has been cutting and sanding in the shop like a mad person. The holiday rush is almost over and winter break is close I can taste it. I can’t wait for BTR to be home for two weeks!Friday Favorites | Ellie And Addie

Happy Friday Friends!

And as always, I’m linking up with all the lovely ladies listed on my linkup page! And don’t forget to like Ellie And Addie on Facebook or follow me on Instagram! And you can always follow along behind the scenes on Snapchat! Find me at: ellieandaddie

Christmas Pajama Party

It’s the most wonderful time, of the year! It’s time for the Christmas Pajama Party!

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

I’m pretty darn excited with how these pictures turned out! In similar fashion to our Halloween pajama party, I threw down a giant white sheet on my bed and let the boys crawl and jump around.

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

I also found an extra strand of Christmas lights to plug in for some extra decor. Please do not call the authorities, I took that light out of Ezra’s mouth as soon as I snapped the photo! :)

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

But seriously, how cute are these two in their matching Hanna Jams? I have an obsession with stripes and matching, it’s like my favorite thing ever.

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

I tried bribing Jude with mini marshmallows, but it turns out he doesn’t like mini marshmallows. #inserteyeroll Also we had a pajama play date with friends later that morning and I’m pretty sure my friend thinks I’m crazy when she saw my photo shoot set up with white board reflectors. Hopefully she wants to come over again…

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

I tried to get Jude to read Little Blue Truck Christmas to Ezra (also similar to our Halloween photos) and it went much better this time and E didn’t try to eat the book!

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

I’m obsessed with these two.

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

And since we have more than one pair of fun holiday pajamas, Jude and I decided to do a little baking the other morning! We had some Eckert’s biscuit mix and apple butter that was calling our name. Or mine, whatever.

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

It was his first time using a rolling pin (because I’m lazy and never bake cookies that require rolling and I think he loved it.

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

The biscuits turned out delicious and of course the apple butter was pretty tasty too!

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

Now it’s your turn! We want to see your cuties in their Christmas pajamas! Link up with me and all of my favorite bloggers and add your link below! And don’t forget to tag your pictures on social media with #christmasjamparty16

Pajama Parties of Christmas Past
2014
2015

Christmas Pajama Party | Ellie And Addie

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Thoughtful Engraved Gifts with JORD Wood Watches

This post is sponsored by JORD Wood Watches, but all opinions are my own.

BTR isn’t the easiest person to shop for. Partly because he doesn’t want many things and partly because when he does want something he just buys it (and the same goes for me). But sometimes I find the perfect gift and he doesn’t even know he needs it.

Thoughtful Engraved Gifts with JORD Wood Watches | Ellie And Addie

When I got my JORD wood watch this summer, BTR might have been a bit jealous. He didn’t come out and say it, but I could tell he really thought the idea of a wood watch was cool. And why not, the guy works with wood pretty much every single day.

Thoughtful Engraved Gifts with JORD Wood Watches | Ellie And Addie

So when JORD reached out to see if I wanted to share their newest feature for watches I had to say yes! Why? Because JORD now offers personalization with wood engraving on their watches and watch boxes!Thoughtful Engraved Gifts with JORD Wood Watches | Ellie And Addie

You know I’m a sucker for personalization and monograms on pretty much anything, so once I picked a watch for Brandon (the Frankie in Koa & Ash) it was an easy decision to have his initials engraved on the back of his watch. Plus I’ve called him BTR for as long as I can remember. :)

Thoughtful Engraved Gifts with JORD Wood Watches | Ellie And Addie

So now I’m the jealous one who wishes she had an engraved watch! Regardless, I’m so excited to gift this watch to Brandon, and yes he already has it because 1. I can’t keep a secret and 2. I wanted to share it with all of you so clearly he would see it on here!

JORD offers watch engraving on the Fieldcrest, Reece, Frankie35, Frankie, and Conway watches in either a block or script font. You can preview exactly how your engraving will look on the JORD website, it’s so neat! And if you want to engrave the side of the cedar box the watch comes in, they also offer that.

Thoughtful Engraved Gifts with JORD Wood Watches | Ellie And Addie

But seriously, BTR deserves an awesome gift like this, he has been working so hard this holiday season in his shop and I’m so proud of how successful his shop has become. I don’t think either of us ever thought we would be here four years ago. But December isn’t over yet and we’ve got a lot more to do! :)

Thoughtful Engraved Gifts with JORD Wood Watches | Ellie And Addie

Are you looking for a unique engraved gift for someone? Lucky for you I’ve teamed up with JORD to give away a $25 e-gift code to everyone! Enter your email address at the page on the link below to enter and you will be sent a $25 code automatically! The contest ends 12/31/2016. Good luck!

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