We had to wait much longer than we had anticipated to finish this adventure because we didn’t get any snow until this weekend! The neat thing about this is that … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Build a Snowman

We had to wait much longer than we had anticipated to finish this adventure because we didn’t get any snow until this weekend! The neat thing about this is that … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Build a Snowman
There is a road near our house that only has two houses on it, and few people realize it is even there, despite the fact that it connects with the … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Picture by the “Victoria Avenue” sign
My parents had mentioned that they would love to have a photo of Tori with Santa, but with her being in the hospital – and the normal holiday and family … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Picture with Santa
Earlier this year I was asked by one of my dearest friends to be her matron of honor for her wedding; I was so excited and honored to be in … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Be a Bridesmaid
As we thought of fun Christmas activities for Tori to do, the idea of making a gingerbread house came up pretty early. It was something we had never done ourselves, … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Make a Gingerbread House
If you haven’t seen The Hotel Hershey at Christmas, you’re missing out. It is a beautiful hotel any time of the year, but it’s extra special at Christmas and we … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: See The Hotel Hershey’s Christmas Tree
One of the first ideas that came to mind as we created Tori’s Bucket List was to attend a Hershey Bears Game, and we decided to go with Brennan’s mom and … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Go to a Hershey Bears Game and Meet Coco
Any children of ours will grow up to be Philadelphia fans if Brennan has anything to say about it. Brennan loves the Phillies, Eagles, and, of course, the Flyers. This … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Go To a Philadelphia Flyers Game
After cutting down our own tree, we put Tori in her stander and got to work decorating it!
We let her feel many of the different textures on the ornaments before putting them on the tree at her eye level.
Her 2015 ornament is a giraffe (of course) from the Pittsburgh Zoo ❤️
Each Christmas is filled with family traditions and this is only the beginning 😄 We have much more planned for our precious girl.
One of my favorite traditions growing up was going into the mountains to cut our own Christmas tree each year as a family. We would take hot cocoa in a … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Cut Our Own Christmas Tree