December Wrap

Attempted new hair cuts and determined I will have to quit being a cheap skate and pay someone to do it right.  And that blonde bombshell in the middle!  Whoa!

 When Em is not beating on Ivy, she is the sweetest big sister!

 

New Year's Day consisted of playing with cousins at Gma and Gpa's during the day, and riding horses, having smore's and playing with cousins some more at BJ and Kat's.  The girls had a blast!

 Emery is the only one that wanted to ride this time.  Usually Sage and Charlotte love it, but they were too busy chasing chickens and playing with the cool toys to stop.  Emery was OBSESSED.  She refused to smile, but she sure threw a fit when we made her get off.  The scowls she is giving BJ and Clint in these when they are trying to talk her down are hilarious.

 Four of the Five.  We missed Kris and Brenna!!   

And Amber and Travis!

 My kids LOVE their Uncle Nick.

 Uncle Nick and BJ with the kiddos

 So close!  We ran out of sparklers, but I swear we were getting the hang of this!  4th of July I refuse to stop till we get it.  The 1 and 4 are pretty good.

 And just like that, it's 2014.  

Crazy.

Christmas Day

Christmas morning, we got the kiddos up around 7:30.  When we told them Santa had made a stop at our house, Charlotte started crying.  Sat on the floor and wouldn't move.  So after a bit of coaxing, and reminding her that Santa was no longer at our house and she wouldn't have to see him....she came out.  She and Emery were both super apprehensive.  Until they saw the gifts anyway.

 Clint's mom has been in Colorado with her mom, so we invited Grandpa Joe over to open gifts with us.  He and Emery had some fun with her babies.  She is obsessed with babies right now. 

 Proof that Ivy was with us:

 

Grumpa and Clint's infamous camera face.

 After opening presents, we had some yummy German pancakes with bacon and then spent the day playing with new toys.  Later that day we went to my parents to play, eat dinner and open presents with everyone.  We also read the story of Christ's birth from the Bible and sang a few songs.

 I LOVE having family in town.  And when I say in town, I am including Amber and BJ's family.  Because even though they live within 30 minutes of us, we never see each other!  It's absurd.  We missed having Kris, Brenna and their two cuties with us.

 And I wanted all three of this same shot in here because of Audrie's photo bomb.  She looks so happy and excited to be jumping in.  Oh, and Clint looks thrilled.

 That's a lot of kids.

Christmas Eve

 Our Christmas Eve tradition continues. 

The girls got to open one gift and we decided one of grandma and grandpa Overton's would be a good choice.  The girls LOVE their blankets and even though Christmas has come and gone, the appeal hasn't worn off.  They sleep with them and play "Look at me, I'm Mary" (as in Mary and Joseph) and pull each other around on them.  And now Emery won't go to sleep without her "goggie blanket".  (doggy)

 Clint snapped this little nugget with my phone while I was taking pictures of the girls.  For some reason I LOVE it.

 The girls told me what to write for Santa and each signed their name.  Charlotte thinks this: CTTEOHL is how you spell her name.  And when you try to help her spell it the right way, she has a minor hissy fit.  So I pick my battles. 

 And about 30 seconds after the girls were in bed, Santa came.  It took him all of five minutes to get everything ready.  Score!

Four Months

How is my baby four months old already?  

It's crazy.

She is such a happier and easier baby than she was last month.  Phew!  I was going a little crazy there for a while.  She is sleeping 12 hours at night and only wakes up occasionally for her pacifier.  She takes a few good naps during the day and is for the most part so content to just sit back and watch the girls play.  She hates tummy time.  She hates sitting in poop.  She barfs a lot, especially when I'm full of milk.  Like the second she stops eating it comes spewing out and usually ends up all over me.  She is teeny tiny!  Her four month check up isn't for a few weeks, but she is around 10 pounds right now and still in 0-3 month clothes.  She barely makes a peep, no matter how hard we try.  Just yesterday and today she has started to coo  a little but aside from that we can't get her to talk to us yet.  She has started to reach for toys from her mobile and plays with her toes a lot.  We are all wrapped around her little tiny fingers and love her so so much.

 I have to include this one just to show what was going on while I was trying to take these.  Major wrestling match, and I think Clint lost this round.

Santa

The visit to Santa is always an exciting affair with our ladies.  

It seldom disappoints.  

Just for laughs, let's review....

 2010

 

2011

 2012

2013

 We are lucky enough to be friends with some unbelievably gracious people who open their home each year to ANYONE and offer yummy treats and a photo session with Santa for free.  It's close to home and perfect for my little cry-ers.  They set out Santa's sleigh and everything.  It is so awesome.

poor Charlotte.  She was frantic.  Not only did she take off down the street in a full sprint to get away from us, but she was practically hyperventilating.  I feel bad for making her get in the picture.  Kind of.