I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! This month has been such a busy one for us, but I have to say that I'm looking SO forward to Christmas which is seriously coming up way too fast! Tomorrow I really want to go to the craft fair in town just because they are amazing and get me all in the Christmas spirit and then in the afternoon / evening we are putting up our Christmas tree, village and decorations! SO excited! I'm also really excited this year because I know it'll be the first one that Daniel will actually sort of realize what's happening, so that makes it even more special... even though it'll be good times keeping him away from the ornaments on the tree! I'm also excited to maybe start some more Christmas / winter family traditions... for one, we are definitely going to take the family up on the Grand Mesa or on Glade Park to go sledding! Daniel will LOVE that, and Lydia is such a great little girl who loves doing pretty much everything as long as she is with people who love and hold her! :o)
Our Thanksgiving Day was great! We spent the entire day over at Scott's parents with his parents and Scott's brothers. Daniel had a great time running back and forth between his uncles and his grandparents and all his toys! The meal was amazing and it was nice to just hang out, rest, watch the parade and football, and look through lots of ads! :o) Last night while Scott stayed home with the sleeping kids, I went out to brave the crowds and got some things at Walmart and quite a lot at Kohls, which was awesome! Getting super close to finishing our Christmas presents, other than the ones we still need to make! :o) It was actually a lot of fun getting out and shopping, even with the crowds. I've decided I'm just really laid-back because I just walk through all the crowds in no big hurry, getting what I need and then visiting with people in line. :o) I got back by 2 a.m. and got some sleep before the kids woke up this morning around 8.
We had donuts for breakfast (Daniel LOVES going to City Market to get donuts with Daddy!) and then after cleaning up some around the house Scott and I headed into town for a quick date while his parents watched the kids. We watched the new Twilight movie which was really good, although definitely more gory and bloody than the others! As soon as the movie ended I headed over to Joanns at the mall to get some shopping done there while Scott went back to help with the kids. It was so much fun getting to shop and look all around the store just by myself and not in the middle of a huge crowd or in the middle of the night! :o) We had dinner at Scott's parents and now I'm just hanging out with Scott while he is watching Lydia and Daniel just went down for the night.
Well, I need to go now but I'll try to update again soon. I want to tell all about our trip to Kansas and Texas next time! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Our Family - Nov. 2014
Friday, November 25, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
2 months old already!
Dear Lydia,
Hello little one! You are taking such a good nap right now so I decided that I would write you a little letter telling all about your big changes since month 1! You are 2 months and 2 days old today, and still growing and growing! Your next appointment will hopefully be this week to be able to see how much bigger you have grown, but as of a week and a half ago, you are already up to almost 12 lbs! You are still wearing your 0-3 month clothes, but I'm thinking that once Thanksgiving rolls around we'll be getting out your 3-6 month clothes!
We love you so much, little one! This morning Daddy and I had you in bed between us after Mommy fed you and we just talked and talked to you, as you grinned at us over and over! You LOVE to smile, and smile at us all the time! You are definitely a happy little girl! I can't wait for you to start laughing! I just know you will have amazing laughs, just like your big brother! You have really started 'cooing' at us quite a lot lately, which is so much fun! Makes me just want to have little conversations all the time with you! Just in the past two weeks or so you have been loving your bouncer so much more and will let me put you in that or on your activity mat / blanket for awhile at a time while I cook, do the dishes, or hang out some with Daniel. You are finally noticing little toys around you and love hitting them with your hands and have grabbed a toy or two from time to time. We leave on Friday for a week trip to Kansas and Texas, and hopefully you'll figure out that grabbing technique fast because you will love being able to play with your rattle toys on your car seat in the car!
You are an amazing sleeper, and that has been a continual blessing to me! For the past week and a half you have been sleeping 9 to 11 hours at night straight, except for two nights when you woke up after 7 and 9 hours, which isn't bad at all either! You love your beauty sleep and you love being all warm under your blanket in bed! :o)
For Halloween this year you were a cute little ducky! You were absolutely adorable! Your mommy, Pappy, Aunt Lelia, and Aunt Amanda took turns holding you as we walked around trick-or-treating which was so much fun! You did really well, even though you weren't able to go as long as Daniel and your cousin, Vienna, were, but you enjoyed the part that you were a part of!
This month you will begin to experience your first holiday season with Thanksgiving and then decorating for Christmas! I so hope you enjoy the Thanksgiving / Christmas time of year as much as I do! It's always been one of my very favorite times of year and I've got so many warm, wonderful memories of this time just like I hope you have one day! :o) SO excited to celebrate with our wonderful little family of four!
Love you SO much, little girl!
Love,
Mommy
Hello little one! You are taking such a good nap right now so I decided that I would write you a little letter telling all about your big changes since month 1! You are 2 months and 2 days old today, and still growing and growing! Your next appointment will hopefully be this week to be able to see how much bigger you have grown, but as of a week and a half ago, you are already up to almost 12 lbs! You are still wearing your 0-3 month clothes, but I'm thinking that once Thanksgiving rolls around we'll be getting out your 3-6 month clothes!
We love you so much, little one! This morning Daddy and I had you in bed between us after Mommy fed you and we just talked and talked to you, as you grinned at us over and over! You LOVE to smile, and smile at us all the time! You are definitely a happy little girl! I can't wait for you to start laughing! I just know you will have amazing laughs, just like your big brother! You have really started 'cooing' at us quite a lot lately, which is so much fun! Makes me just want to have little conversations all the time with you! Just in the past two weeks or so you have been loving your bouncer so much more and will let me put you in that or on your activity mat / blanket for awhile at a time while I cook, do the dishes, or hang out some with Daniel. You are finally noticing little toys around you and love hitting them with your hands and have grabbed a toy or two from time to time. We leave on Friday for a week trip to Kansas and Texas, and hopefully you'll figure out that grabbing technique fast because you will love being able to play with your rattle toys on your car seat in the car!
You are an amazing sleeper, and that has been a continual blessing to me! For the past week and a half you have been sleeping 9 to 11 hours at night straight, except for two nights when you woke up after 7 and 9 hours, which isn't bad at all either! You love your beauty sleep and you love being all warm under your blanket in bed! :o)
For Halloween this year you were a cute little ducky! You were absolutely adorable! Your mommy, Pappy, Aunt Lelia, and Aunt Amanda took turns holding you as we walked around trick-or-treating which was so much fun! You did really well, even though you weren't able to go as long as Daniel and your cousin, Vienna, were, but you enjoyed the part that you were a part of!
This month you will begin to experience your first holiday season with Thanksgiving and then decorating for Christmas! I so hope you enjoy the Thanksgiving / Christmas time of year as much as I do! It's always been one of my very favorite times of year and I've got so many warm, wonderful memories of this time just like I hope you have one day! :o) SO excited to celebrate with our wonderful little family of four!
Love you SO much, little girl!
Love,
Mommy
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Halloween
We had a great time Monday night hanging out with family, trick-or-treating, eating great food, and celebrating my dad's birthday! Our little dragon, Daniel, and ducky, Lydia, were super cute in their costumes and even though Daniel hadn't been feeling the greatest for most of the weekend, he seemed to do so much better that evening and played, laughed, and ate until we finally had to put him down for bed at 9!
We put Daniel's costume on before all of my family got here, so that we could get him used to it a little at a time. We had a dance off in the living room with the costumes on, which helped him get more used to it, and then Daniel and I played outside for awhile as he ran around in his cute little dragon costume! After awhile, Scott brought Lydia out so we could get some cute pictures of her and I tried to get some pictures of Daniel, although he would not stay still so that didn't work all that well!
Mom, Dad, Lelia and Wayne got here after a bit, and then right after Tyler, Amanda, and Vienna got here we all headed over to Scott's parents to trick-or-treat. Scott pulled Daniel in his wagon while Lydia was traded off from person to person as we walked around. It was so much fun walking and talking and seeing how excited Daniel and Vienna were each time they got some candy. :o) Anytime Scott decided to not take Daniel up to a house for some reason, he would point to it and make noises as if to say to take him up there because he needed more candy in his pumpkin!
Vienna, Daniel, Scott, and Tyler trick-or-treated around most of our neighborhood while the rest of us went home earlier and started eating some yummy appetizers and I took some maternity pics of Lelia and Wayne. She is only 23 1/2 weeks along, so not super big yet, but it was fun taking a few pictures because she's been needing some belly pics anyway!
We had lots of fun hanging out and eating food before Dad opened his gifts. Daniel had lots of fun playing with Vienna and running around everywhere... maybe had too much sugar with the cupcakes! :o)
Anyway, it was a great evening and so much fun hanging out with my family! I'm so glad that our kiddos were great the entire evening, too, because that made it much more enjoyable for Scott and I and it was so nice to have a happy Daniel again! :o) Hopefully he'll stay all better and not get sick again for a long time!
We put Daniel's costume on before all of my family got here, so that we could get him used to it a little at a time. We had a dance off in the living room with the costumes on, which helped him get more used to it, and then Daniel and I played outside for awhile as he ran around in his cute little dragon costume! After awhile, Scott brought Lydia out so we could get some cute pictures of her and I tried to get some pictures of Daniel, although he would not stay still so that didn't work all that well!
Mom, Dad, Lelia and Wayne got here after a bit, and then right after Tyler, Amanda, and Vienna got here we all headed over to Scott's parents to trick-or-treat. Scott pulled Daniel in his wagon while Lydia was traded off from person to person as we walked around. It was so much fun walking and talking and seeing how excited Daniel and Vienna were each time they got some candy. :o) Anytime Scott decided to not take Daniel up to a house for some reason, he would point to it and make noises as if to say to take him up there because he needed more candy in his pumpkin!
Vienna, Daniel, Scott, and Tyler trick-or-treated around most of our neighborhood while the rest of us went home earlier and started eating some yummy appetizers and I took some maternity pics of Lelia and Wayne. She is only 23 1/2 weeks along, so not super big yet, but it was fun taking a few pictures because she's been needing some belly pics anyway!
We had lots of fun hanging out and eating food before Dad opened his gifts. Daniel had lots of fun playing with Vienna and running around everywhere... maybe had too much sugar with the cupcakes! :o)
Anyway, it was a great evening and so much fun hanging out with my family! I'm so glad that our kiddos were great the entire evening, too, because that made it much more enjoyable for Scott and I and it was so nice to have a happy Daniel again! :o) Hopefully he'll stay all better and not get sick again for a long time!
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