Winter Festivities and more.

Our Holidays have been very eventful. We have been able to enjoy all of our friends and family this year, making me feel very blessed. Our Christmas week was crazy for us because it seemed as though we just couldn't get our plans straightened out. We decided to go ahead and do our Christmas with Londyn on Tuesday night (before Christmas). I could hardly hold myself back from opening her gifts myself, I just knew it was everything her little heart would love. So Tuesday night when Keith got home (later than usual because of work) we rushed to skype with my mom so that she could watch Londyn open up the presents she sent her. After that we let Londyn enjoy those presents, which she did very much! While I watched her build up her stacking blocks as high as she could and knock them over, I began to make the dinner I was looking forward to:). A few weeks ago I got a really good deal on a waffle maker at Kohls so I told Keith when we did our Christmas I was making waffles with vanilla bean ice cream. Dinner was good, however this was the first time that allrecipes.com let me down with the homemade batter. I still see waffles in our near future with a new recipe:). By the time we got to opening Christmas with Londyn it was around 8:30 or so. We knew that we were getting to the point of tiredness and she would be over it all very soon. As she saw all of her gifts her little eyes didn't know what to do:). She loved her baby and all of it's gear, she became a natural little mommy in no time.
We did Christmas with our best friends on Thursday night and headed out of town on Friday morning to enjoy Christmas with our families down south. Friday night was a blast with my sister's. I always enjoy getting with them. I would say that my older sister and I are closer, maybe because our lives are similar in everything that we do. But it is always a pleasure when we get to spend time together. I miss her when I'm around her. I wish we had more time together and sometimes lived closer (however, I love my home and Lafayette:)). Londyn got a Lalaloopsy from them and new Twinkle toes. She received another stroller from my other sister and so all was right in her little world. She loved giving presents too. This was our first visit that Londyn did not cry, just another sign that she is becoming such a big girl.
Saturday we stayed in and just enjoyed family, naps, and baking. Keith and I have talked about whether or not Santa would come in the picture for Christmas. This year we made cookies and left them out, but Santa didn't bring anything. I'm sure we are really going to have to make decision soon. Christmas day we read the Christmas story, as well as, played with our nativity scene. After that we saw that Hoho ate part of his cookies (tip for the future, eat it at night not the next morning, yuk!) Londyn then opened up her rock with Elmo and equipment from Uncle Kevin and her Cleaning cart from mamaw and papaw. She had a great time. Soaked up all of the attention she could get. By the time we left Bedford she was one sleepy little girl and was glad to be home again.

Christmas from Meemaw. This was her favorite

Waffles and Ice Cream

Excited to start opening

BABY!

Each baby must have it's accessories

Such a good little mommy

Eating with Monkey at Mamaws and papaws

Giving Aunt Julie love with Lalaloopsy

making cookies for Santa

Cutting out our cookies

Ready for the oven

Checking to see if they are done

Our cookie for hoho

Playing the story of Christmas

Christmas morning!

"I might not be able to move, but I sure do like them"

Feeding our babies

Dancing with Daddy

For New Year's we had friends over and celebrated. As Last year, Londyn fell asleep at 12:00 on the dot. It was great to celebrate with good Friends.

This is not anything to celebrate about (or maybe it is) I rear-ended someone last Tuesday morning when it was snowing. Not a way to start your morning trust me. However, the good part about it is that the insurance company is writing a check for more than the car is worth. Now we need to decide if a second car is in our near future or not.
God has been so good to me this past year, I cannot tell it all. But I am thankful. I am excited to see where he puts me this year and the blessings we will see!