Oh, the holidays! Crazy, fun, exhausting, exciting! This year, we hosted Christmas at our house. Matt's mom flew in for a few days to celebrate with us. My parents came up from Rochester and stayed over at Erin and Ross' place. Sandi's family is in the Chicago area, too, so we were all able to spend quite a bit of time together.
Let's start with this great video... the girls had a Christmas show at school. The toddlers and the 2's were supposed to sing Jingle Bells. I knew the girls were working on it at least for a week. Morgan was the first to walk out and when she saw all the parents in the room, she freaked out a little. Both girls kept scanning the crowd to find us and we dodged them for a while. But, once they saw us, they both started crying. Matt went up to hold Morgan and one of Avery's teachers held her. I'm not sure you can actually hear singing over Avery's screaming. Yikes! Granted, she did have a bad case of hives that day, which I didn't realize until after we went up to get her. That new red dress was cute, but I should have washed it before letting her wear it. Lesson learned.
Besides that experience, the girls have been so excited for Christmas. They don't really get the whole Santa Claus thing, but they love getting new toys and having lots of playtime with us and their grandparents and cousins.
Another little video... we're not sure why they are moving their arms like they are.
Here are a bunch of pictures from the holidays.
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| We didn't decorate the house this year, except for some luminaries |
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| Merry Christmas to Matt |
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| Avery helping Grandma open her gifts |
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| Avery opening gifts |
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| This girl loves stickers! |
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| I remember when they actually fit in these car seats |
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| Morgan wanted to be the baby! |
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| Enjoying the stickers from Aunt Helen and Uncle Ed |
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| Showing off their Vegas shirts from Mommy and Daddy's trip |
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| Finger painting fun |
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| Lots of gifts! |
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| Grayson and Ross ready to open gifts |
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| Silly Morgan |
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| Giving each other high-5's with Daddy's new grilling gloves |
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| Putting together a toy for the girls |
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| Morgan trying to steal baby Nolan's gift |
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| Trying out her new headphones |
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| Figuring out her new Kindle |
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| Getting some help from Grandma Ruth |
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| Avery loves her new soft blanket - she takes this thing everywhere! |
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| Playing with Daddy and some new toys |
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| Grayson checking out his new toys |
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| Dinner time! |
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| Hunter and Beckett slept through it all |
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| Getting good use out of our new dining table |
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| Play-doh playtime with Grandma Ruth |
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| Day after Christmas Bloody Marys |
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| Wearing their new PJ's |
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| Avery is such a little mommy! |
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