The Plothows: January 2016

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Beautiful

The girls got a "beauty" set for Christmas with a bunch of lip gloss and some fake nails. The other day, they decided to get it out. Oh boy! They had fun putting the lip gloss on and wiping it off and starting over again and again!

Look at my pretty nails mommy

She kept them on about 1 minute

Morgan also tried them on for about a minute

Lip gloss galore!

How does this look mommy?

Umm, you may have a bit too much on!

Gymnastics

We started back up with gymnastics to get us out of the house this winter. The girls are now in a class without parents. So, Matt and I get to watch, instead of participating. :) The coach is the same as the one we had last winter for the toddler class. The girls liked him, so they were happy to see him again!

Avery, Morgan and Grayson on the trampolines

Avery, Morgan and Grayson in the blocks

Working in their stations

Goofing off before class

Sister love

Ahhh!

Ta-da!

Listening to the coach

They love trampoline time

Friday, January 22, 2016

Just some random pictures from the last few weeks...

Dress up

Brusha-brusha-brusha!

So cool she has to sleep in shades

Reading with Daddy

Silly girl

Love these girls!

Trip to the dentist

I took the girls to the dentist for their first official check-up. They had gotten a check-up at daycare by a dentist the school brought in, but this is the first time going to an office. Avery was SO excited! She wanted to dress up for the appointment. She even picked out a headband to match her new dress! This girl is definitely our little fashionista!

Avery went first and was awesome! They said she was really good for a child her age. She let them look in her mouth and polish her teeth. Morgan had a more normal reaction to being there and didn't really want much to do with the whole process. She eventually let them do everything they needed to... as long as they kept squirting water in her mouth. She thought that was great! I think she drank half a gallon of water at the appointment. Ha!

The girls left with lots of stickers and goodie bags and a love for the dentist! :)

It was raining, so she wanted to bring her umbrella

Sisters!

They wanted to stay and play in the waiting room

Cool shades

The girls liked playing with the suction straw

Happy New Year!

We celebrated New Year's Eve at home kind of last minute. Our plans were foiled by a sick Beckett (which ironically, was the same reason our plans were foiled last year!) The poor kiddo ended up with pink eye and a nasty ear infection this year! We stayed home with the girls and made pizzas. We did our countdown around 8PM. :)

We gave the girls some soda to cheers with us at "midnight". It was the first time they have had anything fizzy and it was funny to see their reactions. Avery was not a fan (no surprise there). Morgan loved it! She kept asking for more. Ha!

We did get together and celebrate with the Wilkens a few days later once Beck was feeling up to it.

Wagon rides around the Wilkens' house

Bumper "cars"

I remember when they were small enough to fit in these things!

School Pictures

The girls got pictures taken at school a while back and we got the pictures in right before Christmas. I think this is probably the best picture they've taken together! I love it!

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Night gowns

The girls got new night gowns for Christmas. I wasn't sure how they would do with them, but they love wearing them. The first night I put one on Avery, she laughed and said "mommy, where are the pants?" She thought I was trying to pull a fast one on her!

Trains

This girl loves her trains! She got lots of accessories to add to the train set for Christmas and has been loving playing with them all!

Friday, January 1, 2016

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Avery got a new ladybug umbrella for Christmas from Aunt Erin and she couldn't wait for an opportunity to use it! Of course, the wait was not long with all the rain we got right after Christmas. Too cute! Thanks, Aunt Erin! :)

Christmas Holiday

The holidays seemed to fly by. Always do. I love this time of year. Just seems like we pack so much into such a short amount of time. The girls really got into Christmas this year and it was great! Every time we asked them what they wanted for Christmas, it changed. Luckily, Avery stopped asking for a ladder (what she originally told Santa she wanted).

We hosted Christmas Eve dinner at our house again this year. As is our tradition, we deep fried a turkey and a chicken. Erin and Ross and their kiddos came over, along with my parents. Brett and Sandi were spending Christmas Eve with Sandi's family, so they couldn't make it. But, Keely and Brian, Sabrina and their newest addition Natasha (who is adorable!) came over. We all had tons of fun and lots of good food! The kids had a blast playing together and were really excited that Santa was coming later that night! After leaving some cookies and milk out for Santa, the girls finally crashed for the night.

On Christmas morning, Matt and I were awake at least 30 minutes before the girls. I think we were more excited than they were! I'm sure in years to come, they will be waking us up, but this year we were waiting on them. We went downstairs and they were a little overwhelmed. We showed them that Santa had taken bites of the cookies and drank the milk. Avery said "mommy, he didn't eat all of his cookies". I told her he just needed a little snack before he headed on his way. They immediately saw the Paw Patrol toys they got for Christmas. Those girls are infatuated with Paw Patrol right now! Seems like they change favorite shows every couple of weeks! We also got them a dollhouse, which is so much fun to see them play with. The stuff they come up with is hilarious! This year, we definitely saw a difference in the toys we bought Avery vs. Morgan. Avery is into art and playdoh and playing in the kitchen. Morgan is very into animals and blocks and puzzles.

After we opened presents at our house, we went over to the Wilkens for brunch. We kept up our tradition of the Christmas jammies. This year, we had Charlie Brown and Snoopy! After brunch, we all caught a little snooze and rested up. After naps, we all got together at our house for our family gift exchange. We had a special visitor, Santa himself! (aka my Uncle Scott) Morgan ran up to him immediately and wanted to show him her special blankie. Ha! Of all the kids, I would say she loved Santa the most! Grayson was ok with him, but the other kiddos had some stranger danger going on and didn't want to spend too much time with him.

After Santa "left", we had a bunch of food and drinks and more family fun. Have I mentioned that I love this time of year! It's part crazy and stressful, but mostly just great to see everyone and watch all the kids! I remember how much I loved Christmas as a child and just hope I can recreate that same feeling for Morgan and Avery. :)