December Snipets

I finally had to chance to upload some photos this afternoon and wanted to share...

Leah is starting to show interest in the Baby Einstein series and suddenly Kendall has re-discovered it. She now asks for "baby all-stan" more than even Barney. Below is a snap shot of the sisters enjoying a morning show:

Leah and Kendall playing the evening I caught Leah rolling over...this picture was taken shortly before:

Once I realized the squirt had rolled:

Leah and her beloved "Ma"...

Me again...

I know I just posted a matter of moments ago, but wanted to pass this video along...my new favorite Christmas song...

Brandon Heath - The Night Before Christmas

Prepping for the Holidays

The past few weeks have passed with blinding speed! I finally got motivated to decorate for Christmas, which is odd because usually I can't wait to decorate. In fact, the first Christmas after we got married, we purchased a tiny little tree with ornaments around Halloween and were so excited about it that we went ahead and decorated right then. The years since have followed similar suit, and we traditionally decorate for Christmas the week before Thanksgiving. This year was a little different - likely because I struggle to find the energy to keep up with the daily chores, let alone add decorations into the mix. But laziness and complaining aside, the decorations finally went up a couple weeks ago :o)

Kendall will be moving up to a new class next year - early preschool is what they call it, I believe. I'm excited for her to be with older kids, but sad to say goodbye to her current teachers Miss Donna and Miss Kristen. They are both extremely sweet and always so friendly to Kendall. One good thing, I think her best school friends - Johnny (aka Donny) and Bree - will be moving up with her so hopefully that should make the transition less painful.

Kendall is all about her cousins Jake and Ella right now - particularly Ella. Due to her petite size, she has inherited quite a few of Ella's hand-me-downs, which she completely adores. In fact, the only coat and shoes that I can get her to willingly wear are Ella's, which she emphatically reminds me each time I put them on. She talks about them at least three times a day and literally spins with excitement when she knows they are coming to visit.

Leah rolled over for the first time (that I've seen) last week. We were sitting on the living room floor and she was doing her usual routine of rolling to her side and then back on her back, when suddenly I realized she face down! A few huffy moments later, she had returned to her back and began kicking her legs over once again. I have since tried to get it on video, but she hasn't quite cooperated. We tried cereal a couple times this week, but I think she still needs a few more weeks to be able to sit up a little better. She starts to slowly fade to the side after a few minutes, which makes her angry and instantly uncooperative for feeding. I'm hoping she will take to eating a little better than big sis did - we are still struggling with that!

I am completely finished with Christmas shopping - yay! In fact, I ran to the mall to grab something and was literally in and out in 15 minutes. This was good thing for me, considering my anxiety for crowds had started to bubble up as I drove in through the traffic.

We are looking forward to our cozy family celebrations...I have good authority that Santa is bringing something pretty fun this year :) Photos to follow suit at a later date...

where to begin...

Life has been so crazy lately that I haven't had a chance to post, or hardly take pictures, which has been a little sad. I try to snap a shot here and there to capture funny moments more than creative angles these days. There are so many funny stories to tell and events that have passed, not even sure where to begin...

The months of November and December are busy birthday months for me...my mother's is November 15th, followed by Trenton's on November 17th - short break for Thanksgiving - then rolls my sister's, the twins, and my grandmother's wraps it up before Christmas. Trenton's actual birthday was pretty quiet, but a few months ago I purchased Dallas Cowboys tickets for the November 22nd game against the Washington Redskins. Boy, was he excited! I think he told me 'thank you' about a million times that day. I could dedicate an entire post just regarding that experience, but I'll be as brief as a mother of two under two awake and on the loose can be...the game itself was pretty tame - not much scoring happening on either side, but the ambiance of it all was overwhelming! The most noteable part to me was when the 'doors' opened at 10am. All non-season tickets must enter through the end zones. When we initially arrived, I thought we would go through regular glass doors that lined the area, but suddenly around 10 I was proved wrong. The ENORMOUS glass WALL started to recess into the sides...it was truly a sight to behold.
Trenton and I in front of the stadium

Fortunately the Cowboys won, so we were able to walk away from the day completely happy, but there were many close moments there! I kept asking him that if they didn't win, would he still have enjoyed the experience...and of course, he said he would.

Leah is just a growing, growing, growing! We had her four month appointment a couple weeks ago and she was a whopping 15 pounds - just 6 short of her older sister. Oddly enough, we happen to pull Kendall's records and found that she was actually heavier at the same age.

I will conclude with a funny story...a few weeks ago we were playing in Kendall's room when she said "bed" and I asked her "do you want to go into your bed?" and she said "YES" so I placed her in her crib. She then said "sissy!" so I asked her "do you want me to put SISSY in your bed?" and she said "YES!" so I placed Leah carefully into the bed next to her. She then grabbed her favorite blanket with a bunny on it and said "sissy bunny?" so I went and tracked down a blanket for Leah and placed it on top of her. Then Kendall looked up and said "Mama, moo!" and started to wave towards the door. I asked her "you want Mommy to leave?" and she said "YES" and waved her head as far up and down as it could go.

I see how it is.

Kendall and "sissy" after telling Mama to "moo"