It's hard to believe that just over a year ago, I went in for a regular OB appointment and came out with two little miracle babies. My little boys are such a joy. They are so different from each other! Braden is my cuddly, sensitive, chatty little man. He talks all the time! And he will never pass up the opportunity for a nap. Dalton is my independent, extra active, inquisitive little man. You can often find him with a solemn look on his little face. He is a little (ok, a lot) more aggressive than his brother and will steal a toy in a heartbeat. We had their birthday party over the weekend, which was hectic with it being so close to Christmas (which was extremely busy but wonderful). So many of our friends & family were sick that it ended up being a quiet little event. My poor little B still wasn't feeling well, having an ER trip two weeks prior and ending up back at the doctor the day before the party, all due to breathing difficulties. Poor baby has been sick almost constantly in his short little life. Hopefully he will get well soon!! Anyway, we chose the theme "Thing 1 & Thing 2" from "The Cat in the Hat". I sometimes called them this when I was pregnant. The festivities continued as we celebrated New Year's Eve with friends, then a quiet New Year's Day at home, just us. That's a rare event, and it was nice to spend time just the 5 of us. Last week was an adjustment for everyone...David & I had to go back to work and the kids went back to school, so that was hard. Madelyn was extremely lovey and the boys were very clingy. So...I have now been trying to post pictures for 3 days, so I'm going to give up for now amd post the random ones that made it. Sigh.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions...our Willow Tree nativity scene.
We did our tree differently this year...decided to go sort of traditional Christmas colors. I liked it =) but we have plans for something different next year. I like to plan ahead.
Madelyn very much believes in playing with her food.
These are from MJ's dance Christmas party. Miss Independent working on her passe's & tendus (above)...being the "star" (below)...
Miss Sassy showing off her new clothes on New Year's Eve.
We always love having our Christmas parties with friends, even though each year get busier & busier and it gets harder to do. Here are M & Collin chowing down at the kiddie table...not because there wasn't room at the dining room table, but Madelyn takes every opportunity to use this table, especially with friends.
Cuddling up with Uncle Jacob to watch Polar Express.
After dinner, we made salt dough ornaments & let them cook while we watched the movie. The kids had fun decorating them.
More Christmas decor...we didn't have 5 stocking holders of our Polar Express train, since we never really planned on having 3 kids, so I made our stocking holders this year. We also got new stockings. Oh, and the elf made an appearance this year with a chocolate advent calendar. Unfortunately, M only earned about half of her treats...we went through a rough patch...she decided to name the elf "Prince", which quickly became dubbed as "The Elf Formerly Known as Prince" by David.
So I guess I'll work on getting the rest of these pictures posted...this is why I don't post more frequently!
