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Monday, December 21, 2009
We are overwhelmed with joy and excitement as we celebrate and
enjoy every minute of the Holidays with sweet Abree!! What a
blessing it is to have our precious Angel HOME for the
Holidays!! We had a fantastic time at Gaga and Papa’s house for
Thanksgiving. Abree LOVES turkey!!! She was able to eat as much
as she wanted and she loved it! After Thanksgiving lunch, she
went outdoors with Gaga for a true farm experience. She fed the
goats, fed the chickens, petted Gaga’s favorite chicken (Prissy
Missy), watched the turkeys, and gathered up eggs. I think she
felt like a real farmer….. We all had a great family weekend
together!
Decorating for Christmas has been so much fun this year! When I
brought the first Christmas tree out of the box she covered her
mouth and backed up in confusion. She watched me put the pieces
of the tree together and when I plugged it in and all the
beautiful lights came on, she smiled from ear to ear and said,
“Wow! Pretty, Mommy!” She “helped” me decorate…one tree limb had
8 ornaments on it—so cute! She even has her own pretty little
tree in her room. She keeps looking at all of the trees and
smiling and saying, “Pretty!” I think she loves the Christmas
decorations as much as her Mommy!!
Our first December adventure was on December 11th when we
traveled to Arkansas to celebrate Abree’s friends, Tyler and
Alex’s birthday. She was able to go skating for the first time
and she LOVED it! She had many falls, but she would get right
back up and skate some more. She’s a tough little girl! After
the skating party, we spent the afternoon and evening at Aunt
Cristi and Uncle Shawn’s house and Abree had a wonderful time
playing with Aubree, Alex, Tyler and Sam!
On December 16th, we were overwhelmed with Christmas Spirit and
we took the kids to meet Santa Claus… Abree actually liked him
(no tears at all!). They took their picture with Santa and told
him all of their wishes. Abree is hoping for “toys” for
Christmas. That’s as specific as she gets.
On December 18th, Abree felt like such a big girl because she
was able to go to Big Sister and Brother’s school Christmas
party. She ate cake and cookies and joined in the fun! She loves
to go to their school!
On December 19th, we headed off to Nanny’s house to have a
Christmas celebration with Daddy’s family. Abree was the star of
the show and received SO much attention! She was able to visit
and spend time with Nanny, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Kenney, Uncle
Mark, Aunt Melonie, Uncle Doug, Aunt Debbie, Sisters Ashlyn and
Bria, Brothers Landen and Kaden and Cousins Heather, Jared,
Emily, Jason, Jared, Devin, and Rachel. She was held by nearly
everyone and stole all of their hearts! She enjoyed opening a
few presents, one of which was a very special jungle quilt that
Nanny made for her. It will be a precious keepsake!!
Tonight we went to the Yukon Festival of Lights, which put us in
MORE of the Christmas spirit! The lights were beautiful and
plentiful! There were areas that had dancing lights that would
dance to the music in our car…the kids were AMAZED. We drove
through parts of the Festival and saw so many beautiful
Christmas displays and we even got out and walked through areas
of the Festival which was so much fun! The weather was
beautiful! We ended our evening with a trip to Braums for some
sweet ice cream! What a wonderful night!!!
Abree is growing like crazy!!! She is 33.5 inches now—she has
grown 3 inches since June! She is now at 10% on the growth chart
for height and her weight is 23 pounds, which is also around 10%
on the growth chart. Big girl!!! She is also talking like
crazy!! She can speak in sentences and says about anything she
wants to say. What a difference six months has made!!! She is
also starting to count. She can count to 5 and with a little
help she can make it all the way to 10. She has become the
manners police in our house. If Kaden or anyone burps she will
say, “What do you say, Kaden?” She also is the seat belt
police—she looks around in the car and if you don’t have your
seat belt on right away she will say “Buckle, Mommy.” She is so
smart and sweet! I think the funniest moments are still when she
sings and dances around like she’s in her own little world. When
she finally realizes we are all watching her and laughing at
her, she will burst into laughter. She is pure DELIGHT!!!!!
We cannot explain what an amazing blessing it has been to spend
the Holiday Season with our precious baby girl! We cannot wait
to see her on Christmas morning!!! We are looking forward to
spending more time with family as we celebrate the birth of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! |
Abree's 1st Thanksgiving Dinner--she LOVES turkey!!
Feeding Gaga and Papa's Goats--So Fun!!
Petting Gaga's favorite chicken, Prissy Missy...
Collecting Eggs...A True Farm Experience!!!
1st time SKATING!! She had so much fun!
A fun day with friends Aubree, Alex, Tyler and Sam!! |
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