Santa Baby...

The past week has been quite a blur...but very festive and fun. The first weekend of December we celebrated the start of the Christmas season with our 4th Annual Progressive Dinner. My cousin caught this great photo of Ava...simply adorable! We are sure blessed with two beautiful presents for Christmas...who could ask for anything more...Emma and Ava! :)
Last week was filled with appointments for Ava as she has hit the six month mark...re-checking for developmental milestones and physical development. She is doing really well...growing perfectly...developing beautifully!
This past weekend we enjoyed a beautiful evening with my grandparents and family for a Christmas celebration. Emma and Ava really enjoyed being with Grandma and Grandpa Horstman and Lori and Nichele.
This week Ava has had two more appointments. Emma heads to the dentist for a re-check tomorrow in the AM. We are also very excited for her School Christmas program tomorrow. Papa Taylor and Grandma and Grandpa Spriggs will be coming. Hopefully the next few days will bring a few extra minutes so I can post more pics. :)
This weekend the girls and I will travel to Grandma Berry's house for our annual Christmas Cookie baking day. Trying to find the time to finish the ever growing mountain of laundry...keep up with the dishes...not to mention wrap the many Christmas presents that need attention. Hmmm?? OH yeah...Emma will have two weeks of school off...Yippee!! :)
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Holiday Happenings...!!

December has been full of fun events even thought it is only the 5th day! Emma got to see Santa this past week...(Ava was asleep in the stroller). Emma was very excited to tell Santa that she loves Cinderella. :) This picture says to me..."Santa...I want it all!!" Oh to be three again.

Santa was very patient with Emma. Emma was able to find out that the little girl's name that Emma is sharing her pacifier with is Baby Jennifer. After Emma fell down a couple of steps early in November...she had to quit the paci cold turkey. We told her that Santa would take her paci and share it with a little baby who needed it more. :)


Tonight was our families 4th Annual Progressive Christmas Dinner. We always look forward to eating yummy food and enjoying each other's holiday decorations.

On Wednesday of this week...Emma's dance class performed for a Christmas party. Instead of having a dance lesson the group met for a performance at the American Legion. Grandma Ruth got to come along too. Emma had a lot of fun. She liked her new Christmas tutu with jingle bells. :)

A couple of Emma's dance teachers...Miss Mesia, Miss Debby and Emma! :)


After Thanksgiving we surprised Emma with tickets to see Playhouse Disney Live at the Civic Center for an afternoon show. Ava got to stay with Berry while we enjoyed the show. Emma really liked the performance.


Beautiful girlies...we love their smiles!! :)

Emma and Ava love to hang out in mommy and daddy's bed for morning cartoons on the weekends. :)

A picture of Emma's lip after she fell down a couple of steps at Aunt Sue's. Her top tooth went through her bottom lip causing to have a fat bottom lip. We soon discovered that her top tooth had been pushed back causing to have a fat top lip too. After two trips to the dentist...we learned that she would be ok. It is likely the tooth may need to come out before it actually falls out. She was such a big girl. We were very proud of her. She loves going to the dentist. Who would have thought! :)

Sisters...! :)

Over the Thanksgiving weekend we enjoyed a full day at the Taylor's. We spent all day Saturday in Alpha...hanging with cousin Leah and the gang. It was such a beautiful day we even took a walk outside. Here is daddy with all three cousins.

Cousin Leah...she has such a fun smile...laughing too!! :)

Joe...Ava...Leah!

Ava...what beautiful blue eyes! :) Just like her daddy's.

Cousin Leah is a movin' and a groovin' these days. She was crawling and pulling up like crazy. It is so fun to see her growing so fast...!

Emma loves to use her "tools" at Papa Taylor's house. She has her own workbench and set of tools to play with.

Emma loves to hold Cousin Leah.

Happy Emma!

All three cousins...lovin' one another! :)

Emma, Uncle Jimmy, and Cousin Leah!

Halloween Fun...

Fall Festival Fun

What a fun day...!! Emma had a Fall Festival at school yesterday. Mommy and Daddy got to go to school with her too.