Cookies for Santa

This year Ava I and started making cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve. It was so much fun. I'm loving that she is old enough to get into holidays. I even gave up control and let her do most of the work!

She got to pick out our shapes for the cookies

Then the fun part came...sprinkles and icing!!! She had place each one on the cookie just in the right place.

Look how pretty they are!!! Santa really enjoyed them!

Crafting with Kinslee

Kinslee and Ava were begging Janaye and I to let them play together...so we gave in...

Kinslee and Ava playing...its so cool now b/c they play together and know that eachother are there now.
of course they won't look at the camera.

What a pretty sash Kinslee...I think you need to be in a cutest baby contest!!!

Then they begged us to let the paint...

Janaye and Kinslee painting...

nice and messy but organized...

nice and messy free for all!!!

I need more paint mom!!!

mmm mom paint taste good!!! I hope it's not toxic.

Ava's finished product!!! A christmas tree out of hands!!!

I guess she was wanting some highlights in her hair.

I think Janaye had more fun then Kinslee!

Kinslee's master piece!

Well it has been a LONG time!!! I don't even know where to begin. The month of November I was out of town EVERY weekend and most of the week Thanksgiving. Month of December if I was not working we were out of town until last week! It has been a crazy last few months to say the least.

Well this last week was our first week in town and I think everything thing that could of gone wrong did! Whatever lesson that God is teaching David and I we are sooo ready for it to be over. But God is in control and isn't giving us anything we can't handle. Some how we are still living, laughing and yes living in the livingroom haha. David explains it best on his facebook status...

"in the course of 72 hours we have experienced a water damaged shower complete with black mold, a broken dishwasher, a family feud between the landlord and his son, Ava came home sick from daycare and vomited everywhere, our water heater went out 30 mins before company came, the kitchen sink was rotten through and had to be replaced and when the plumber showed up the dog started having two epileptic seizures and is now in the hospital!"
So far everything has gotten fixed...well the shower is being worked on as we speak at 9 pm! (not too happy about that but some how Ava is sleeping)...but hey it is getting done!

Ok now here is what y'all want the pictures...and yes it is mid Jan and I am posting Christmas pictures... I can't find the cord that goes to my camera so all I have are the pictures off of the USB port from my parents camera... Enjoy!!!

Pappy, Addy, and Ava opening Christmas gifts.
I think this might be the only gift Ava was interested in... (she had to take a nap at Grammy's house during gifts)

Great Grandpa came to see Ava and Addy

Part of our christmas was going to see ICE at the Gaylord. We thought Ava would enjoy it...boy were we wrong...it was WAY busy, you couldn't have a stroller, she wanted down but couldn't walk in the huge coat...so she cried the whole time!!!

(Plus it's NEVER good if the handle of her paci is touching her nose...it's her weird thing she does when she is sleepy)

Daddy and Ava Kate

Lisa, Cheryl, Erica, Paul, Michael

The whole gang!

Isn't it amazing that that is all ice!

Everytime we put her down she wanted to lay her poor head on the ice.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures....if I ever find my cord or go buy a new one there will be tons more to come. Hope everyone is having a great new year!!!

HoHoHo

It is slowly begining to look a lot like Christmas! We have had our tree, and all the other stuff up around the house for a while. But the weather has kept it from feeling like Christmas. We have our AC on in our house, and it is 75 degrees outside! I hope it is at least cold for Christmas day!

Well over Thanksgiving break we went back to Bass Pro Shops for our Santa pictures! This year we got a group picture and by themselves...and yes I am aware that I didn't upload the single of Ava...Thats becuase I haven't scanned it in yet...I know I'm a bad momma...

Here is Addy, Jason, Santa, and Ava Kate....I bet you figured this picture out pretty fast...Addy wasn't going to have anything to do with poor Santa. So Jason got to sit in Santa's chair...wasn't that nice of Santa. And Ava could really care less about Santa...not scared and for sure not impressed with the man. (I was impressed how real he looked and how nice he was)




Addy, Jason, and Santa.

If y'all haven't been to Santa's workshop at Bass Pro Shops it is pretty cool. It's free, and there are TONS of free things for the kids to do. It is AWESOME!! Oh and they do santa passes so you don't have to stand in line as long.

We have all but one gift to buy...and it is just a matter of going and getting it! All of them wrapped (well all that are in, we had to order two of them). The bad news is that I don't know if we will make it to Irving with all of them since Ava has carried them all over the house!!!

***Update on Colton. He is feeling better and doing a little better for now. He has been able to lose 34 lbs of fluid (in 2 days! WOW!) and his blood work is looking better. He even got to go "home" to their rented apartment in Houston. (they try to keep transplant patients out of the hospital as much as possible since there is sooo many germs in the hospital). Please continue to pray for him, his family, and Dr.s/nurses. Pray that it was a misdiagonsis! God has been so good in all of this...bringing sooo many to lean and to trust in him. Just keep praying!!!

Hope all of y'all are doing great, and are enjoying this Christmas season. Most of y'all should be getting a little something from Ava in the mail soon! Enjoy!