Over these two weeks we also had Baby Lyla over again! Monica used to watch her a year ago, but stopped when Winry was born. Well, they needed a sitter for a day, and everyone had so much fun!! Brooke was so excited to see Lyla again!
Winry continues to play with the Christmas tree. We moved most things out of her reach. About the only "interesting" thing left is the beads on the tree, so eat she did.
Monica had to go to the mall one day to pick up an online order, and while they were there they saw that Santa was there and there was no line!! So just a quick stop in to say hi. Brooke was excited and jumped right up on Santa's lap, but Eden was more hesitant. She was okay talking to Santa if she could hold Brooke's hand!
Brooke had a winter showcase at dance class on the 13th! All the parents got to sit in a full class for the kids. It was a lot of fun for everyone, and we even got to see Brooke perform her Suzy Snowflake dance!!
Everyone had a blast, especially Winry! She just loved it, and even did some dancing on the ground!
At the end of the class all the kids stood together for a group picture!
And I brought roses for Brooke because I just knew her performance would warrant some!
Winry has started to clap over the last two weeks, though she does it with her own unique style.
Also, as mentioned, on the 13th was also my work Christmas party. We had a lot of fun seeing Santa and having a yummy dinner and doing arts and crafts.
Brooke continues to do check ups and take care of us. She also started being a dentist too. Here she is all ready to check my teeth.
Brooke also helped us clean the bathrooms. We told her if she cleaned the bathrooms she could watch a show. I'm not sure she had more fun cleaning or watching her show, but either way she loved both!
We grabbed a family picture after church a few Sundays ago (the 16th I believe). We like to get a picture in front of the Christmas tree each year.
All of these Christmas preparations have really been tiring Jelly out! Also, we've been gone for a week and miss her so!! But we hear she's doing great, so that's good.
As Winry continues to pull herself up and walk along objects she continues to find new fun things. She's recently found she can pull herself up to the window next to the front door, and she loves to look out the window. She's even been looking out the door watching for me when I came home before.
We headed out for Utah and Christmas on the 22nd. The airport was of course decorated, but they also had these reindeer "bushes" sitting on benches and giant ornaments nearby. You can see the ornament a little on the left of the picture. It took a little convincing to get Brooke to sit down for a picture, but after she loved each and every reindeer she saw!
Here Brooke is watching our plane while we waited to board. I asked her if I could take a picture, and she said no, and when she realized I took the pictures anyway she got upset at me... Oh 3 year olds...
Our plane was small and just had 2 seats on each side of the isle. That means we had to be split across the isle, and of course the side where we had 2 seats was also the side with extra oxygen masks for infant in arms, so I got to watch both kids on the flight while Monica took a nap, got a massage, etc. You know, all those typical airplane coach things.
While we were flying, Brooke pulled up her shirt. I asked her why and she said her tummy needed some air. I'm glad we can still solve the problems of today's youth.
Of course getting off that flight put us in Utah. We headed to my parents house to start things off. On Sunday after church we made gingerbread houses. Someone found a bunch of fun ones, and Brooke picked to do the (Super Mario) Princess Castle!! Here it is all decorated! She had a lot of fun putting it together.
That night we headed to Niki's house for dinner. My sisters and parents all do a family dinner each week. Winry quickly found the blinds, because that's what she loves, and had a blast!! Just like home!
A master honing her craft.
And speaking of masters honing, here's Brooke playing the Wii for the very first time. She's probably supposed to be holding the controller like that up over her head... :)
And Oriah got this wonderful picture of Winry!!!
Well, that doesn't actually quite catch everyone up, but I'm planning to write another post within the next few days (preferably before the new year). I'll put all of the Christmas details in there, I just thought that'd be way to much to combine into this post. Anyway, hope everyone had a great Christmas!
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