Feisty Mal

Christmas Eve

We were in San Antonio for Christmas this year.  On Christmas Eve, Addie, Kyle's girlfriend Lori and I went to get pedicures!  Addie chose blue for her toes and Lori was brave and let Addie choose her color as well....the most neon pink you have ever seen!  Bryan helped Addie bake cookies for Santa.  Addie, Grady, Poppy and Grandpa fed the deer in the front yard while we got dinner ready.  We had a mexican feast for dinner...Bryan's homemade fideo soup, enchiladas, tamales, beans, rice and tortillas.  It was great!!!!

Running back to get more food...

I attempted to get a picture of them in their pajamas....

We wrote a note to Santa.  We were so proud of Addie...she wrote a lot of the note herself.  She can now write all of her letters!!!

 

We left food outside for the reindeer!

We put our cookies and milk out for Santa and then attempted to go to bed.  Addie was too excited to sleep and said she heard bells ringing.  She started singing Christmas songs so that Santa would hear her....so cute!

Christmas Activities

We had a great couple of weeks before Christmas!  Addie had Sophia and Chloe over for lunch and gingerbread house decorating!  Addie and I made them snowflake grilled cheese sandwiches and we all had a great time...although I think more candy ended up in their stomachs than on the houses! 

We went to San Marcos for Christmas with my grandfather and my dad's side of the family.  My cousin has a little girl named Brooklyn and she is 2.5.  She and Addie were finally able to play together this year and had a great time!  Addie also enjoyed helping Papa open his presents.

Grady enjoyed carrying around Brooklyn's hello kitty bag and a truck...

The next day, we went to Sea World!  We had a great time!!!!  The weather was perfect and Addie is at the best age..she loved every minute of it!  Her favorite show was a toss up between Shamu and Sesame Street.  Grady loved both of those as well and although his attention span is not very long...he did great!  Addie was also tall enough to ride the Shamu roller coaster.  She rode it twice and was so proud and excited!

The smile is for this....

Addie loved the "snow" at the Sesame Street show.

The best we could get...Grady does not stand still.....EVER!

We spent an evening helping Buck and Nana decorate their Christmas tree.

School Christmas party

Addie had her Christmas program at school today.  She did a great job and looked so cute on stage!  After the program, we went back to her class for her party.  Grady was so cute and insisted on sitting next to Addie at her table! 

Addie with her friends, Emma and Sara

Addie and her teacher, Ms. Bre

Here is a video from this morning.  Our video camera will not charge, so this is from an iphone.

Watching video from Santa

Addie watched her email video from Santa this afternoon.  It was so cute to watch...she got so embarrassed every time he showed a picture of her or said her name!  Thought I would share...

Pictures

It is impossible to get a picture of Addie and Grady together.  If she is smiling, he is escaping.  If he is smiling, she is looking other way.  I have just about given up!!!  Here are a few of my attempts.

My pretty girl (thanks Baboo for the pants!!)

Cookies

Addie and I made cookies for her ballet class today. Addie was a great helper and is so excited to share them with all of her friends!!!!

Oh Grady

In the two years that Addie wore diapers, I never experienced this....

I now know why some people use duct tape at nap time.  Yes he is laying in urine...nice!