Audrey's First Haircut!

Today Audrey got her first haircut. It was a bit overdue - her hair is out of control! She's really got a lot of it and it's super curly - just like Dada's. I'm not sure how to tame it yet, so I thought a trim might help. We went to see the lady I've been going to for years, Brooke. Audrey didn't take a great nap that morning, so she was a little grumpy and cried a little during the cut, but did a great job!


Save me, Dada!



Audrey's Second Christmas

Audrey's second Christmas was very fun and very busy! We had four celebrations this year. First was Christmas Eve brunch with Scott's extended family. She got to meet a few cousins and she was happy to meet more little people!


Audrey's cousins



Grandma and Aunt Annie with the kiddos

That afternoon, we attempted to go to a "kid friendly" church service. We hadn't taken Audrey to church before, so we weren't sure how she would react. At first, she really liked the people watching and loved the music, but she quickly got very restless and we had to sneak out half way through. Maybe we'll try again when she's a little older.

On Christmas Eve night, we celebrated with Scott's family at Nana's house. We had dinner and opened presents while Audrey slept, so she missed out on most of the festivities. On Christmas day, we celebrated with my family at Gaga's house (Dada had to work on Christmas Day). The day after Christmas, we celebrated with my family again at Aunt Mandy's house with Uncle Joe, Aunt Judy, Brett, Trent, Carla and Abby. So all in all, it was a busy Christmas, but so great to spend time with family!

We tried to not let the presents for Audrey get out of control, so Santa didn't come this year. Not because she was bad, just because she doesn't understand yet! She got a few new toys, some clothes and some college money from our families. And Mama had to buy a new toy chest to contain the clutter - I think we're good on toys for a while!

William Ryan Lee

The best Christmas present we received this year was a new nephew! William Ryan Lee (aka Billy) was born on Christmas Eve and we went to visit him today. He is so adorable and very laid back so far! Audrey didn't get to go meet him, so she is very excited to meet her new cousin soon!

Uncle Scott and Billy

He was awake the whole time we were there and
only cried when he had his diaper changed!

Table scraps

The dogs have put on a few pounds lately and it's not because of the holidays. They have discovered that the best place to be during dinner time is under the high chair. Recently, Audrey has realized that when she drops food on the floor, the doggies will eat it. So when she's done eating, she just throws it on the floor. She thinks it's pretty funny...

Our Christmas Tree!

Today we went to get our Christmas tree! Ever since we've been married, we always go to a farm to cut a fresh tree, so our tradition continues! We actually skipped last year since Audrey was so little, so this is her very first Christmas tree! This year, we found a place in Shawnee that was smaller, but they had great trees to choose from. It was pretty cold and windy, but Audrey didn't mind!

We had some help cutting it down

Think it turned out pretty well!