Play Date with Garrett

My friend Lisa and I finally found a time to arrange a play date for our kids. Garrett and Audrey are only 6 months apart, so they are both getting to the age where they are more interested in playing with other kids. Not sharing, so much, but playing in the same room together. It's so funny how kids just don't get the concept of sharing. They always want the toy that they other one has. In a room full of toys! I just don't get it! Plus, if we want these two to get married someday, they need to get to know each other! I think they had a good time. Garrett didn't want to leave, so I think it was a success! Poor Garrett had to play with all of Audrey's girly toys, but he seemed to like the tea set and the princess castle. And he loves Mickey Mouse too, so we had plenty of Mickey toys for him to enjoy.

I think she was trying to give him a fist bump, but he wasn't having it.

Garrett playing with the princess castle



Very hard to get them to stand still for a photo!

First Snowy Adventure

We got a few inches of snow on New Year's Eve, so on New Year's Day, we bundled Audrey up for her first experience with snow. We discovered that we didn't have proper snow gloves for her (which she kept calling "globs"), so I put some of my gloves on her and it was so hilarious! She was holding her hands up and not moving them. She and Dada went in the back yard and threw a few snowballs, but the snow wasn't wet enough to make a snowman (even though she kept asking for one). We're definitely going to need to get some snow gear and a sled so we're prepared for our next snow. She loved playing in it!

Visit to the Fire Station

Audrey has been asking to go back to the fire station to visit Dada for a while now, so we finally made the time to go. She just loved seeing the fire trucks. She kept saying "Audrey drive!"

Christmas 2012

We had a great Christmas this year. It's hard to believe that it was Audrey's third Christmas. This was the first year that she really understood what was happening, so it was really special to see her get excited about everything.

Scott had to work Christmas Eve, but he was home in time Christmas morning for us to spend it with Audrey opening presents. We got her a tricycle, and Minnie Mouse shopping cart and cash register and few other books and small things. She loved everything! Santa didn't have time to assemble the tricycle before Christmas, so Audrey helped Dada do it. She's a good little helper!

Later that day, we went to my parents' house to celebrate. Audrey slept most of the day. But we didn't do much celebrating that day because my grandma passed out right before dinner, so my mom and uncle went with her to the hospital. The very good news is that she is okay, but it gave us all quite a scare! Unfortunately, we didn't get to open presents or celebrate, so we went back a couple days later.

Audrey with cousin Gwendolyn

Playing with Mama's old Mickey Mouse hat

Opening stockings with G and Meredith

A few days later, we went to celebrate at Scott's parents' house. Audrey also slept most of the day, but woke up in time to open presents with everyone. As you can see from the photos, she and Billy stole the show and had a great time opening presents.

All the grandkids with Babka

First Visit to Santa Claus

This was the first year we took Audrey to see Santa because up until this year, she was just too young to understand and we thought she would hate it. But this year, we've been reading a book about Santa all year, so she understands who Santa is and has been talking about him a lot! So on my last day of work before the holidays, Scott brought Audrey up so we could go to Crown Center to visit Santa. She loved it! There was a little playground before we got in line to see him and she had the best time. When it was her turn to see Santa, we told her to go sit on his lap and she ran right up to him and let him pick her up and put her in his lap! I was floored! I couldn't believe she wasn't scared. We may have to teach her not to talk to strangers...she's quite the little social butterfly! So she sat on Santa's lap, but she didn't tell him what she wanted (don't think she quite understands that part yet). But then Santa told her that there were four more days until he would come to her house and they counted together. Later that day, she kept talking about how she counted with Santa. Then we went over to Hallmark so Audrey could meet some of my coworkers. She had the best time!