Christmas Eve

 Ok so I am a little late on posting this but better late than never right? We always have Christmas Eve dinner at our house every year so this year was no different. My sweet mother in law made me some really cute aprons and when Kevin came over he said he wanted to help so he got to wear the cute apron, isn't he just adorable? We made yummy sweet pulled pork and cilantro rice and all the sides that would go into a salad or burrito, it was soo yummy. We had a huge span of people over. There was my mom and dad and sister and husband, then there was my mother and father in law, then we had my brother in law, then we had my sisters in laws over and last but not least Toby and his new family came too. The house was filled up. I love it though, it can get crazy but so worth having everyone together.

Here are some group shots of everyone mingling..lol

Sisters

I am soo greatful and very blessed to have the oppertunity to raise 2 daughters. I love that Bailee finally has a sister, she loves Lyla so much and is a huge help with her, she never hesitates to do things for her. I cant wait for the time that Bailee will teach her fun girl stuff and play makeup and barbies with her. I love these girls with all my heart! They re so much fun

Choices

This story might sound dumb to some people but to me it was great. For a long time now I really have to explain or maybe the right word would be "badger" Bailee into making good food choices. It's not an easy task with her 5 year old brother being very thin and actually eats the healthy stuff and her 2 yr old brother not really worrying about it too much. But Bailee really enjoys her food so it's kind of a battle every now and then. Well, the other day Bryce was going to have an icecream sandwich after dinner and I told Bailee she could have one too and she actually looked up at me and said " no thanks mom, I get to have one at school tomorrow so I don't need one tonight." It was one of those moments that dont happen very often but what I am trying to teach her about making good choices with food is finally paying off. I am so proud of her choices and I hope it continues

No way!!

Ok so my last post was about maybe starting potty training but I did one hour of it and I had to clean up pee undies and poop off my tile floor, so I am thinking Im gonna nix that idea for a while!! I had good intentions..lol

start potty training????

Lincoln has been telling us for a while when he poops but in the last week, now he actually tells us to change him when he poops. My friend and I were doing eachothers hair today and she looked over and said Lincoln doesnt have any clothes on, he had taken his pants and his diaper off and wanted to go pee pee on the potty!! So it looks like he might be ready, now I told him we need to go get batman undies and he was so excited..I absolutely despise potty training so i hopoe the next couple of weeks wont be too bad especially if hes ready..I cant wait to see his cute chubby bum in batman undies, hes so dang cute.

Lylas first grahm cracker

Lyla was soo fussy the other day and I didnt have anything for her just to eat or hold onto by herself to keep her busy so i gave her a big grahm cracker and it worked but it was a huge mess. Her face says it all. She was definately loving her treat. This smile is soo contagious, all of my clients tell me they have never seen a baby with such a huge mouthy smile. I even had to take her to the doctor this week and found out she had a double ear infection and when the dr walked inshe tried soo hard to smile and be happy but she was miserable. The dr even said "shes trying soo hard to look happy". This week has been a little rough w/a sick baby and nap times arent going good this week due to an ear infection so life has been put on hold while I sit in my jammies all day and hold my sweet little girl. I actually love moments like these because we are always so busy that we never just get to sit down and hold our little ones. It stinks that she sick but I love cuddling with her
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Lincoln turns 2!!

It is soo crazy how time just flows by and sometimes I wish I could just freeze the time right now so I could keep my kids little and pure. Lincolns 2nd birthday is today! He doesnt understand birthdays yet but Im sure he wont mind opening a few presents, he got that down pat at Christmas.

Lincoln is by far my biggest handful(as you can see how he got in his car on top of the coffee table and climbed up and was going to attempt to ride off of it until we stopped him) but he brings us such joy and laughter too. Right now in his stage in life he copies whatever anyone says and we have to answer him exactly how we answered the other person. He has the cutest little dimple on his upper cheek when he smiles, I love it because it's not in the normal spot for a dimple. His answer for every question is "I dont know". I love how huge and thick he is, he just wouldnt be Lincoln without his cute big head. When we let his hair grow out its curly, I love it because so far he's the only one w/curly hair. Hes at the stage where he is finally understanding and is trying to help. He feels so proud of himself when he really got to do something all by himself and help mommy. If daddy is home than no one on earth exists..I mean no one!! Only daddy can change him, only daddy can pick him up, only daddy can sit by him, he follows Mike around until bedtime. I love this boy soo much, as hard as he is on most days, I couldnt imagine my life without him, his smile makes me smile. Happy Birthday sweet boy of mine, we love you