Weekend Re-Cap

I am so excited that we are getting so close to the holiday's. For two reasons....One being this is my favorite time of the year!! Love,love,love everything about Thanksgiving and Christmas, the food, lots of family time, decorating, lights, Christmas music,  my Christmas scented candles, seeing the excitement in the kids, I could go on and on. How can this time of the year not make you happy? And of course getting closer and closer to meeting Lyla!!! We have only 4 more weekends until my due date!!!!!! Eeek So lately our weekends consist of getting things checked off our to-do list! Well its mostly a list I made for Adam of things I cant do ;0) While I have been cleaning (nesting) like crazy around here! Everything from floor boards to dusting the crown molding.

In between cleaning and preparing this weekend we ...........................

Took care of two sick little girls!! Alivia and Emma caught hand foot and mouth and have been battling fevers and sore blister lined mouths :(

Saturday Kelsey and Brendon came over and watched Alivia and Emma while Adam and I met up with his parents, sister and brother in law to see a comedy show. While Kaylah got to go see the Little Mermaid play with friends at the High School and have a sleepover.

(before we left....Lyla and I)

Sunday Alivia and I (Emma wanted no part in it) made an Indian headband for thanksgiving and she wrote all of the things she was thankful for on the feathers.

Kaylah had her friend Maya over and I made a scavenger hunt list for them to look for in the woods. Which kept them busy for awhile! Will definitely be doing this again when the girls are looking for something to do!

 Which brings us to now.....where I am currently still in my pj's exhausted from staying up too late and waking up too early....counting down the minutes until bedtime!

Alivia's concert and gingerbread houses

 The week before Christmas was Alivias school concert and make your own gingerbread house! Adam took the day off so he could come too :0)

They had everything all set up when we got there and sweet Mrs Baglole even let Emma make her very own gingerbread house! Anna, Alivias BFF was sitting at our table,so both of my girls were excited about that!

They were so sweet together...Love when they love eachother :-)

Emma was making a big mess and I was eating all the candy ;0)

Here is Emma hanging out with the big girls Anna,Robin and Alivia

The finished product's  

So cute and I must say that vanilla frosting on graham crackers = amazing!

Here is Emma and Daddy being crazy waiting for the show to start

And there she was my sweet shy girl up on stage! Without fail EVERY TIME my kids have a concert or a game (or parent teacher conferenes) I have to hold back the tears.... I think its a mom thing. It just validates that my babies are growing old and dont need me as much. Which is a good thing too (trust me)...but makes me feel so unbelievably proud of them! Anyways ;0)

 She did great...she looked nervous a few times so I made eye contact with her a made this huge smile and wide eyed look,  and clapped like a crazy lady........ but she did awesome!

granddaddies rotary Christmas party!

 I think just about every year sine Kaylah was a baby we have been going to the Rotary party with grammy and granddaddy. It always involves Dinner (pizza & salad) and Santa! 

Here the girls are with cousin Nate waiting (patiently) for Santa to all their names

Emma was so exited when Santa walked in!!!

Kaylah and Santa

Emma and Santa...guess she only likes him from distance 

Alivia and Santa

And here is my attempt at a group shot of the cousins.... which was impossible

as you an see!

School concerts and Ugly sweaters

 Last Monday was Kaylah's school Christmas concert at the high school

They did a wonderful job and the little girls were excited to sing along. And I will admit that I got a little teary eyed seeing Kaylah up there...... She just seems so big now :0(

Then Wednesday Alivia stayed after school (again soo big) and had cookies with the Claus's. She got all dressed up and looked so sweet. She was so excited and nervous about this. She wanted to go but but unsure about getting her picture with Santa and Mrs Claus. But she did it...even the picture and was so proud to tell me when I picked her up!

When Alivia was getting ready for school Emma wanted in on the pics and brought down her dress and threw on her "Uggs"......I think she can pull it off ;0)

Friday was our Yankee Swap with our close family and friends. This year we threw in the ugly sweater part....which was fun. Especially seeing the guys in sweaters!

I made a few new recipes which turned out awesome! Some Santa sangria......

Some...not sure what these are called but they were easy and yummy

and saltine toffee which was amazing and super easy!

And a group shot of some really awesome/funny people that we are so lucky to have in our lives

Then Saturday we headed to My grandparents for an early Christmas. They left today for California for the week. 

Emma got this creepy little hedgehog (not sure what it is) that she fell in love with. I wish simple things made everyone so happy!

My grandmother made us girls some aprons so here we are showing them off and trying to get her to pose for the picture.

 So another awesome Christmas weekend down. Cant believe only 7 more sleeps!!! :0)