Andreae Christmas 2012

Such a busy time of year!  I feel like every year, time keeps going by faster and faster. I keep trying to tell myself to slow down and enjoy the little moments because before I know it, the girls will be all grown up.

I was just telling Bobby the other day that I'm going to miss the day when Aubrey no longer cuddles and her little butt fits perfectly in your hand. He agrees and will miss that too. Natalie is growing up so fast, she comes in from daycare and takes her own shoes and coat off. It feels like some of these small, independence milestones just happen overnight! I'm excited about all the things she learns, but at the same time it makes me sad.

I finally had time to sit down and type up a post, even though I should really clean. It's so peaceful in the house right now with Natalie napping, Aubrey sleeping in the Mamaroo, Rusty curled up on the couch and I'm listening to Christmas music. I had 1 more patient to see today when I got a call from daycare saying that Aubrey had a fever. I'm hoping it's just her teeth, but another little guy in her room went home yesterday with an ear infection, so we'll see. She's still eating good, just sleepy and so far at home she's been in a good mood, but I guess she wasn't as happy at daycare.

Tomorrow, I'll take Natalie to daycare since it is gift exchange/Santa day. She loves going to see her friends and we can tell she learns a ton there. Bobby will work from home with Aubrey since I have a really busy schedule with patient's tomorrow.

This last weekend, we headed up to South Bend to celebrate Christmas with Bobby's family. It was nice to have The Mumaw's there since we didn't get to see them at Thanksgiving because they stayed in Maryland. Christmas this year will be different for everyone since they moved.  This weekend, we will celebrate my birthday, Bobby's friend's 30th, Christmas Eve/Christmas with my family. It will be busy, but fun.

 

Preston(4), Brielle(7), Jaxon(16 months), Natalie(22 months), Evan (8), Aubrey(6 months), Alexis(5)

Lexi a.k.a "Lucky" if you ask Natalie :)

Last weekend, we also had a girls day with my mom and made cookies. I think we ended up making 5 or 6 different recipes. Natalie was a floury mess but she had fun rolling out sugar cookie dough and picking out cookie cutters. We tried to get her to decorate, but she preferred eating the cookies instead :)

Aubrey got to wear an apron, too!

 

Our final creations. Notice we have some very random shapes such as a foot, hand, bunny, flower, and there was a rooster but Natalie ate it. Natalie helped picking out the shapes we used :)