Awards...

And the "Mother of the Year" Award goes to....

MACKENZIE ANN!! She bathed Addelyn all on her own. I supervised, but she really did it all.




I let M hold Addelyn standing up for the first time. This was a big deal...she's been begging to do this. Of course, I didn't leave her side for a second!

And, finally, here's one of the cutie in the house. All warm and snug after her bath! She's 4 weeks old now!!

Dangerous Nate

Nathan has been amazing since the new baby arrived. He's still a little guy himself. (as long as they are in diapers - they are babies in my eyes!) He will be two on Jan. 9th! I simply can't believe that. He lights up our days and fills them with excitement. I love watching his "boy mind" work. He loves to stand on wobbly things and say, "WOOOOHHH!!" until he tips off of it. So fun.
Well, since his baby sister came Nate has been an even bigger stinker than normal. :) He swollowed a penny one day. We called poison control and they said it would pass on it's own. I had visions of an ER run in my head. Thank goodness it wasn't a quarter.
The day my Mom left to return home to GA I was nursing Addelyn when Nate decided to turn on the coffee pot and burn the tip of his finger on the burner. Poor boy!! SO SAD!! Although, he hasn't been climbing the counters recently!!
I'm sure this is just the beginning of his adventures!!

p.s. We now unplug the coffee maker when not in use AND the toaster...for good measure.

Mackenzie Days

Mackenzie to Mom: "Do you think God's house is colorful?"
Mom: "Oh, definetly yes. I absolutely think his house is colorful."
Mackenzie: "Good. Because I don't think I'd really like it if it were black and white."

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Mackenzie to Mom: "Today at school an elf read the morning message."
Mom: "Oh wow! That's fun!"
Mackenzie: "Well, do you know why I was pretty much scared all day at school today?"
Mom: "No, why Mackenzie?"
Mackenzie: "Because I'm really scared of elves."
Mom: "Well, you should know then that elves are not real, they are just pretend."
Mackenzie: "No, Mom. Fiction is not real. And Non-Fiction is real. I saw a story about an elf one time and it was NON-FICTION. So, Mom, elves are real."

Merry Christmas!