Christmas Eve 2010

On the Eve of Audrey's Birthday I thought I would share this cute video of the girls and Aunt Melissa on Christmas Eve. They are so stinking cute I can't stand it!

Audrey made out like a bandit with a basketball hoop, sit n spin, digital camera, outfits, and a Fur Real Cat. Audrey was without tights with her Christmas dress because I failed to grab the right size from her dresser. She had white tights that were for infants, needless to say the crotch was down to her knees and the waist was below her booty! So we had to ditch them when we got to Grandma's house....I know Hill Billy's!

As you can tell the girls had fun and we are so blessed to have loving, generous, and wonderful family!

Childrens Wonderland and Santa Sunday!

Ok so as you can probably tell I am a little behind. I know I know no excuses but chances are you probably saw us over the holidays so you should all have your "Audrey Fix".

The weekend before Christmas we took Audrey to Childrens Wonderland. I remember going to this as a kid, amazing how it is not at all like I remember! Everything seemed much smaller and what I remember being a huge maze of Christmas exhibits was really about 20 exhibits crammed into 4000 square feet! We opted for an indoor adventure vs. braving the cold and going to the zoo to see the lights.

First mistake was taking Audrey at 10 am which is when she typically is napping...Second mistake going when the rest of Toledo and Sylvania and Maumee was also going :(. Lesson learned. It was by far one of Audrey's best performances but 45 minutes, a train ride, and 2 escaping balloons later we all had had enough! E for EFFORT right?

It was so dark inside I barely go pictures. One and probably the only enjoyable moment was watching Audrey laugh hysterically at a clown doing flips. That killed at least 15 minutes!

On Sunday Santa made his annual stop at our house. This time we had about 18 kids and a few hundred cookies (ok...maybe exaggerating the cookies a bit) but the kids had a blast! Audrey didn't do as well as last year so needless to say I made the Santa picture this year :).

This week as you all know is Audrey's Birthday week! So far we have done a pretty good job picking out gifts for her and there is no doubt in my mind she is going to LOVE her Birthday present!

Let it Snow!

I would count today as our first real snow of the season. The temps weren't too horribly bad so I took Audrey for a spin on her sled. She loved it (of course!) and probably would have stayed outside longer if I had been a little bit better dressed. Needless to say it was 20 minutes well spent!

It is hard to believe in just a few short weeks she will be 2! I really don't know where the time went but this time of year reminds me of the weeks/days leading up to her arrival. The excitement, the nervousness, and the absolute joy we experienced when we met her for the first time. I tear up just thinking about it! every day I count my blessings and thank God for everything he has blessed us with, especially Audrey.

Christmas cards will hopefully make it out in the mail this week. I have been waiting to post pics from the "in home" photo shoot. We went with a more non-traditional route for family members and friends...you get the traditional posed picture with out little angel at her best!

Take care, 13 more days to Christmas! Woo Hoo!!

First Hair Cut!

I finally did it. I took Audrey to get her hair cut for the first time yesterday. With the help of a sucker she did beautifully! It's amazing how much better her hair looks cutting some of the scraggly ends off. I think I may be able to even style it now!

Before.....

A little more off the sides please....

The finished look. She aproves!