christmas eve pajamas

Oh how I love these girls and oh how I adore Christmas with little ones around!  Everything about the holidays are magical and exciting.  The girls got to open their Christmas Eve pajamas and they were very pleased with their new set!  They looked adorable.  We went to look for Christmas lights and watched the Great Christmas Light Fight, which is one of their very favorite things to watch this time of year! It was a pretty perfect day and night!  

christmas eve donuts

 Donuts are my weakness. I only allow myself to have donuts on special occasions, and Christmas Eve is our special occasion!!  The girls love going to pick donuts when they wake up on Christmas Eve.  They love chatting about their plans for the day while they eat their donuts.  They weren't sure about going to the donut shop in their pajamas, but I convinced them that it really would be okay and once they got over the initial shock, they thought it was pretty special.  It was a fun morning!

warm december days

 Sometimes summer can be a little much and I get sick of the heat and humidity and bugs.  But truthfully, the winters are more than worth the trade.  I'm not a winter person.  I'm just not.  I'm really more of a fair weather person, but the older I get, the less tolerance I have for frigid weather...especially when it lasts for months on end.  We really enjoy the winters here.  We get some cold days and even snow from time to time, but for the most part, the weather stays warm enough to get outside at least part of the day.  This week has been a dream.  60s and 70s is my perfect climate, and that is exactly what we have had!  We dropped off some Christmas treats to Heidi's primary teacher and then decided to hit a really fun park near her house.  We had so much fun!  We wore the girls out with obstacle courses and we were excited to see Heidi do the monkey bars on her own for the very first time!  She was so proud of herself and we were beaming with pride and excitement for her.  It was a perfect day all around...especially since Daddy was home for his Christmas break!

santa claus

 After Heidi finished school on Friday, we went to the bank where Santa was for the day!  Heidi very happily climbed on his lap and chatted with Santa...this is the first year she has been fine with this situation!  The other two were another story!  Caimbree, being the mellow child she is, didn't want to sit on his lap, but also isn't one to protest loudly so she just sat there wishing she was somewhere else.  Savanna, who we found out later that evening was getting strep, wanted absolutely nothing to do with Santa and especially nothing to do with sitting or standing anywhere near him!  When we got in the car Heidi was asking her why she wouldn't sit with him and she said, "Well, I will be happy with whatever I get and I will sit on his lap when I am 16".  I laughed and laughed about that.  Hooray for Santa!

heidi's school party

 Heidi's last day of school was December 16 and she is off until January 3.  I was probably the most excited person in the world about school ending for a few weeks!!!!  I LOVE having my girls home and not having the crazy pick up/drop off routine for a few weeks is just icing on the cake.  Heidi had a little party and of course I wanted to be there to help out!  She had a great time and she was so excited to end up with her best friend's gift at the end of the gift exchange.  She has a cute little class

 and it's always fun to see her interact in that environment.  Her kindergarten year is quite literally flying by.  I'm so glad she is having a good experience and I am over the moon that I get to keep her home with me for a few weeks!

christmas baking

The girls have been sick with strep, but they are finally over it and back to their happy, healthy little selves!  We are happy to have them back to normal in time for Christmas!  We decided to get all of our baking done, and it has been so fun.  I just love having my little helpers and I love that they enjoy being a part of it so much!

two and half

On December 19 this little sweets had a half birthday!  I cannot figure out how we are already halfway to 3 with our baby.  This whole raising kids thing is going way, way too fast.  Caimbree has been such a dream.  We keep telling hers he isn't allowed to grow anymore.

*Caimbree is still very shy. She talks non stop at home, but if someone comes over that she doesn't know or we are anywhere, she doesn't make a peep.
*She is very observant and takes everything in wherever we go.  She pays attention to what everyone says and does and when we get home, she gives us a recap of what happened.
*Our biggest daddy's girl of the three.  Jeff absolutely loves this and spoils her rotten because of it!  She will even ask for him to rock her from time to time.  One morning she even told me she wanted daddy to get her out of her crib and she is always so excited when he is home.  There is no shortage of belly laughs when she is playing with her daddy.
*Caimbree often does things she isn't supposed to and when you tell her she isn't supposed to color on the wall

or cut mommy's recipes or whatever she has decided to do, she says, "I sorry mommy!  I do it on purpose.  It's okay."  And she has the sweetest little faces and cutest little voice.  It's hard to be too upset!
*My pickiest eater so far.
*Still can't seem to figure out how to smile on demand.
*Follows her sisters around and loves to be a part of whatever they are doing.  She often talks about her school and her dance class, even though she hasn't started either yet!
*Totally potty trained!  We are 100% diaper free and enjoying this phase!
*Loves to read and to be read to.

*When she wakes up in the

morning she says, "Where did my sisters go?"  If Heidi or Savanna come she will say, "There is my one sister.  Where did the other one go?"
*Most people comment on her bright blue eyes.
*Loves to sing, especially "Frozen" songs.
*Her hair is getting really long.
*She likes to do everything, "My own self".
*She is pretty happy and mellow most of the time, but she has her terrible two moments from time to time.

*Caimbree is super loving and snuggly.  She always wants to be held, hugged, and kissed.
*Caimbree loves to be outside and she especially loves to be at the park sliding on the slides.
*Caimbree is very obedient and likes to please.
*She is very girly and loves to get fancy and she especially love to have her nails painted.
*Calls herself "Caim-ee"

*Loves to run laps around house while being chased.
*Likes to play the game Zingo.
*Caimbree is funny because she likes to reassure herself of things that are usually irrational. We will be heading to her room and she will say, "There is no bear in my room" or things like that.
*Occasionally has night terrors.

Caimbree really is so incredibly funny, but so much of what makes her funny are her little facial expressions and the funny voices she uses.  She has always been such an easy going, good natured little girl and we are so very blessed she is in our family.  We love her so much!