Christmas 2010

Christmas was so awesome this year. Abrey was so much fun and had such a good time waiting for santa to get her. Santa sent an elf named Bernard to watch her for the month of Dec. and headed back to the north pole each night to report to Santa on how she was doing. She loved Bernard, she would go tell him every night before he left that she was good and brushed her teeth...lol. We left out milk and cookies for Santa and she was so excited to see that he drank all his milk. He even left her a note telling her that her playhouse was out in the garage and that he would be back next year. We also sang Happy Birthday to Jesus, after all it is all about his birth. Abrey was on overload with all the presents she got a playhouse, soccer goal, art easel, Barbi, board games, clothes, a jacket, colors and color books, dress up clothes and shoes, medical kit, a baby and accesories, educational toys, etc. Ashlyn got a jumper, play mat, play table, bumbo seat, ball popper, and clothes. Our house now looks like a toy store has exploded....lol. But Abrey was so much fun this year. Can't wait for next year when both girls will be old enough to enjoy it.

Sleeping beauties...lol

Sisterly love



Abrey in her new boots that Aunt Jen got her...and she looked so adorable in them!

Abrey putting out the milk and cookies for Santa

Santa came and her big present was the playhouse that was set up in the garage...we could only fit the box inside...lol.

Santa left Abrey a note telling her where her playhouse was at.

She found it!

Stocking stuffers which included socks, stickers, bubbles and M& M's.

Abrey opening gifts

Accesories to her art easel that Grandma and Grandma Pross got her.

Ashlyn had no clue what was going on...lol

Ashlyn on her new playmat that great grandpa got for her.

Ashlyn in her new jumper....she loved it!

Abrey painting on her easel...she even got a smock too so she won't get dirty...yeah for mommy!

Abrey tells me all the time that when she grows up she wants to be a doctor so we got her a play Dr. kit and she loves it. She is always "fixing" us and her dolls.

Abrey kicking her soccer ball in her new net....GGGOOOAAALLLL!!!!!!

Abrey trying out daddy's new head phones......she was about to fall asleep too....haha.

Abrey and Ashlyn

Abrey hit her head on the coffee table and got a little cute over her eye, very traumatizing...lol. Later when we went to brush her teeth so got up on her little stool and looked in the mirror and got the most surprised look on her face and gasped and said "Oh no, I have a boo boo" and started to cry.....it almost made me roll on the floor. It was so funny but sad at the same time. I guess she didn't realized what was really going on on her face when we were cleaning blood off of it earlier...lol.



Ashlyn has gotten better with the medicine and new formula. Not sure which is working or if she is just growing out of her crying but it's been nice. She does however have her nights and days mixed up. The last couple of nights she hasn't been going to bed until about 3:30ish. Which would be fine except that Abrey gets up at about 7:30 and is up for the rest of the day....not much sleep. But I will take sleepless nights in lue of screaming baby for 12 hours....lol. I was changing her diaper and clothes and I started to play peek a boo with her and she got the biggest smile on her face. She is starting to interact with us now which is so neat. When we stick our tongues out at her she tries to do the same and when we click our tongues at her she tries to do that as well. She is so big now I can't believe it, Abrey was never this big at this age or even at 4 months I don't think...lol. She just eats so well and is growing so fast. Here are some pictures of the girls.

Ashlyn one month old

This was right after she smiled at me playing peek a boo

Abrey loves to build towers......can you tell that she loves them..lol.

Our neighbors brought over gifts after Ashlyn was born and she brought Abrey a crown and earrings......beautiful!

Mommy and Ashlyn

Abrey on her big girl swing

She makes you push her so high I think she might swing around the bar....lol. When did she get so big!

Miss Ashlyn sleeping in Daddy's arms

Abrey went into our closet and came out like this......a pair of Adams white socks with a pair of his dress black socks over them.......and no pants.....lol.

Ashlyn loves her baths.....so becomes a limp noodle when she even hears the water running and I think she would actually fall asleep in the tub if we weren't trying to bath and wash her hair....lol.

After her bath....so cute.

Our new best friend the Snugli.....greatest invention ever.

Decorating the tree, yes Abrey runs around with no pants.....weird I know....at least she keeps her panties on....lol

Abrey first time decorating the tree

Finished product and Ashlyn's first Christmas tree

Ashlyn's baptisim

Today Ashlyn Kate was baptized. Aunt Edie flew in from San Antonio and came with Darren and Caitlyn. Her great uncle Mark was the Godfather and Rebecca was the Godmother. The Kirkland's (Marc, Andrew, Bernadette and Timothy) and Grandma Katie and Grandpa Don were there as well. It was a small, private gathering but very intimate and the baptisim was beautiful and Father Pichard did a GREAT job. Thanks to all who came to celebrate with us and thanks mom for making her beautiful gown it looks awesome.

Ashlyn's cake that I made for her.

Here is everyone in attendence (minus Don, he was taking the picture)

Ashlyn's headband was given to her by her Godmother and she will use it as a garter when she gets married. Very cute and I love that she wore it today and then gets to wear it on her wedding day as well.

The big moment....she is Christ's



Her Godfather lighting her candle

Godparents Mark and Becca

Godparents, parents, sister and Grandparents

Father Pichard (Which is an old friend that Don went to school with)

Father, Godparents, parents and Great Aunt Edie and cousin Darren

Ashlyn and Godparents

Ashly and Mommy and Daddy

Our whole family

Abrey got gifts too and one was a fairy tutu and accessories

The fairy giving Mommy a kiss

Happy Halloween

Abrey on her way to Aunt Jen's to carve pumpkins

Aunt Jen's and Uncle Buck's carved pumpkins that Abrey "helped" carve...lol

Bumble bee Abrey

First stop....Aunt Jen's

Abrey was so funny, she didn't want to go to this house because it had a strobe light and music and she kept saying....."it's too loud, it's too loud" She says it's too loud when she thinks something is scary....lol. Needless to say there were alot of houses that were "too loud"....lol. She also would knock and say "trick or treat" and then tell them "thank you". It was so cute!

Our pumpkin