Christmas, NYE & More

We celebrated Christmas here at our house in Ohio this year. Our first year not celebrating in Indiana, kinda sad just because it was so different. We were excited about having it at our own house this year and creating some new traditions, but it crept up on us so quickly we didn't really even do anything (besides opening up new pj's on Christmas eve). It was fun to see how Allie really didn't complain at all about going to bed so that Santa would come. The girls slept in Christmas morning and we took a video of them coming down the stairs. Their faces lit up and the went right over the their new kitchen set and started playing! We were happy to have my Mom and Dad here as well (and Bella & Gage)!! Who knows where we'll be for Christmas next year.



Allie & Bella

The girls and I headed back with my parents on that Sunday to give Derek a break from us so he could concentrate on his thesis. New Years Eve was spent at Grandma's house with lots of family, pizza and Chicken Foot! We let the girls stay up until 10:30.....and then I was in bed at 11:30.

For New Years day we were at my aunt and uncle's house for our Brooks family Christmas. I always love spending time with family and there was a great Purdue basketball game to watch!!
Avery was upset b/c she was told she couldn't open her present yet!

In the mean time, Avery has started going potty on the big girl potty. Not all the time, mainly just after we change her diaper. She rarely goes either....just sits there. But sometimes she will pull at her pants and run to the bathroom. When we get there and put her on the potty she always has a freshly wet diaper so I think she knows when she's went, but doesn't quite understand it all yet. We're not in any hurry to get her potty trained because I'm sure she would just revert back once we move in a couple months. So we're not going to push her until we get to Texas. She is obsessed with wiping, however! We always seem to go through our toilet paper rather quickly or it has been strung out all over the bathroom floor. After she goes potty, or whenever she feels like it really, she'll go grab some tp and wipe her bottom.....she will sometimes then proceed to wipe her nose and then clean the floor! She is such a crack up! She has even been known to go up to other people and try to wipe their bottoms!! So, you better watch out!!


That's about it for now. We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and will have a wonderful year!