I took a brief blog hiatus, since we were all pretty sick the past week. We ended up catching what has been floating around central Texas. My poor babies got sick on Christmas Eve. We still had a great time though. Even when you feel bad, there is nothing better than cuddling with your sweet family. We watched several good movies while we were crashed out on the couch and took plenty of naps.
The first thing we did on Christmas Eve was spread the "Magical Christmas Dust" from Nana Epps. The girls are always excited when glitter is involved. :)
Lilly carefully read the instructions first...
Then we spread it all over the front yard. It was forecast to storm all day, so we put it out in the morning before the rain started.
Lexi was having fun pretending she saw reindeer across the street. It was actually a horse swing...
There is always time for a hug...
On Christmas morning, we were SO excited to get up and celebrate Jesus' birthday. The girls remembered that there were presents under the tree and went nuts...they even missed the stocking hanging on the front door.
Eric and I got them tricycles. Pink and purple ones, to be exact.
There was a little drama when the girls realized they didn't know how to pedal them yet, and they didn't feel good enough to try. I love this picture of Lexi. It was sort of her mood all day. :)
Eric made us a beautiful, warm fire to snuggle by.
And I was actually able to persuade my sweeties to get dressed and pose for a sister picture. Yea! They are pretty fond of their Fur Real Friend puppies too...
Lilly named hers Chocolate, and Lexi's puppy is Spots.
After a nice nap, the girls played "kitchen" for a while.
They LOVE their kitchen and have so much play food. I made them aprons for Christmas, and then Nana and Papa Epps and our friend, Casey, got them aprons as well. I installed a hook next to the kitchen for all the cooking accessories. They are in kitchen heaven.
Our view on Christmas...Eric and I enjoyed watching them play together.
We think Sneezy had the best day of all...
Daddy and Lilly...
Then the day after Christmas, some more wonderful family came through town. When I first met Eric, he was living with these precious little girls. They are all growing up too fast. The girls LOVE their cousins. Lexi jumped right in between them for tons of attention...
All our girls...we wish they weren't about to move to Hawaii, but at least we can go visit, right??
They also brought their sweet, HUGE dog, Maximus (aka, Max!). You think Sneezy and Max are the best of friends now? They were adorable running around the backyard together. Max is bigger than my husband!
I had to include this picture too, because this is the way Max sits on the couch. He sits down with his bottom on the cushion and keeps his front feet on the floor. I love it! He is a sweet, sweet boy!
I will try to blog more regularly now that I don't feel like I'm dying of a cold. :) We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!! God bless you!!
