The Story of Us

Christmas 2010 Part 2

They may not look it, but yes, these are two very excited little 3 year olds on Christmas morning...

Tell me that is not a face of pure excitement. Just exactly what she wanted...

And here is that pink guitar, just what she asked Santa for...

Which she has not put down since Christmas morning... She is totally rockin'.

 

So I was so consumed by Avah Christmas morning, and her pure excitement, I didn't get one pic of Derek, What kind of mother am I? Seriously... This is the best I got. But it's the two of them, the loves of my life. Oh and how much does she love her little brother! 

Christmas 2010

WOW! Is Christmas really over? I can not believe how fast the month of December went. The anticipation of Christmas was so fun this year. Avah is at the age of understanding the magic of this wonderful holiday! She finally was ready to visit Santa, there was no crying, or frightened three year old, just a happy excited little girl, ready to tell Santa she wanted a pink guitar. 

Avah brought home reindeer food with sparkle dust to to help the reindeer keep up their strength to fly. She has been waiting to sprinkle this on the lawn for the last two weeks. She was so excited to go out and finally do it!! Later that evening when we got home from our xmas eve party, she walked right out to see if it was still there. She couldn't see it anymore - SHE PANICKED. She immediately ran up to her room and said, I have to go to bed, I have to go to bed. Santa has already been here... It was pretty funny! Love this girl.

One of my favorite traditions is Christmas Jammies. I LOVE this. This year my cute nephew Jack got to spend Christmas with us. It was so fun to have two little three years olds running around getting ready for Santa to come! 

(Note the look on Avah's face. She didn't think she had a top, just pants.)

Jack and Avah, preparing cookies for Santa and celery and carrots for the reindeer.

My sweet, sweet children. I love these two so much, they bring so much joy to my life.

*Avah, 3.5 years - Derek, Almost 10 months.

 

9 Months... Already?

Yes it's true, my little boy, my last born, one of two loves of my life, is NINE months. I can not believe it either. Where are earth has the time gone? It feels like yesterday (really) that I was watching (trying to watch) Hurt Locker, and I was starting to have contractions...

This little guy melts my heart. The joy he gives me is hard to put into words. I don't mind waking up early on Saturday mornings with him. It's our time, just me and my little boy. I also don't mind when he cries in the middle of the night and he comes into my bed... when he does sleep in his own bed all night long. I miss him. He loves to laugh, and LOVES his big sister. He can light up a room when he is happy, and you know when he is not. He has a bit of temper that is starting to emerge, but I love it. He loves trying new foods. He pretty much will not eat baby jar food anymore, he would rather the good stuff off my plate. He doesn't like to be left alone, and will crawl to where ever he hears noise. He has found the love for stairs, and thinks it's ok to climb them... (got to stair number four today with grandma...gates are up.) He LOVES toys, and loves to sit on your lap while playing with them. He pulls himself up on everything, and loves to let go, and boy is he proud of himself when he does so, and he makes sure you are watching every moment. He is beginning to walk around the couches holding on, and getting more daring everyday. Don't let his chunkiness fool you, he may look like a big boy, but he is only in the 40th percentile in weight, and 4, yes I said FOUR in height, which means he is 19 lbs and 26 inches. OH! Did I mention he has two front teeth... Goodness, I love this boy.

 

Sophie and Lou Boutique

My sister and I along with our mamma have started a boutique on Etsy. We are so excited to finally be doing this. This is something that we have talked about, and been wanting to do for some time now. I have to give the credit to my sister Jayme for jump starting this little business. She started creating these amazing handmade items, which inspired me to start the logo design. Between the two of us I think we have started something amazing! Our mom is also involved... she will be contributing her amazing sewing/design skills which you can see in the above picture. She made the skirt... We call this fabulous little item Little Miss Sassy Holiday Skirt. 

You can see how perfect this skirt is for our two little sassy girls, who are the inspiration for this boutique... Sophie and Lou.

We hope you start following us on facebook and check out our Etsy  shop, you can also follow us here... we have adorable items for girls of all ages... even this adorable stocking that is perfect for the holidays!

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