My Little Mommy

The other day before naps I was getting ready to put Easton's diaper on her.  Emerson asked if she could do it and she ended up getting her entirely dressed.  She's such a great little helper, she really does help me a lot with Easton. 

Manhattan

We made the trip out to Manhattan to see the Yoders and to go to a K-State game. Our girls always have a great time together- (next year there'll be a 5th!)

They got to meet Willie- definitely a highlight for my girls.

Brandon showed us their new basketball facility and got the ladies approval.

Peyton and Emerson had a ball together.  Emerson cried real tears when we left the next morning.

We slept over and Emerson slept in Peyton's and Kamryn's bunk bed which she thought was the coolest thing ever.  Easton couldn't hang and ended up in the next room in the baby's crib.

Birthday Party and Legoland

Emerson was invited to her first "friend I made on my own" birthday party.  Most of the kids there were from her preschool class.  It was also her first time bowling and it was fun to see her around her classmates.

She totally won.  She broke a hundred, which I've never done.  Granted, she had bumpers, but still.

My mom took the girls and me to Legoland- we basically had the place to ourselves, it was awesome.  I took a picture of our picture from the go cart ride thingy.

 

The Wizard of Oz Legos were a hit.

 

We went into a classsroom where a guy walked the kids through making a Lego haunted house. Easton lasted about 10 minutes but Emerson loved it.

 

 

 

Winter Fun and Christmas

We got a ton of snow and we realized Easton had never played in the snow before. We went to Target and loaded up on snow supplies we didn't have and out they went. I thought it would last about 10 minutes but they were out there for about 45.

Easton's hands got cold and she was very over it all.

In Red Oak over Christmas I brought up a ready-made gingerbread house.  Slap on some icing and it was ready to decorate.  It ended up being up a 2 hour project and was adorable when we were finished.

Of course Ryan ended up doing most of the work but I think know he secretly liked it.

 

 

Easton would not cooperate with a "finished gingerbread house picture."

This is the best family picture we could get and at the time I was annoyed at Easton's "funny face" but really, it sums up our family pretty perfectly.  Emerson, prim and proper, doing as she's told and Easton just being squirrley.  I think I'll appreciate it even more in 30 years.

 

This advent calendar is one of our favorite Christmas traditions.  My dad made the tree and I remember Jonathan and me having to alternate nights to pick out an ornament and hang it on the tree.  It's been really special watching the girls carry on that tradition.