I figured I'd better go ahead and post this month since there are only 2 days left in it!
Jared had to work on New Year's Eve (his new operation in SLC started fueling trains that night) so we didn't go out and do anything. Kiki and her gang and Tim came over to watch the LSU bowl game with me. Kiki and them left before the game was over, the girls had gone to bed, Jared had left, LSU lost, shortly after which Tim left and I was here at home by myself, having a pity part about LSU's loss, ha ha! Not the best NYE ever. But at least I got to spend it with family, instead of working, like I use to when I was in business management! Kiki made pizza for everyone except for me and herself--we made spaghetti squash "crust" pizza for ourselves. We had fun up until LSU lost BY ONE POINT in the last few seconds!
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| Makenna and Uncle Timmy |
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| Sweet little Avery |
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| Makenna playing in their "new" kitchen with Wyatt |
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| Makenna havin' fun in the (newly) pink cardboard house (thanks, Daddy, for painting it for us!) |
We didn't really do too much most of the month because it was terribly cold for several weeks in a row--in the single digits and even dipping into the negatives some. BRRRRR! Grandma came over and stayed the night on 1/19, the girls and I went to a Relief Society potluck playdate at the church on 1/22, and I had Bunco on 1/17. Oh, and we met with an adoption counselor on 1/11 to get the whole process started again. Please keep us in mind if you hear of any possible situations and prayers are needed! We are busy filling out tons of paperwork and answering hundreds of questions and hope to be on the list in the next couple of months.
On 1/26, the girls' birth mom (Jared's cousin, Katie) and her mom (Colleen) came and stayed with us for a night and came to church with us the next day. Jared's mom and grandpa also came over for most of the day. We had an awesome visit. Katie and Colleen brought presents for the girls; they could hardly wait to open them once they saw them. Ever since their birthday, they LOVE opening presents! The got some cool princess coloring books and Twistables Crayons, plus some squishy balls. It was all a big hit with the girls.
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| Katie and the girls before their nap on Sunday after church |
We got 11" of snow today (1/29), on top of all the snow that is STILL on the ground from Christmas Eve! After the girls woke up from their nap, we bundled them up in their coats and two pairs of mittens each to go play out in the snow in the front yard. We haven't bought winter boots for them yet, so Jared took some plastic shopping bags and taped them over the girls' shoes and most of their legs. Redneck snow boots, ha ha! They had a lot of fun but they were cold and ready to go by the time we finished playing. We gave them a warm bubble bath as soon as we got inside.
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| Avery |
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| Me and Avery |
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| Makenna eating some of the snow--no yellow snow! |
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| Avery liked eating the snow |
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| This is how much snow Jared has shoveled of our driveway in the past few weeks. He put the girls on top of the mound and let them slide down, which they loved! |
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| Makenna especially got a kick out of the "slide" |
January 1
During
lunch, Jared and I were talking about buying a fake Christmas tree and
Makenna said, “Christmas tree? Open presents?” Ha ha!
January 1
So
glad I don't have to go anywhere right now--we're in the single digits
(7 degrees right now)! BRRRRRRRR! Good thing, though, is it has been
too cold for the snow to melt. We've had several inches all around us
for over a week. So pretty!
January 10
At
the dr. with Makenna--another ear infection. :( I had them give her a
shot this time so we don't have to fight with medicine.
January 11
Makenna chillin on the LoveSac, sucking her fingers and rubbing her lip with her lovey; this was all her idea.
January 11
Avery opted for her little chair.
January 12
Makenna's
favorite phrases right now: "What's that sound?", "Mmmm, smells like
cinnamon!" (everything smells like cinnamon), and "Two [fill in the
blank]!"--whatever she can find that consists of two.
If a word ends in "t", Avery ends it with "k" ["feek" instead of feet, "bak" instead of bat]. She also does not like the snakes and spiders in our box of various bugs and stuff--she whines and actually shudders if you put them on her, ha ha.
I love my two funny girls!
If a word ends in "t", Avery ends it with "k" ["feek" instead of feet, "bak" instead of bat]. She also does not like the snakes and spiders in our box of various bugs and stuff--she whines and actually shudders if you put them on her, ha ha.
I love my two funny girls!
January 16
I
can't get mad when I have to search the house for my tennis shoes and
find them in a pile of toys in the playroom because I think of how cute
Avery was walking around in them. She even put one of my socks on by
herself but then came and asked me to help her with the other one.
I crossed my eyes for Makenna last week and now she asks me to do it all the time. They both think it's hilarious.
January 20
I love how Makenna asks me what something is and, after I answer, she says, "Yeah!", like she was just testing me, ha ha!
January 22
I
heard the girls chatting with each other after their nap today, so I
turned on the video monitor; they were standing up in their cribs,
facing each other, having a total conversation about apple sauce and
saying, "Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm!" So cute!
January 24
How
cruel is it that, when I let our dog out this morning, I laughed my
butt off because she was slipping on the ice. She made it up the first
two steps but decided "to heck with that" and just peed on the concrete.
I stopped laughing then.
January 25
The
girls had a blast at Story Time; we went and did the Mommy & Me
story time--songs, actions, music instruments, playtime, etc. I think
we'll go back next week!
January 26
The girls' new obsession: Mickey Mouse
Clubhouse. Makenna was arguing with me at lunch that it's Nickey Mouse,
not Mickey Mouse, ha ha!
January 29
Avery came up to me out of the blue and said
she had to poop and asked to sit on the potty (I bought a Minnie Mouse
potty this past weekend and showed them how to sit on it on Sunday). We
sat there for a while and nothing came of it but at least she's showing
interest, right? I definitely need to buy some pull-ups if we're gonna
potty train soon 'cause putting diapers on and off all the time is for
the birds. The girls are now watching "Elmo's Potty Time". :D
