Christmas 2012

We had a great Christmas this year.  We stayed in town and spent a lot of time with the family and enjoyed a white Christmas.  It was so fun!  The girls got some great stuff, and it was fun to experience Christmas through their eyes.  We tried to downplay the whole Santa thing as much as we could; however Avery caught on pretty quickly so we did get a few things from Santa this year.  The tension between the sacred and secular at Christmas time is a difficult line to walk.

The girls are growing so quickly; I can hardly keep up!  Avery turned 3 in November, and we had a small family party for her.  She enjoyed being the center of attention for the day and helped me make the cupcakes, so she was a happy girl.  My Mema was even able to come from Amarillo for the fun, so the day was extra special for her.

She is really becoming this wonderful little girl.  She is sensitive and sweet and loves to play with other kids wherever we go.  She thinks everyone is her friend, so we will have to have to "stranger danger" talk soon.  She still loves going to "school" (Mother's Day Out) on Fridays and continues to soak up everything around her.  She is so sharp and remembers EVERYTHING, which can be good and bad.  She has a sweet personality and is starting to understand the basic foundation and principles of our faith, and I can't wait to see how the Lord is going to use her for His purposes.  I know He has big things planned for her.

Hailey is changing on a daily basis, it seems.  She is talking up a storm and says new words all the time.  My current favorites are "banana, bless you, apple, and thank you."  Her sweet little voice just melts my heart.  She adores her big sister and thinks she can do anything Avery can do.  This can be funny, dangerous and sometimes just plain annoying to Avery, but I think it is sweet.  One of my biggest prayers for them is that they will become close friends in life and not just sisters.  She is still a tiny little thing and is so much smaller than Avery was at this age.  She is still very much a mama's girl and does not want to be far from my side.  Her favorite thing to do is sit and read and is much less active than Avery.  I think she may end up being our introvert, but she does love to play ball so hopefully she will keep that up and end up being an athlete.

Since it has been so long since the last post, I have tons of pictures to share but I will just share the most recent that show just how big and cute the girls have gotten.