So, I'm a month late on this. However, I'm thinking better late than never. My blogging mojo is running low. For many-many reasons. But for the sake of our family book...I'll pick up where I left off. Lilly turned two! And a couple days later we celebrated the most important birth of all, Jesus!
This was Lilly Rose's third Christmas. Hard to believe the first one was the day we brought her home from the hospital. Then we celebrated her second last year in our home just after turning one. This year, at two, was my favorite yet. Although bringing home a baby on Christmas day will always be hard to beat. That was really special.
Christmas Eve we went to church for the candle light service (which we loved) and snacks at Yaya's after. We started the "open one gift Christmas Eve" tradition with Lilly Rose. That was one of my favorite traditions growing up. :) Lilly opened up the Little People Nativity. We love the Little People toys in our home so this was perfect. A great tool to teach the true meaning of Christmas for years to come.
Christmas Day -- the "Kitchen Christmas" -- Papa and Yaya surprised Lilly Rose with a cute pink kitchen. (she's loving it!!!) While we gifted her everything you can think of for the kitchen. We certainly kept KidKraft in business last month. :) It's been so much fun having tea party's, cooking carrots (Lilly's current fav to cook, not to eat unfortunately), baking cookies (Lilly's fav to eat unfortunately ;)) and feeding her babies milk. She's quite the little mother hen this past month as we've enjoyed playing with all the Christmas gifts.
It was a wonderful Christmas! We enjoyed the company of "great" grandma Kriner and had yummy food prepared by Yaya. Lots of playing, resting and snacking followed our gift opening. Blogging about it now though seems like it was months ago. I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.
Christmas Eve we went to church for the candle light service (which we loved) and snacks at Yaya's after. We started the "open one gift Christmas Eve" tradition with Lilly Rose. That was one of my favorite traditions growing up. :) Lilly opened up the Little People Nativity. We love the Little People toys in our home so this was perfect. A great tool to teach the true meaning of Christmas for years to come.
It was a wonderful Christmas! We enjoyed the company of "great" grandma Kriner and had yummy food prepared by Yaya. Lots of playing, resting and snacking followed our gift opening. Blogging about it now though seems like it was months ago. I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.
Checking out her 'anywhere chair'
concentrating. she took forever! little piece at a time. :)
Studying her sugar jar (one of her favorites now to play with)
Pops and Yaya know how to make my girl happy... Elmo AND Count!
Lilly is very much into Count from sesame st. right now.
Fun with Yaya!
Our only family shot of the day (how is that possible!?) so I must throw it in here.
"nosey kisses with daddy" This baby LOVES her daddy.
I still have a TWO post brewing (and wish it would be ready now because Lilly Rose turned 2 a month ago today). Maybe, just maybe, I can get it done so we can move on and have current updates moving forward. Hope everyone is having a wonderful new year! Aside from my procrastination skill set I'm unfortunately developing, we are having a great start to 2014!
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