Pictures with Santa!

Maybe I'm a "mean mom" but I love pictures of kids crying or screaming on Santa's lap. They're hilarious! I was actually slightly disappointed that our photo with Santa turned out so well this year.

Hanging out with the polar bear while we wait our turn

Not sure what's about to happen ;)

Our first successful Santa photo!

I must admit, I like this one better.

November = Blog Fail

Evidently, I failed at blogging in November. Not a single post. And now we're almost halfway through December! Seriously, where does the time go??

We've had a lot going on and we've been pretty busy and I just haven't found the time to finish any blog posts - but I have several started! There's also been a lot of sickness running through out house over the past month. A urinary tract infection (Anna), colds (all of us, at different times), ear infection (Anna), and the stomach flu (me). It was rough.

I'm determined to make more of an effort going forward. I have a lot to write about! I often feel guilty when I don't post much because the whole point of this blog is to record things that happen in our lives for the girls to look back on later. I will post more in the coming days/weeks! I might even backdate a few posts so they're in the right spot when we look back at them later on.

Happy Birthday, Anna!

Our littlest girl is one! This past year has flown by, even faster than Grace's first year. Anna is such a beautiful, happy, strongwilled little person.

At one:

• Anna has 2 teeth on the bottom and it looks like a few will soon be making their appearance on top. 
• She can stand independently but has not yet tried to take any steps. 
• She's a pretty good eater and is obsessed with Cheerios. She point to the cereal cupboard and will ask for "Chee! Chee-o's!" every morning. She takes after her dad and is a big meat eater. 
• She signs "milk" and "all done" and says Mum and Daddy. She is good at communicating what she wants by pointing and yelling!
• Anna loves to be barefoot and is always pulling her socks off. 
• She is still not a big fan of napping, but sleeps well at night. She goes to sleep by sucking her thumb and rubbing her blanket on her face - kind of like her big sister!
• Our little Anna Banana has the most beautiful, chubby cheeks and roly poly thighs! I just love 'em. 
• She weighs around 23lbs and wears 18 month clothing.