Random Photos: December Edition

Morning sister snuggles

Tummy time!

Just hanging out....

 

Sienna "winking"

Finally smiles!

Sienna is excited for the new year, Shelby isn't so sure.

I sure do love these silly girls.

Christmas time is here!

We had the best Christmas.  I love spending holidays with family and all the craziness and excitement of the people you love being all together in one place, but there is definitely something special about spending that time in a more quiet setting with just your own little family.  

Santa had come while we were all asleep and lucky for s he was able to pull through for Sienna on her bike request minus a bell, which has since been purchased by mom and dad.

Sienna and Shelby went through their stockings and Sienna was so excited about her Sophia the First bike complete with a spot for Speedy.  I love watching Sienna open gifts because she is still so excited and grateful for everything whether its a book, socks or new bike...everything is awesome. :)

I also was very excited that Santa got Shelby Despicable Me 2 in her stocking, because Sienna had gotten the first one in her stocking her first Christmas.  It was too perfect.

 

Sienna all bundled up and testing out her new bike in the garage because it had snowed the night before, just in time for us to have a white Christmas!

 

It was such a fun and low key day celebrating and relaxing with our little ones and feeling the spirit of Christ in our home as we reflected on the true meaning of the day.

Getting Ready for Christmas

There is always things to do in order to get ready for Christmas!  The first weekend in December we decided that we were more than ready to start decorating.  While most of the decorating process didn't get documented I had to capture this moment when Daddy helped Sienna put the star on top of our tree.  She was so excited!

 

We also had to write our letter to Santa, of course.  Luckily for us Santa has his very own mailbox near us that makes it super easy to get our mail to the North Pole.  He even sent Sienna a letter back telling her how excited he was to stop by our house on Christmas!  This year Sienna's main request was for a bike with a basket for her stuffed animal Speedy and a bell so that I could hear her riding.

 Sienna also was asked to participate in our ward Christmas program as an angel.  She was SO excited during the week leading up to the program and then the day came and the stage fright hit.  Luckily, some very sweet girls were able to convince her that it was going to be okay and she was her regular performing self by the time it started.  She didn't have any lines, she just had to stand there and look cute, which she did perfectly.

In the group picture above she is the little small fry in the middle.
We also had to make sure the girls wore their beautiful matching dresses from Grandma and Grandpa on Christmas Sunday to church.

It is so fun carrying on traditions and having the chance to create new ones with my girls.  Christmas time is so much more magical when you have kids.

Sienna turns 4!

 My big girl turned four!  I have a hard time wrapping my head around it every once in a while.One her actually birthday she had a special mommy day where we went out for lunch and played in the snow while Daddy worked.  She also got to open her new pajamas the night before and we opened presents from grandma and us when Daddy got home.  

 

A couple of days later the Esslingers and the Pollmanns came over to celebrate with cupcakes and ice cream.  She wanted everyone to be able to decorate their cupcake with jellybeans so we did exactly that.  She also got to open a few more presents from her cousins and Dave and Janie.

 

 

She is seriously the best. 

 She LOVES her stuffed animals and is really starting to blossom as far as trying new things and making new friends.  She loves to sing, dance and create beautiful masterpieces.  Her preferred medium for her art projects are stamps and paint.  She is a really good big sister and tries her best to be helpful.  

 She is sassy, silly and very sensitive.  She has a great memory and often quotes movies and funny tv commercials.  She's got a serious sweet tooth and zero patience.  She is the queen of snuggling Mommy and loves Home Depot trips with Daddy.  

Sienna loves fashion and her new favorite thing is mismatched socks and/or pajamas.  Everything must be accessorized and she often asks me if I think she is "gorgest".  

 I think that she is one of the most "gorgest" girls inside and out.

Family Pictures

We were able to get some family pictures done in the middle of November from my very talented friend Katie at Two Rivers Photography.  Shelby mostly did great, but she spent most of the photo session with a pacifier and of course Sienna was the perfect little model.  

I love them!

Random Photos: October and November Edition

Here are some of my favorite "everyday" pictures that happened during the months of October and November.  

The Adventures of Sienna:

Ninja Sienna

Snow Day and making colored snow!

First real visit to the dentist...

Bubble popping! (She played with this bubble wrap for weeks!)

Sister love!

The Adventures of a mostly sleeping Shelby:

Newly home

 

Happy Due Date!

Trying out this whole being awake thing...

First day of church

 

Being awake is over-rated.

Shelby's Blessing Weekend

 The first weekend of November we were blessed to have most of my siblings making the trek to Idaho to meet Shelby, as well as be there for her blessing.  Sienna, of course, loved having all the extra attention during their short visit with us.  She even got to go on a special date with Uncle Bubba.  A date all about her that included a merry go round, the girl was in heaven.

 

After they got back from their date they joined us all at Chili's for lunch. (Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!) We loved getting to spend some quality time with the people that I love the most.  We didn't do anything big, but hanging out with my family is one of my favorite things.

One of the big reasons for the visit was the blessing of miss Shelby.  We decided to bless her at home due to Nick's work schedule (he works every other Sunday).  I loved having such a special event be in our home and to have that special spirit there.  Nick, as expected, gave a beautiful blessing and Shelby was a good girl for the whole thing.

We are so grateful for this new beautiful baby girl we have been blessed with.  We are also so happy and grateful for the people who were able to come and be apart of this special day and for those that couldn't come, but where there in spirit. :)