It has been so much fun to see Allie's personality really come out this past year. One thing she LOVES to do is play with her babies and line them up according to size all over the house. Here they are watching Cailou with her.
Actually she loves to line up anything and everything!
This was how I found her room during "naptime" a few weeks back.
And here she is "memory" and she is actually pretty good already!
And here all her babies are taking a nap on their "nap mats"!
And here they are on the stairs...
Dancing in the rain!
My niece Julia does Ballet and had a few parts in a "Nutcracker" performance.
My parents and nieces.
Helping me bake! She loves to wear hoodies!
She also LOVES to paint and as you can see she even paints within the lines already! Her teachers have even remarked at how neat she is!
This was the first year that our Sunday school class did not have a Christmas party so Jon and I decided to host one at our house. We had 11 adults and 11 kids and we started at about 5 and by 7:45 everyone was gone! Parties are so different with little kids! It was crazy but I am glad that we did it. We cooked all the meat and everyone else brought the sides.
Bonnie had just had baby Kampbell less than a week before!! We were so impressed that she was out and about!
Dinnertime!
I had a few games for the kids and adults; this is pin the nose on Rudolf.
Jim and Jon playing Rudolf!
Nick and Chris are not quite so sure about this!
The Stellings
Kids' turn!
Allie as Rudolf!
Kirsten and Katie taking a turn!
Nick and Stacie
We tried to get a good picture of all the kids, but it didn't quite happen! Out of 11 kids, 2 were boys- the oldest and the youngest!
Allie and Meagan were just cracking up the entire time!
The older kids and a Stelling twin
All the girls! I think I must have shrunk over the years!! I look so short!
I also tried to teach the kiddos about why we open presents at Christmas. I explained that not only was is Jesus' birthday, but that He is also a present to us and we can "unwrap" it and have him as our own. Then I had a present for each of them to open. you never know how much they actually get or when it will sink in, but as a teacher, I know that it never hurts to teach them as much as possible! A week later, on our way to our Friday Fun group Christmas party Allie asked me what I was going to teach her and her friends while we were there! Too cute!
Alicia has her hands full!
We are so blessed and thankful for our friends!
On another note...
I had Allie switch classes at her Mother's Day out program and it is a night and day difference!!!!! I am SO glad that I spoke up and asked that she be moved up to the older two/three's class. Her teachers are great and she gets to do SO much more in her class!
Her new teacher even tried to do the hula hoop!
Allie was helping me wrap presents and put them under the tree and then she sat under the tree and said "Momma, I am a present too!" Yes, she is- the best present we could ever ask for! We could not have asked for a sweeter girl!
1 comments:
We had so much fun at you party! Thanks for doing that! It will become an annual thing (we can switch around the hostesses!)
I love that picture of Allie and Meagan laughing so hard. precious.
see you soon!
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