21 Months

What a busy month for Allison! We celebrated Christmas and we're about to celebrate New Years! She's spending the week with grandma & grandpa away from mom & dad! The girl has a mind of her own and is very particular about what she does and when she does it. She is always so sweet though, even when she may not agree with you! Next month she goes in for her first dentist visit, so we'll see how that goes! We also plan on pushing potty training after the new year when things 'calm down' ha!!! Her verbal skills continue to impress us and her teachers tell us how smart she is all the time! She's such a special and sweet girl!

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Merry Christmas 2016!

Another Christmas has come and gone! These Christmas days come slow and leave quickly. Each Christmas as the girls grow, becomes more special as each of them becomes more aware of the holiday! This year we celebrated Christmas Eve with Papa and BB with a special dinner at home. Both of the girls were wound up with excitement and danced around the house and back yard...it was unseasonably warm for Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

After Christmas Eve dinner we made cookies for Santa. Both girls helped make the cookies, then set the cookies and milk out for Santa to eat. Abigail reminded us that we needed to leave carrots out for Santa's reindeer because they probably get hungry too. So we left carrots in the front yard for the reindeer. We read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and then the girls headed to bed. Abigail knows that Santa doesn't come until she's asleep so she was very anxious to get to bed early (if only every night was that easy!).

 

Christmas morning the girls were so excited with their surprises from Santa and their family. The girls are very lucky to have such a wonderful family! After Christmas breakfast, we packed up and drove down to Dallas to see the Ledezmas. The girls are staying in Texas for the next week because both of their schools are closed. Both girls were excited to see all the Ledezmas! It was such a happy Christmas!

 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

 

 

 

 

ICE

This weekend we went to ICE at the Gaylord Texan. Usually we go the Friday after Thanksgiving, but this year we couldn't do it then so we had to go a little later than normal. It was really busy. Way too busy! Next year, we won't do it that late! Our scheduled time was 12:00 and we arrived at the Gaylord in time, except that the van didn't quite fit in the parking garage...so we had to figure out how to get it "unstuck" from the garage. When we finally made it inside, we were in the 12:30 showing. Poor Allison takes her nap at around noon everyday so she was very tired, but she did really well for being as tired as she was. As most know, if she doesn't want to do something she will let you know and she did not want to wear her warm jacket through the exhibit so that was a bit of a fight about that! The good news is that we got the photo to prove we were there, but Papa says it's his last time! Surely, he'll change his mind by next year....

 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

 

 

 

 

December Birthdays

December is a busy birthday month for the kindergartners in Abby's class. So the moms of the December babies got together and had a December birthday party to celebrate them all at once. Each kiddo brought one gift to exchange with the other kids at the party, it was such a neat idea. The party had cookie decorating, ornament making and Santa dress up! Abigail had such a good time.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Sister Love

These girls have a lot of fun together. We love seeing their relationship grow and evolve. It's especially sweet for mommy to watch since she didn't have any young siblings around her age growing up. We hope they continue to have a sweet, loving relationship as they get older.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abby's Christmas Program

The kindergarten classes had their Christmas program last night. All the kiddos had to dress in jeans and a Christmas shirt. Abigail picked out a cute reindeer sweeter with bells and lights to wear for the program. She was very excited before the program, but when she walked into the auditorium she couldn't spot mom & dad right away so she looked a little concerned. Once she spotted us, she was good to go. It was such a cute program!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Outdoor Play

It's still not super cold outside, so this weekend we decided to get outside and play while we still can! Allison has a trike that we can push around and she loves it. Abigail got her bicycle and the girls rode around the back yard all afternoon. They had such a good time and we had a good time watching them! Love those girls.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

 

 

Breakfast with Santa

This Saturday morning we went to have breakfast with Santa. The girls love this because it's Santa and breakfast! This year was no exception....except Allison was not a fan of Santa for some reason. She did great when we visited Santa a few weeks ago, but this time around she refused to sit on Santa's lap! So dad & mom got in the picture too!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

21 Months Old

Allison is now 21 months old! It's remarkable how much she imitates her older sister and wants to be like her. Allison follows her big sister around the house and now when we take pictures she tries to mimic sister's poses. It's precious. Allison also has developed her vocabulary very quickly and parrots a lot of the things we say. We have to be careful sometimes! She loves a lot and is a sweet soul, but she doesn't take any 'stuff' from anyone!

 

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Pop turns 80!

Thanksgiving this year was special. Pop was turning 80 on the day after Thanksgiving so we decided to spend Thanksgiving in Arkansas to celebrate Pop's 80th. Pop & Mumzie arrived in Dallas on Sunday so we picked them up since we were already in town. The girls had such a good time spending the week with Pop & Mumzie. Abigail was all about Mumzie and even got to have a special "girls day" with Mumzie on Wednesday. We hosted our first Thanksgiving this year, we had 22 people! It was our first round with a Turkey and dressing and it went better than we expected!

On Saturday, we headed up to Kurt & Sarah's for the big 8-0 celebration. It was a celebration! With everything that Pop has been through this year, medically, we were all so thankful he's here to celebrate. He's tough and a fighter. He's charismatic and funny. He's got a heart of gold, but fists of steel when necessary. His legacy was evident with all the laughter and smiles that evening. It truly was a special night of celebration. We love 'ol Pop and loved celebrating his big day!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer