Room for 1 more...Alexandria makes four!: The year w/o Santa Claus

Well we didn't get to see Santa in person this year, the night he was in Millersburg Avery had a fever, runny nose and cough. She seemed ok that we couldn't go, think I was more disappointed than she was! However, Santa came through with an email! She was SOOOOO impressed her knew her name, how old she was, that she lived in Millersburg, that she went to the beach this past summer and that she is now a BIG sister ;) I do the PNP video every year, they are so cute! This year we were ALL sick :( every one had terrible colds and coughs then poor Alexandria who was just at the Dr's for her 1 month check on Monday had to go back on Friday (she had a terrible cough, still congested from her 1st cold at Tgiving and I noticed she wasn't eating much).....only to discover in 4 days since her visit she had an ear infection! BOOOOOO~ she had to be put on antibiotics. We've been blessed and spoiled b/c Avery has NEVER been on antibiotics. Poor Alexandria was also hoarse from screaming and crying :( It didn't seem like Christmas to me this year since we were all sick, tired and maybe because I had all the gifts bought and wrapped before Alex was born.

My Aunt Judy got Avery these jammies with matching jammies for her baby. CUTE!

Can't believe Avery is 4.5 yrs old. One of the middle of the night feedings when Avery was up with me, she was just talking away and said "ya, I'm 4and a half...don't know what a half means but that's how old I am!" ha.ha.

Our family tradition when we were kids was to open up our stockings and I've continued this with my family now. Avery was so appreciate with every thing she opened. Every gift would go like this: "OHHHHHHH just what I always wanted a (whatever she opened)" Some I knew she didn't have a clue what is was so I would ask her after she said It's what I was wanted "do you know what it is?" Avery "No!" haha. Or she would say "This is the best lip gloss I ever got, pretties headband I ever got, etc., etc." Just makes you so warm and happy inside to see her joy and appreciation!

Then Daddy let her open her big gift from us.....a race track!

Notice Josh's tongue hanging out and people wonder why Avery as a baby and now Alexandria always stick out their tongue! ha!

The girls on Christmas Eve.

My girls...all 3 of them..hee.hee.

Nana gave us cookies to bake and all I had to do was heat the oven, open the package and bake them...I even struggled to do that just didn't feel that good but Avery kept begging and I couldn't let her down or Santa!

So sweeeeeeet! This is before we read Twas the Night Before Christmas....

Christmas morning and Avery was SO impressed Santa wrote her a note and that again he knew her name, ate most of his cookies, drank his milk and that Rudolph ate most of his carrot too!

LOVE HER EXPRESSIONS and EXCITEMENT!

One of her favorite gifts was a sleeping bag that was pink AND purple! She's been using it every day and even slept in it on her bed on night and yesterday she took a nap in it!

Then after our Christmas at home on to Proper's....................