Saturday, December 29, 2012

A White Christmas

We are having a beautiful time with family. Santa came and left presents, and it snowed on Christmas Eve! We've snuggled with my new niece, had snowball fights, watched Christmas movies, eaten Sugar cookies, had a lot of coffee and a little hot cocoa, and eaten tons of delicious food.

If Aubrey and I lived close to each other, we would: work out together, watch each other's kids, try new restaurants together, have lunch, plan birthday parties for our kids together, shop in Denver and outlet malls together, and watch our kids grow up together.
But, since we can't do that right now, we will have to make the most of our time together. I am so grateful for that time!

Pictures of our trip are to come! I hope that all of you had a Merry Christmas and plan to have a Happy New Year! -Amber

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

So much to say, so little time!

The month has been packed! A few things that have been going on with us: Celebration at Houston's First Baptist, a small celebration for Julia's Birthday, a Christmas visit with Granny (Dave's mom), milestones and fun, fun, fun!

Singing along at Celebration at HFBC

Cold morning at the bus stop
 My truly Houstonian second born was mad this particular December morning because she was cold. She originally had her hat pulled her over her face because it was cold, but I told her that she had to keep her hat off of her face while walking on the street. It made her very sad to have to expose her face to the elements. When we got to the bus stop, she pulled her hat over her head for a long time. But, I guess she wanted to see what was happening at this point, and was just mad.


Granny came for a visit, and she came bearing gifts. The girls got some beautiful gifts. Granny also made the girls little ponchos that she made herself. They are so cute!




 Last Sunday, the girls got to wear their new Christmas outfits.

I can't get this second picture to delete. So, you get to see her in all her cuteness twice.


 Julia had a little birthday get together instead of a party this year. We took her, Lydia and two of her friends to a Barbie movie. The girls loved watching "The Princess and the Popstar" while eating popcorn, drinking lemonade and then cheese quesadillas. So fun!

My big girl, Saige, is sitting up! She is definitely mobile these days! She can't sit up with out supervision, but she is doing great.

So besides all of this great stuff, Dave and I also went to my work Christmas party, and I won a '46 TV. How fun is that? It's about the same size as our little townhouse living room and we love it.

Merry Christmas to you all! Love, Amber

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Julia's 6 Today

We started Julia's 6th birthday with balloons in her room. I ate lunch with her today and brought cupcakes to her class. 
Cupcakes and Balloons at school
 After school, Julia and Lydia watched a movie until Dave got home. We went to chick-fil-a for dinner and birthday ice cream, and then we came home to open presents.
Princess sweatshirts, pajamas and dress-up dress from Grandma Christie and Grandpa Dan. Julia was so excited she squealed!

Thank you Granny! I LOVE it! 

Dave and I got Julia a princess Microphone

We also got her walkie talkies that look like iphones.
Mimi and Papa sent cash for Julia, and she is really looking forward to getting to spend it. We also got to skype with my sister and her family before the girls got their baths and got into bed late.

Julia never ceases to amaze me. It is a dichotomy to me that God blesses us with kids that are so like us, and yet still perplex us so much. Julia continues to act more grown up, and I love seeing her be the person God made her to be. She actually thanked me for putting balloons in her room this morning. I was very surprised and proud that she recognized that balloons in her room were a gift from Dave and I, and not just a normal expectation.
Julia is still extremely outgoing and is always ready to help in unlikely ways. I plan to do a food drive with our little family this year to benefit our community, and our family. Dave, the girls and I plan to go door to door and ask people for canned food to give to an organization in our community called The Faith Center. I think that doing this can drive will help us all, but especially the girls get their minds off of presents for them, and think about the needs of others. --I share this because when I told Julia about doing it, she was so excited. I think it combines her two greatest passions: meeting new people and helping others. I can't wait to see how she uses those gifts when she is an adult.
Our sweet Julia is funny, intelligent and a blessing to us, and hopefully, to others around her. I just wish I could convince her to stop getting older! I love you Julia bean!

Love, Mom