Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone!  Hope yours was as blessed as ours.

 Our tree filled with presents.

 Delaney checking out her new kitchen.  She loves it!

 Playing with Daddy.

 My child is obsessed with our vacuum cleaner.  So what better present then to have one of her own!  This thing even talks and cracks jokes.

 Helping me look through my stocking.

 Our three little munchkins with their stockings.  Kierstin, Delaney and Jordan.  It's a Christmas miracle that Delaney sat still long enough for me to snap this picture.

 The family hard at work, looking at all their goodies.

 Delaney wearing the elf hat from Grandma Kammeyer.  This hat sings and dances.  She likes to wear it and dance around the house.

Still digging through their stockings.  Delaney lost interest and moved on. 

Teamwork!  Looks like Grandma Fisch got them S'mores.  YUMMY.  Bet they will be making them the next time Grandma visits.  New Years Eve maybe (hint hint, Grandma)?

 A new piggy bank

Jordan's favorite present this year!  The Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle. 

15 Months

I haven't done a Delaney update in a while.  There is only one word that comes to mind that descibes her to a "T" right now.  That would be HANDFUL.  She does not sit still for longer then 2 seconds.  She is into anything and everything and she's a climber!  She is keeping Mama and Daddy on our toes for sure.

At her 15 month checkup she weighed 21 lbs 14 oz (36th percentile) and is 31 inches tall (67th percentile).

She says a few words... Dada, Da-dee, Mama (rarely), yeah, dow (down), Hi.  I'm sure there are other words that I can't think of right now.  She does a lot of baby gibberish still.  Trying to get her to talk more.  I'm sure soon we won't be able to shut her up.  She does understand quite a bit.  You can ask her where her blankie, binky, cup, baby, book are at and she will get it and bring it to you.  Or you ask her where her brother, sissy, Daddy, Mama or doggie are at and she will point to them.  If you ask her if she wants to take a bath she nods yes, tries to take her clothes off and heads towards the bathroom.  She gives lots of hugs and kisses.  Dances to music. Loves to twirl.  Plays rough with her brother and sister.  She's also very silly.  Love her to pieces.

Zoolights

This year we went to Zoolights at the Phoenix Zoo.  We've been there before, but it's been a few years.  I remember it not being very exciting, but I noticed this year that they seem to have added a lot more lights.  It was also the warmest it's ever been.  We've had a really warm winter.  Other then the 10,000 plus people that were there, we had a good time.  The kids even got to go down the polar slide!  Imagine tubing down a slide that looks like a snowy hill.  Yes, we live in the desert.  It's the best we can do.  Oh, and of course the Heuer's were there too!

 Jordan & Landon posing in front of the elephant lights.

Some of the many lights we saw.  These are insects... beetle, scorpion and centipede... YUCK. 

 Jordan, Kierstin and Landon enjoying some hot chocolate.

 Delaney enjoying her milk.

 We even got to see the sting rays up close.

 Jordan was brave enough to touch and feed them.

 Delaney was more interested in doing laps around the string ray pool.

 Being silly before we leave.

 The Heuer's

The Kammeyer's

It's that time of year again

The kids were anxious to get the tree up and the decorations put out around the house.  Rob and I put the tree up.  The kids put the ornaments on the tree.  Usually I help with the ornaments, but this year I just let them have at it.  They did a great job!  The only thing I asked of them was to be sure not to put the nice ornaments at the bottom where Delaney could get them.

I love this picture.  They were working so hard to make our tree look pretty.  Delaney of course needed to be in on the action.  She loves to pull an ornament off the tree and run away from you as fast as she can.  Little stinker!

She was digging through the boxes to see what other kind of goodies she could find.

Jordan was excited to find his stocking.  I bought our new stockings last year and I absolutely LOVE THEM.  They will be around for many, many years.

The finished product.  They did a wonderful job and we're so excited for the holidays!

Glasses

Guess who's wearing glasses these days?  Jordan's pediatrician advised me that Jordan does not have 20/20 vision.  I was surprised because I had no clue, but I should have known with all the people in my family and his dad's family that wear glasses.  So off to the eye doctor we went!  Jordan is slightly near sighted and needs glasses mostly so he can see the board at school.  When he first tried on his glasses he was amazed by how different everything looked.  I think he looks so grown up and handsome.  Don't you?

Thanksgiving

I did a lousy job of taking pictures this year on Thanksgiving.  We had my parents, Rob's parents, the great grandparents, Uncle John, Aunt Liz and Mike over for Thanksgiving dinner.  I guess with all the preparing of food and stuffing of my face, I was too busy enjoying myself to catch many of those memories.  Which I guess is not such a bad thing.

 Kierstin put on her Alice costume from a couple of Halloweens ago.  I guess she felt the occasion called for a little dress up.

 This is her "cheese" face.  Her shirt says, "Everyone is Thankful for ME!"

 Jordan did not apprectiate the turkey hats I found in the dollar section of the store.  I think they're cute and funny.  HAHA!

It wouldn't be a Thanksgiving post without listing what I'm thankful for.  I'm thankful for my family and that we are all healthy.  I'm thankful that Rob and I are both still employed so that we can continue to provide for our growing family.  I'm thankful that we have a roof over our heads and food on the table.  I'm thankful for such great friends who are always there when I need them.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 

Sisters

There's something special about sisters.  I never appreciated my sister until I became an adult.  I can't imagine my life without my sister, so I'm glad that Kierstin and Delaney have each other.  I realize that 6 years is quite a large age gap, but my sister and I are almost 4 years apart.  So I'm hopeful that they will have a special relationship for the rest of their lives.

Best friends for life