Our Favorite Time of the Year!

We kicked off the Christmas season with Advent bags and going shopping for a Christmas tree. It was so fun having Ava know what was going on (sort of) this time!

Thanksgiving This Year

We celebrated with my Dad and that side of the family earlier this year. The day of Thanksgiving my mom and grandma came over for brunch then we headed to the Eich side for dinner! It was a great time. The couple of days following were amazing- having nowhere to be, a house to decorate and a family to relax with. It was five wonderful days of peace. (Then Sunday night, I woke up with a bad sore throat and found out the next day I had strep. Ugh. Second time in this pregnancy and it put a damper on the week, but at least the break went well.)

And this was the only ham we had this Thanksgiving! Well, her and her sister...

The First Snow of the Year!

In Novmeber!! I wish we had more pictures but... caught the moment anyway. I had to be at my internship that night and Randy had the girls. I was so impressed he got them all bundled up and took them out to see it. He said Bella loved it. Ava could have done without it. I didn't really get to see it but where we live it actually stuck for a bit.

A few more soccer "shots"

And this is why I still want Baby #3 to be another girl...

(though we will love the baby no matter what he or she is)

Honey

This dog is not ours but she visits us a bunch. Originally Randy wouldn't let us feed her but we soon learned that regardless of whether we gave her food or not, she still came back and hung out with us. I named her Honey. No reason, just liked it and thought it fit. She is pitiful really but we like having her around when we are outside. She is a little older from what I gather, but the girls cannot understand that and cannot figure out why she won't chase the balls they throw at her...

Bella's First Field Trip

Bella had her first field trip recently at preschool and Randy and I were close to having panic attacks! LOL. It came out of nowhere and I was suddenly signing permission for her to take a bus to another local church for "the Science lady." She didn't think it was as big of a deal but came home with lots of stories and slime. All we wanted to know was how the bus ride was! Anyway, here is a picture of her that morning.