Day 25: Unwrapped



Day 24: Christmas Eve

David as baby Jesus

 

 

Molley (and the chocolate milk drinking sheep)

 

 

Day 23: Sparkle

Day 22: Cookies

The treats I made for David's class this year.



Day 21: Bells

5 Months

Age: Molley is 5 months old
Weight: 18lbs ish...again, she moves a lot on the scale.
Length:  26.5 inches
Sizes: She is in size 2 diapers and 3-6 month clothes.
Eyes: Dark blue
Hair: Dark brown...it's getting longer!
Sleeping: What's that again? Molley is getting up twice a night again. Girl likes to eat more at night than during the day. We'll be doing some sleep training over break.
Eating: She takes 4ish oz every 3hrs.
Milestones: She loves to roll! She can go from front to back and back to front. She can spin on her back to move around and get to any toy on her playmat she wants. She tries so hard to sit up and to hold her bottle. She loves to smile! Solids are just around the corner!
Memorable outings: Molley went with David to see Santa. Too bad she fell asleep before we actually got to Santa. She also went to Christmas at the Zoo, and fell asleep. Sensing a pattern here...
Favorite toys/activities:  The jumparoo! She was terrified of it the first time, but now she loves to jump and spin. It plays music and she loves to show off her jumping skills!
Words/sounds: Molley loves to sing! She wants you to talk to her, and she'll talk right back at you.
Nicknames: Sweet Pea, Molley-Molls (that's what they call her at school)
Funny moments: Molley startles very easily. At lunch with her cousin, Lyla, Molley fell asleep. I don't think Lyla like that, or she was excited about something else. She squealed and Molley's pupils didn't return to normal for a long time.
Looking forward to: Molley is trying really hard to hold her own bottle. We bought some with handles so she can take control. Looking forward to her figuring it out.

Day 20: Memories

This is my favorite time of the year.  Mom always made Christmas something special. She went all out with decorations and we never had a Christmas without everything that we had wanted. I have so many wonderful memories associated with Christmas.

For years (decades?) we went to the 11:00 service at church on Christmas Eve. We rang in the joyous day singing Silent Night holding candles with the same church family year after year. Afterwards, we would head home and watch a movie before going to bed.

Mom used to have her Christmas party on Christmas Eve. It started out with mostly choir members who would sing at the 8:00 service and again at the 11:00 service. She had food - tons of food, and we would all just eat and be merry. I remember the 1 year that we couldn't make it back for the 11:00 service because of a snow storm that dumped a foot of snow between the services. I was so upset to not be at the service, but people stayed and we still held candles and sang Silent Night.

The Huntoun's used to always perform on Christmas Eve. He would play the trombone, and she would sing. Every year it was Oh, Holy Night. I love that song. It is my favorite Christmas song, hands down.

Mom used to think she was so sneaky in wrapping our gifts. If we wanted earrings, she would fill a box with pennies to throw us off. I became very skilled in unwrapping gifts so I always knew what I was getting. I still acted surprised when I opened the gifts. I know that mom knew I did that every year, but she let me. Someone warned Nate that I would do that, so for our 1st Christmas, he wrapped better. :) He bought me 3 paintings to put in our bedroom, but wrapped each with another object, making the unwrapping impossible without him knowing. He wrapped one with a bowling ball, one with  a fire poker, and one with  a golf club. The bowling ball was hilarious, since it had Mike's name on it. :)

Decorating the tree each year was so much fun, even though I always complained about it. We had so many lights on that thing - it had to be a fire hazard. It would take me hours to get all of the lights on - like 30 strands. Then we would each put up "our" ornaments. We would "fight" all day about getting all of the stuff out.

Fudge - oh the fudge! Mom would make pounds of that stuff each year. A couple of the kids at the Christmas party called it pudge. Little did they know that slight mispronunciation was oh so true.

My china dolls. Every year mom would get us a new doll to add to our collection. Mine is sitting in my attic, ready to come out for Molley as soon as she is ready.

I cannot wait to start traditions with David and Molley so that one day they can have just as many found memories of Christmas as I do.

Day 19: Reindeer

So it's not an actual reindeer. Nate's mom bought this sleeper for David for his 1st Christmas. It was so cute on him, I just had to keep it.



Day 18: Giving

A couple of weekends ago, Nate and I helped the youth group, who were participating in The Sussy Project. I had so much fun listening to the ideas the kids had on how to spend the money, and what random acts of kindness they wanted to do.  We paid for movie tickets, bought Starbucks gift cards, took flowers to the maternity ward, gave water to the valets, took cookies to firefighters, and gave away a ton of candy canes.

I don't have any good pictures to post, but check out the link to find out more about the project!

Day 16: Ornaments



The ornament for my angels.

 

 

A reminder to always hang on to hope.

 

Shoes. I love this one because I have a shoe on my moms tree just like this.

 

What I want David and Molley to always know.

Day 15: Warmth

Nothing says warmth like hot cocoa on a cold winter day!

Day 14: Glitter

Glitter on the INSIDE of the ornament! More pretty, less mess. :)

Day 13: Festive

Downtown Indy is pretty darn festive this time of year. What other city turns their monument into a Christmas tree every year?

 

 

Day 12: Vintage

This angel is...I don't even know how old she is. She used to be on top of the tree at my mom's house, but was passed on to me about 10 years ago. Even though she's not perfect, I love her. Hopefully she'll continue to work year after year. I can't imagine anything else on top of my tree.



Day 11: Carols

Oh how I love Christmas music! I'm the person who starts playing it mid November, and keeps playing it until January 1st. I love hearing it in all of the stores, and singing it with David. There are no pictures/videos of that though, God said make a joyful noise, nothing about a pretty one.
Since I don't have my own picture or video, I thought I would link a couple of Youtube videos of my favorite Christmas songs.

I love Transiberian Orchestra's Christmas Cannon Rock.

I also am a fan of Rascal Flatt's version of Mary Did you Know.



You'll haver to wait a few days for my favorite one.  :)

Day 17: Wreath

Day 10: Joy

Joy in our household right now is silence. The sound of two peacefully sleeping children, preferably sleeping through the night.



Joy is also David and Molley in general. Each and everyday they bring joy into my life, even with the 2am feedings, or the 5am bathroom trips.



Day 9: Treats

This is not my picture. I am lame and forgot to take a picture of the treats I made for fmaily movie night at church. Mine looked just the same, except I didn't add the crushed candy cane on the bottom. Most of the kids didn't even care for the candy cane. The picture came from here.



Day 8: Tree

Day 7: Snow

We haven't had any snow yet this year. Heck, we didn't even have much snow last year, so this is form 2 years ago. Sadie loves the snow, so hopefully we get some this year. No snow days though. I don't want to be making those up in mid June. :)

Day 6: Stockings

Day 5: Santa

Boiler up!

Day 4: Tradition

This is Burry, our very own elf from the North Pole. We started this tradition with David last year, and I have to say that this year he is even more into it. We started December 1st with a breakfast straight from the North Pole, and Burry will return with Santa on Christmas Eve. David has had fun finding him each morning, though he has been upset that Burry has not been on the shelf each morning. "Mommy - he's the elf on the shelf! He needs to land on the shelf!"

Day 3: Gifts

If I was good, I would have a picture of my beautifully wrapped presents under the tree. Alas, I'm not that good. I am done shopping, but far from wrapping.

I bought David some kitchen utensils of his own and was searching for his own (boyish) apron. I was not having much luck. Then I found Time & Again Pillow Case Dresses and Aprons. (Also on Facebook here.) I loved the selection of gifts, and the quality is amazing! Since I was getting something for David, I had to get a dress for Molley too. I even picked up an iSpy bag that David will love! I'm glad I was able to support a local business, and find the perfect gifts! Check her out - she ships too!

Day 2: Decorations

My nativity is by far my favorite decoration. If I had the space, I would leave it out all year long.  My mom has one that I have always loved. When I finally had a home of my own, a nativity scene was the first thing on my Christmas decoration list.

Day 1: Lights