Christmas

I'm finally getting around to blogging about Christmas! Is it just me or does Christmas feel like months ago? It's crazy how fast it comes and how fast it goes.

This Christmas was definitely a fun one. It's crazy to look back and remember that I was pregnant with Haddy at this time and now she is here! (and almost one) pinch me.

Its funny though, December 1st happened, and I was so excited about Christmas time. I wrote down all these things I wanted to do and see. And then things got crazy, I got crazy busy with work and being a mom that Christmas snuck up on me out of no where! I also promised myself that I would get all my Christmas shopping done in November and that sure didn't happen. I didn't even go to Temple Square this year! Ahhh.

It's totally fine though. We had the best holiday season and next year will be even better when Hadley is older and can enjoy the fun things. She was super fun this year, being 10 months and everything, but she still got overwhelmed with all the parties and bed time being at 7pm but staying up waaaaay past it. 

Hadley, it's Christmas time- get over it! hahaha.

So here's a little look at December!

I wish I captured everything! Ah. But here's little bits :)

Ogden Village Lights

Elkins Christmas Party

We also celebrate Q's first Birthday!

Christmas Jammies

Tis' the Season!

As most of you know, my best friend and I have little girls that are only 5 weeks apart. So of course we had to do a little photoshoot of the both of them to celebrate their FIRST CHRISTMAS!

ENJOY!

(the candy canes were cherry flavor, of course they loved them)

-SNOW DAY-

We had our first big snow storm of the year! I'm not really crazy about the snow, but it does make it nice when we have an excuse to stay in jammies all day and watch movies. I was so excited to show Haddy the snow, although I didn't know how she would react to it. She didn't hate it, but she didn't care for it? I mean, she didn't cry. She just sat there. hahaha. She couldn't move (my fault-I got way too big of a snow suit) and the snow was as tall as her, so yeah, moving around in it was nearly impossible.

She also loved eating the snow but everytime it would get in her mouth she would look at me like "Mom this is cold". hahah.

I love my little best friend.

9 Months

You:
-hate holding still when getting your diaper changed
-never hold still period
-love playing with your friends
-love playing at the mall play ground and think you're 5 years old and can keep up with the big kids
-love climbing stairs and now its a game to see how fast you can get there before mom notices
-love pulling drawers and cupboards open
-still put EVERYTHING in your mouth
-still only have 2 teeth
-love watching Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Super Why!
-love eating food. Anything and everything. Even Limes!
-love ripping paper
-chase Grandmas dog around the house
-love slamming your hands on everything and listening to them 'bang'
-slip and slide all over the bath. you're crazy in the bath.
-want to walk so bad.
-smile all the time.
-sing Itsy Bitsy Spider with me

8 Months

You:

-have two teeth on the bottom

-love sitting in a high chair

-love exploring the house

-love ''talking''

-crawl really fast to your dad when he gets home from work

-no longer army crawl 

-love climbing all over mom and dad

-reach your arms up to get someone

-want everything we are eating

-pull yourself up onto everything

-walk along side furniture

-love phones

-pull off every bow we put on you

-also take off your socks and stick them in your mouth (OH NO!)

-love walking around while holding someones hands

-get really excited about everything. You kick your legs and wave your arms.

Haddy's Halloween.

Eeek. I just love the holidays. My favorite time of the year has begun. October-December is truly the best. I remember being pregnant with Hadders last year at this time and was just over the moon excited to have a little one to take everywhere with me. She is at the funnest age where everything is so cool to her. I know she doesn't even know what's going on, but I couldn't just skip Halloween even if we didn't go trick or treating. (except we originally were going to).

Ever since I saw Monster Inc. I knew that my daughter would be Boo for Halloween! No doubt, I couldn't get myself to let her be anything else. We had a couple other ideas but this one just kept screaming in my ear. Once I found a wig that (kinda) looks like Boo's-I was SOLD.

And then I started making her costume. You know, the one Boo actually wears when they disguise her as a Monster? Yeah, I started working on it and it was about 90% done and then boom. Life happened. and I just never got around to making it. So I had to settle with the pink shirt/purple leggings thing she wears. Even that was hard to find last minute.

I WILL DO SO MUCH BETTER NEXT YEAR.
I always say that.

But I think she turned out darn cute, and so did everyone else. We loved it.

Happy -first- Halloween sweet little Haddy girl.