Visit with Santa & Kids Crazy Christmas Show

Avery skipped Gymnastics last Friday and we went to see Santa before Christmas. She had written her own list for him so she wanted to give it to him to keep. When she saw him she said, mom is that a different Santa? lol She saw a Santa the weekend before with a longer beard.. lol (smart girl)

 Avery & her list

 the picture

 waiting for Santa

 showing Santa her list

 next a ride on the carousel

Later that night we went to the Kids Crazy Christmas Show at our church. It's always a good show with dancing, singing, puppets, & the story of Jesus' Birthday!! It's really cute for the whole family.

Avery & her friend Moriah

after the show we went to dinner & looked at Christmas lights. Such a fun day!!!
 

Baby Bump 25 weeks

(Im going to do my 25 week before all the Christmas posts bc there is a lot of them. :) )

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 25 weeks

Size of Baby: about 13.6 incheslong, weighs aout 1.5 lbs. About the size of a zucchini

Weight gain/lost: 13 lbs

Gender: BOY

Maternity Clothes: yes some, mostly still in regular clothes

Movement: yes lots. He had been a kickin lately

Sleep: sleeping pretty good this week besides one night I was up throwing up. Not sure what it was but my stomach was hurting for two days... not fun

Cravings: nothing really 

Symptoms: heartburn a lot every since I was sick, backache, expanding belly, and leg cramps 

What I miss: diet coke sounds soo good, clothes fitting & smaller boobs lol

Best moment of the week: spending time with our family for Christmas. I love this time of year.

( the best pictures I could get from Avery, we have been in our pj's alot the past few days)

Pajama day & last day of school

Avery's last day of school for Christmas Break was Thursday. They had pajama day along with their party. They had a book exchange, watched The Polar Express with popcorn and hot chocolate, then had a pizza party. Needless to say she had a blast. We didn't get to go this year but she had a fun time so that's all that matters. We made some goodie bags for her friends that she got to pass out!

 dancing

 so excited

Christmas Fun

We are loving getting ready for Christmas as usual. We've had lots of fun making our gingerbread house, looking for Keeboo the elf, finishing shopping with Shelly & Dee Dee, letters to Santa & counting our blessings to have such an amazing daughter especially what happened at Sandy Hook.I can't imagine what they are going through. I pray God gives them the strength through this difficult time.

love this girl

 silly girl

 Keeboo zip lining

all presents wrapped...