We used our video camera a recorded the present opening, but apparently we forgot to then document the goods with pictures. Oh well. We had a wonderful morning. Julie woke up at 5:30 a.m. (I swear she knew it was Christmas and she wanted to open presents!) all bright and cheery. So Arek and I decided not to fight with her and we all openened our presents and were done by 6 a.m. Arek and I were very spoiled this year, both by each other and our parents. The main presents were a cordless drill and driver set for Arek and a sewing machine for me (my first ever). Julie LOVED unwrapping everything (she even helped Arek and me unwrap a lot of our presents) and she loved all the new toys she received. The other really nice thing about Christmas was being able to talk with my brother Ben, who's on his mission in Russia. It was good to hear his voice. He sounds so happy and really enjoying the work there. Spaghetti Face... I think this is Julie's first every time having spaghetti, although I may be wrong. Either way I had to take a picture 
I can't believe how long Julie's hair is getting. You may not be able to see it well, but I can now do three connected-piggy-tails. It also curls a bit around her neck... I love it!
Her hairdo from the front:
Thursday night Jenny and Todd came up to celebrate their 3rd anniversary by going to the Firehouse Restaurant up in Logan. We very happily volunteered to watch Lilly, since she is Julie's best friend in the world. Here are some snapshots of them playing together. Julie loves to give hugs now, especially to Lilly. Sometimes she has to do it (like after she plays too rough with Lilly) but often she just walks up next to Lilly and lovingly wraps her arms around her and pats her back. It is so cute to see.
They loved the miniature keyboard that we have in our hallway... conveniently placed low so Julie can play on the keys
Lilly decided she wanted to sit down, but Julie was SURE she wanted to get up. She tried several times to pull Lilly to her feet... But I think Lilly was more determined to sit
I can't believe how long Julie's hair is getting. You may not be able to see it well, but I can now do three connected-piggy-tails. It also curls a bit around her neck... I love it!Her hairdo from the front:Thursday night Jenny and Todd came up to celebrate their 3rd anniversary by going to the Firehouse Restaurant up in Logan. We very happily volunteered to watch Lilly, since she is Julie's best friend in the world. Here are some snapshots of them playing together. Julie loves to give hugs now, especially to Lilly. Sometimes she has to do it (like after she plays too rough with Lilly) but often she just walks up next to Lilly and lovingly wraps her arms around her and pats her back. It is so cute to see.They loved the miniature keyboard that we have in our hallway... conveniently placed low so Julie can play on the keysLilly decided she wanted to sit down, but Julie was SURE she wanted to get up. She tried several times to pull Lilly to her feet... But I think Lilly was more determined to sitHere are the girls with their matching miature camelbak waterbottles. 
I can just see a musical child in the making! :D And congrats on the sewing machine! I really want one too. I'll probably want it more after having the baby. Someday....
ReplyDeleteJulie's friend is so adorable! I especially like the part where Julie is trying to get her to stand, haha.
One question that has always been on my mind....since spaghetti is so messy, what entices a mother to feed it to their children? lol
Thanks for the pillow advice! Didn't even think of putting one under my belly to make it more comfy. :)