Cute Cousins

Our Gingerbread House

Chad and I started the tradition of making a gingerbread house during the Christmas season when I was pregnant with Maddie. Last year she just watched and hung out while we decorated the house, but this year was a whole different story! She was in on all the action and had to taste each piece before it went on and sometimes after it was on. :) Her love of sweets definitely comes from me. Here is Maddie decorating HER gingerbread house.

A Very Merry Christmas

Our family had the most wonderful Christmas with our families. It is so much fun to see Christmas through Maddie's eyes and watching her open her presents. She really got into opening presents this year. We would have her take presents to our family members and she would have it halfway open before they got it! It seems like Christmas just flew by, but we enjoyed every moment of it. We celebrated 4 different times. Once on Christmas Eve with Chad's whole family, Christmas morning with the Pendley's, Lunch with my mom, and desserts with my dad. We even snuck in our own Christmas with just the 3 of us. Maddie was so excited to spend time with everyone and loved showing off her toys. Our families always go over and beyond on Christmas. We have Maddie's toys spread out on all 3 levels of our house. She is a very lucky girl! :) I'm so grateful that we were able to spend time with both of our families during this special holiday.

Lots of Catching Up to Do!

And I promise to be a better blogger after this week when I am enjoying my 16 days off! Wahoo! I will leave you with a few pics of the cutest (and usually ) the sweetest little girl I know!