Little sickies

Lil and I have been sick for the last few days. I took Monday and Tuesday off and we chilled in our robes all day, coughing and wheezing and generally comiserating. Still not feeling great, but lack of sick leave pushed me back to the office today. Bleh!

Xmas on Corey's side

Last weekend we had Christmas for Corey's side of the family. It was great getting to see everyone and we were amazed at how much our nieces and nephew have changed in time since we'd last visited.

My newest niece, Gracie, is kind of cute... ;)



and her hair rocks my world...



I promise, it was not fluffed for the photo. That is the way it is!

Corey's mom sewed special dresses and jackets for each of the granddaughters and Tate got a vest. We tried to take photos but the lighting wasn't the best and the kids weren't super cooperative.



I think I like some of the out-takes even better:



And just for kicks, one other cute shot of Lil with her uncle Nathan. I think they were up to something.

Buddies

Recently, Lily and her friend Chloe enjoyed some play time while their mom's worked on Christmas gifts for them.


Lily didn't know where to start with all those toys!

But then, Chloe wanted to get up close and personal and Lily wasn't as sure about that...



The cute hats were courtesy of Lex.

Random photos from the last two weeks

Ahhhhh...

I made this Stovetop Potpourri this evening and it is warming in a tiny crockpot I snagged at Goodwill. Smell fabulous in our house right now.

As promised

I'm so behind!

No, we have not fallen off the face of the planet.

Things have been mighty hectic around here. It seems like every other day we have some kind of get-together or meeting to attend. That is the holidays for you. Lily has been doing new stuff like learning how to go from crawling to setting herself upright in a sitting position. Yesterday was the first time I realized she could do that. Then today, she crawled for real. Like moving her knees and everything. Tears came to my eyes. This girl is growing up way too fast. She is so funny. I have cute videos of her "mowing" as Corey calls it, and getting a good tickling, but right now, I'm too tired to do anything but say "goodnight" :)