Karen, this one's for you! I swear there is a picture just like this of my sister and me when we were around the same age. It made me laugh. This is Macie and Branson dancing to Macie's favorite song, "Mean" by Taylor Swift. I'm not sure why she loves it so much, but she can't get enough of it.
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| She's growing up so fast! |
Macie finally got rid of her potty seat! One day I was cleaning her potty seat that sits on top of the toilet, and I asked Macie what it would take for her to let us throw that yucky thing out. (we had tried to get rid of it before, but she would refuse to go, and wet her pants if I didn't put it back on. Even though she didn't need it when she wasn't at home.) I asked her if she wanted to go out for ice cream. She said she wanted to go on a date to the library, and then to the store to get STRAWBERRY ice cream. Hmmmm..........Deal! So we went outside and Macie threw that nasty little potty seat in the garbage.
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| Strawberry ice cream cones. |
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| Allie started using her jumper. I have to limit MYSELF with her though. I used it way too much with Branson! |
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| Allie playing with Macie's Valentines balloon she got from Daddy. |
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| Pretending to read the Scriptures. |
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| Random: Just eating her breakfast I guess. |
Reed had his 29th birthday on Jan 17. We had a few friends and family over for cake and ice cream to celebrate. I love this man! He really amazes me more all the time. I am so lucky to have him!
Meet BEAR. Let's just say he is loved. Branson carries him everywhere, and has to have him when he goes to bed. It's terrible when he's lost, and I've had to go pick him up from friends' houses a few times at bedtime. Branson either carries him in his mouth, by the bear's nose, or under his arm like a football. He is already starting to fall apart. He's got a bald patch on his bum and a hole where I had to cut out candy from his fur. His nose is always wet and nasty, and I have to wash him about three times a week. For some reason, Branson cannot get enough of this little guy.
I walked into Macie's room to find her accessorising Branson. I used to do this to my little brother, and he turned out ok :)
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| Poor kid. |
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| Allie just watching. |
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| Branson making a huge flour mess while I was grinding wheat....as always. |
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| Macie's Sweet outfit :) |
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| Biting Bear's nose. |
These are just some random pictures I took of the kids one day...
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| We have to keep the headbands away from Branson because he loves to put the on and wear them, silly kid. |
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| Macie and her cheesy camera smile. She likes to dress her dolls in her own clothes. |
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| Allie hanging out....as usual, poor girl. |
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| Cutie little spit bubbles :) |
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| Macie making a nest/bed out of the laundry basket and towel. |
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| Branson getting into Macie's purse. |
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| Snuggling with Daddy. |
Allie is SUCH a happy baby. We have been lucky for the third time in a row! She is so smiley and content most of the time. If she ever fusses, she is usually just hungry or tired, and once in a while wants held. We love her so much! Branson is still so soft and nice with her, which completely surprised me. Here she is playing with her toy...
Sadly, these are the only two pictures I have from Christmas this year. We took videos, so I kind of forgot to take actual pictures. We had a really fun Christmas. Macie woke us up on Christmas morning and was so excited that Santa had been here! She was telling us that Santa got Branson a bike, but it was actually for her. She kept saying it was for Branson, because she had asked for Princess dresses, not a bike :) She got her dresses, so she was happy. She also got some princess barbies that she was so excited about. Branson wasn't really into it this year, but that made him easy to please. This Santa thing is tricky. We had a nice low key Christmas as usual, and had fun being with our families.
