Merry Christmas

Here is just a quick photo montage of all the Christmas festivities.

Christmas Eve at our house

Grandpa and Jack

Aunt Lindsay and Sophia playing

Christmas Eve gifts

My precious little boy

Helping everyone open their gifts

Reading a new book

Getting ready for bed… we put out cookies and milk for Santa and some carrots for the reindeer… but I forgot to get a picture of her doing that… she was super excited!!

Christmas morning…. Santa came!!

Heading out to the garage to see what BIG present Santa left

Santa left a new Barbie Jeep

Christmas at Great Grandma Nancy’s

It’s a bit sad that this is the only picture I took at Great Grandma Nancy’s… things were just so busy while we were there

Christmas dinner at Chris and Robin’s

Abbey and Jack

Mommy and Jack

Daddy, Mommy and baby boy Jack

Sisters

Grandma (Leslie) with Abbey and Luke

Leslie, Nicole, and Pat

Charlzann, Me, Leslie, Nicole, Pat, Robin, and Abbey

Me, Leslie, Sophia, Pat, Abbey and Nicole

Hot Tub Christmas

Chris, Luke, Jordan, Richard, Zach and Sophia

Christmas with Bella on the 26th

attempting to get a picture of all the Mitchell Cousin’s with their kids

Chris and Elizabeth, Zach and Sophia, Great Grandma with Jack, Robyn and Mhaica, Matt and Bella

Christmas with Bubba and Aunt Audray on New Year’s Eve

Jack meeting Uncle Bubba for the first time

Sophia’s new boots from Uncle Bubba and Aunt Audray

helping Aunt Audray open her gifts

passing out the gifts

helping Bubba open his gifts

Bubba, Audray and Jack

Sophia doing Aunt Audray’s hair

We had a very busy and blessed Christmas this year… I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season as well.

SANTA!!

Well we went to see Santa.  We watched Santa.  We talked to Santa from a distance.  When it was time to sit on his lap…. she just would do it.  It turned into a family photo this year.  On the up side she did however tell him that she wanted a big pink car!!  YAY!

Sophia’s 3 Year Stats

Height: 37 inches

weight: 28 lbs 8 oz

Sophia at 3 years old you:

-wear 2T and 3T clothes and a size 8 or 9 shoe

-sleep through the night for about 10 hours and take a nap anywhere from 2-4 hours

-started school for the first time, only to stay home with mommy and your new little brother, and you are about to start another new school at the end of January

-love to eat yogurts, cheese and crackers, ham and cheese lunchables, Quaker oats cereal, flavored water, McDonald’s chicken nuggets (with the breading peeled off,) Taco Bueno (chips n queso and chicken muchacos,) Starburst, PEZ, and Candy Corns (you finally finished them all off and you want to buy more but we have to wait until Halloween)

-LOVE LOVE LOVE to read books, you own a ton and you love going to the library to check out more

-know your ABC’s and can count to about 12 or 13 on your own

-love doing puzzles, playing with your baby Twinkle Toes, and your baby Rapunzel (Tangled is your favorite movie right now)

-love changing your clothes and picking them out yourself

-have just recently gotten into playing dress up and having dance parties!

-playing with your babies and changing their diapers

-sing You Are My Sunshine, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Jesus Loves Me every night

-tell me “it’s fine Mommy” when we disagree on something or I ask you to do something that you don’t want to do, when we have differing opinions, or when Mommy gets upset about something… you are so sweet and precious… making everything better

-love being a big sister to Jack… you love helping pick out his clothes, change his diaper, bring him toys, hold his bottle (when he gets one), bathe him, and hold his while singing him songs

You still seem to amaze me everyday.  You are a toddler going on a beautiful little girl full of life, love, and laughter with a big, warm heart and blossoming personality.  One of my best times of the day is when you wake up and want to cuddle in your bed and when you go to bed and tell me, “Mommy, I love you so much!”

I love you more than the sun is bright!! Bunches xoxo

Happy 3rd Birthday

This year we had Sophia’s 3rd birthday celebration at Chuck E Cheese!  I just knew after having sweet little brother just a month ago that I would not want to host a birthday party at the house.  It was super easy and so much fun.  We just had family and close friends attend… and we still had about 3o people, but only about 9 kiddos.  Sophia was so excited to have her party at Chuck E Cheese.  It was a great decision. I can’t believe my little girl is THREE!! 

Sweet Sophia and Presley

Showing Grandpa the games to play on his first trip to Chuck E Cheese

Zach’s cousin Robyn and her daughter Mhaica

Aunt Roxie and Presley

Big Boy Patrick

Playing with Mommy and Daddy

Presley playing Peek A Boo

Singing Happy Birthday and getting hugs from Chuck E Cheese

Watching Luke in the ticket machine