12.28.2014

the rest of our week.

caroline & i went to urgent care the morning after christmas... we both left with prescriptions for antibiotics.
lots of princess performances.
the gutzlers came to visit for the weekend!
uncle barry!
kristie & chad.
uncle grant!
thankful that caroline & i are feeling much better... and millie's eyes are looking good!
what a week!

12.25.2014

our christmas.

santa came! i was awake & sick trying to sleep on the couch when millie came out at 6am... she's been getting up earlier than normal lately, but then goes back to sleep out in the living room or on the floor beside our bed- i hadn't thought through what this may mean for christmas morning- santa maybe should have waited to visit our house until morning. when she saw me on the couch & saw that santa had brought presents, she was instantly hyper & ready to open them. i felt terrible and couldn't even begin to think about getting up for presents, so i woke g up to help with her. he wasn't successful in getting her back to sleep, so he decided to take her on a car ride... she fell asleep soon after he started driving. i'm not sure how long he drove with her before he came back home. it was a crazy morning!
a stuffed lambie & a belle tea party set.
poor caroline needs a first christmas redo... she felt terrible all day. good thing millie was there to open all of her gifts!
and the one thing that she has talked about for months...
a doc mobile.
sister presents.
we spent the rest of the morning & afternoon with my family... chris & jess and my grandma. we had lunch, and then opened presents. my parents gave millie & caroline a teepee along with a little teepee for their dolls, and a stuffed campfire for pretend camping. so dang cute! my fever was around 103, so i didn't take many photos... but we got lots of awesome things. thanks to my mom & dad and chris & jess for everything!
after chris & jess headed home, we went over to g's parents' house for dinner & christmas with his family. i really failed at photos of present opening... but i'm thankful that we got a family photo! and thankful for all of our presents for g's parents!

merry christmas!

advent. week four.

another fun year of advent!

12.24.2014

our christmas eve.

it wasn't the christmas eve that we had planned, but we started some new traditions this year- matching jams, magic reindeer food in the yard, cookies & milk for santa, and our first year getting to be santa for our girls. i missed going to a christmas eve service... it felt weird to not light candles & sing my favorite christmas songs. i hate that caroline & i are sick, but i'm excited that it's christmas!

our week.

daddy & millie haircuts.
millie's first purdue basketball game!
my mom, g, my dad, and then caroline... dang germs. caroline has a virus with a 104degree fever.
and millie has pink eye.
and i'm beginning to feel terrible. what a week.

12.21.2014

our week.

i've worn her more times this week than the total amount of times i wore millie...
another friend picture for evie.
maya & her grandma invited the girls over for a christmas playdate... and made the cutest little capes for them.
papa took millie on a lunch date to mccord candies.
sisters.
checking out another church... i hope we find the right one soon!
snow white & apple.
family wrapping night.
i can't believe it's christmas week!

12.20.2014

12.19.2014

a night at the purdue union.

i bowled a turkey.
what a fun night!