Mckenna painting and Caili laughing as always
Our Niece Sam and Mckenna, opening gifts and celebrating together as a family
What a wonderful holiday it was with our family. Lots of fun, very busy, but lots of fun. We had our family down from kitchener and Ryan mom and our niece Sam stayed over from the 23rd to the 24th. We had a lot of fun and I made a great Christmas dinner for us. Mckenna was SSSOOO excited about Santa. It really does bring magic into the holidays.
My Nana stayed over the week before and we made a gingerbread house. Mckenna loved the fact that she could eat all the candy. I gave her a gingerbread man to decorate, but all she did was lick the icing and eat the candy. Was she ever spun afterwards.
We had a big snowstorm and it was just beautiful on the lake. Ryan took Mckenna out in her sled and to look at all the ice on the lake.
Caili learned to blow raspberries and Mckenna sat with us at the table for dinner like a big girl for the first time.
We stayed in on the 24th and relaxed as a family as I knew the next few days were going to be very busy. Mckenna and I put the milk and cookies out for Santa along with a carrot for Rudolph. When she woke up in the morning, she was so happy the Santa enjoyed her cookies and when she looked out the window, Rudolph had chewed up the carrot and left quite a mess on the ground under the tree. We had Ryan's Dad and Nana R over for breakfast Christmas morning for homemade belgium waffles.....there is nothing like them.
Eating Rudophs carrot before bed, Christmas morning under the tree, opening gifts
Caili with her gifts and Nana R and Mckenna
On boxing day my family always does a crazy gift exchange and it is always fun. The kids were excellent considering how messed up their schedule was and Mckenna just kept playing and eating.
Mckenna's potty training is going very well....only 2 pull ups a day usually and she goes to the bathroom about 50% of the time now by herself. She still needs lots of reminders, but she is definitely got the just of how it works. She had a great time with her cousin Miah and Miah is going to be a big sister next August now!! We are so excited to have another cousin. It is amazing to see the difference just 3 months makes. Miah is very into imaginative play where as Mckenna just started with it about 2 weeks ago. Mckenna also doesn't understand the whole sharing thing yet, but was better on day two than on day 1.
Caili is doing amazing. I think she is really teething and there must be teeth coming in soon. Some nights have been hard, but this past week her schedule has been so messed up, I don't blame her. She is rolling overand found her feet and toes two days ago. She stands like she is ready to walk already and I know I am in trouble when she does. She is so nosy and has to see everything that is going on. She loves watching Mckenna and laughs and laughs at her when she dances for her.
So I am posting pics and video of the holidays. Ryan and I usually celebrate New Years just the two of us. He goes out and buys a ton of good food and we cook and eat all night. It's fun and much needed after such a busy week.
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and I wish you all the very best in the upcoming year.
