Christmassy

On Saturday we loaded up the jolly green, which I sadly picked up from the body shop on Friday, and headed to brave the stores. Addie had gone with bubba to stuff us some good old fashioned Maryland stuffed ham, and so Matt and I just had #4 and #5 with us for part of the morning. It was odd!

There's a Delaney!

We shopped forever and then I wrapped forever. Seems like I did something that night because I helped bathe the girls early. But I can't remember. Probably shopping though. Because I have been shopping all day and forever. And no, I don't know why my girls are dramatic.

Lexi lu arrived Sunday night. Chris, ami, and Erick went to pick her up and then we all hung out until the wee smalls. It's fun to have her home. 

Monday morning dawned bright and early with an eye specialist appt for Addie up in Bowie. Our new pedi thought she detected a strabismus, or lazy eye. 

Turns out this girl and both of her eyes are just fine.

So that was a morning well spent. :/

Addie had convinced lexi to wake up early and come with us, and being the awesome big sister she is, she did. Then we told Addie we could eat wherever she wanted. Hooray, she choose McDonald's. 😒 I really tried to convince her that cafe rio is delish, but no luck.

Brenna came over that afternoon bearing gifts. Her grandma sent us over this lovely fruit basket along with a nice note telling us how proud of Chris we should be. He's a good boy. (:

That afternoon we also watched the darrows while josh and Alecia closed on their new home and moved in. all 6 of the big kids were wild! Brandon was totally mvp. He napped, he ate, he played. He didn't cry, or hit, or make messes like the other 6. Holy. Moly. Good thing I love all of them. (;

After we dropped them off, we went shopping. Chris found his new coat. (;

Today our baby Laney showed us how "the baby of the family," as she calls herself, eats yogurt. Really makes you want some, huh?

Addie and Frankie finally got to pull the wishbone from thanksgiving.

Looking to see who won...

Who's it gonna be...

Franks for the win. Addie says she's a lucky wishbone puller.

Today we got to go get new ID cards. 4 years ago when we went, I was huge preggo with Delaney, so I'd say my new pic is a vast improvement. Then we (lexi and I) nex'ed and grocery shopped with the 3 girls. It's not that they are bad, it's just that there are 3. So they either take up the whole cart, and we know 3 kids in close proximity in a cart is always a good thing, or they are each busy looking at something. And when each of them are looking at/touching/wandering, it gets to be a lot of corralling and not easy to get any shopping done. Taking all 3 makes me a grumpy mommy, so I try hard not to do it very often. 

After shopping we came home for lunch and rests, and a quiet rest of the day. I went out shopping again, do you see a theme here, and I really am so close to being done, and I really am so annoyed at myself for not being done. Shopping is not fun for me anymore, and I usually love to shop, so that's saying something. 

In primary on Sunday the kids reenacted the nativity. Matt subbed in Addie's class and she'd had a rough day, but when they asked her to be the star she perked up.

The girls had their matching black Christmas dresses, but since I was to church early, and at church late, I didn't get any pictures. Also, my girls church hair, while improving, is pretty dad worthy. Matt is doing a wonderful job of picking up the slack I have put down, but hair is not his strong suit. There are worse things.

This little diaper wearing baby is almost a sunbeam!! I've told her that all I want for Christmas is for her to be potty trained. Today she said "what do you really want? Not me being potty trained, but really. Like a pan or something." No pans for me, Laney, just a big girl in panties. Pleeeeease!