Christmas Month Day 21 (The nutcracker Ballet)

Grammy and Grampy blessed us once again with a lovely trip to the Nutcracker Ballet at McCaw Hall in Seattle for Addison's Birthday. We both so look forward to it each year now.

Christmas Month: day 19-20

So unfortunately, in all the Christmas madness, I managed to lose some photos..so there are a few days missing in photos, so I am salvaging these here that I took from those days on my iPhone..that way I can at least complete my Christmas month..though I cannot get that darling shot of Avery and the Grinch back.:(

Day 19: Leavenworth with Mimi and Papa

Day 20: Christmas Morning with Mimi and Papa..

..and some Shopping 

Christmas Month Day 16-18

 Day 16: Christmas cocoa. Grammy and Grampy brought her a holiday cocoa from starbucks on their Wednesday visit.

Day 17: New Ornament. All three kids picked a new tree ornament on the trip to Swanson's, but were far too tired when we returned that day, and they got forgotten for a couple days. Addie picked a collie dog, and Avery got a new cow..and here is Finn's fox.

Day 18: Last day of school for the year..requires a celebratory trip to Starbucks on the way home.

Christmas Month: Day 9-15

 When I decided to do a daily photo during December, I didn't picture so many sick days, but nonetheless, I am sticking with it...And am hopeful that we will all be in good health come Christmas vacation.

Day 9. Finn is back to healthy. Can't you just tell.

Day 10: Addison has the flu, and I kept all three home since Addie woke up so miserable that I couldn't get her in the car..so they stayed in their Christmas jammies ALL day, and we took a couple silly photos when she had a break in her fever. It was good to see her laugh for a bit. She tended to be the worst at night..we spent three nights up with her vomiting  last week. Our poor girl.

Day 11: Mailing out the Christmas Cards. Since Addie was home, she helped me prepare them for the mail.

Day 12: Storytime with Ave.

Pre-nap snuggle and stories are my (and her) favorite.

Day 13: We awoke to three kids and no fevers, and smiles all around. We went to Swanson's, our favorite holiday nursery spot. The kids got an official Santa photo, but Blake stole this one while we watched..and we should get our photo from the photographer soon:)

Curly the camel.

Day 14: Downtown Seattle. We took an EARLY morning trek downtown for the jingle bell run with our friends the Schmidt's. It was SO fun, but SO busy, and we don't really have any pictures other than a couple that made it to instagram..but it will definitely have to be an annual event. There was a a 1K that we ran with the kids at the beginning, and then the Dad's took the kids to the "elves village" while the mom's ran the 5k. Afterward we did a quick change in the car and finished up some of our Christmas shopping.

Hot Cocoa at Nordstroms. 

Day 15: Avery's turn for the fever. My sweet sleeping princess has been ever so Needy, and spiking fevers.