Christmas Eve I sat the kids down in front of the tree and tried to get some pictures of them all dressed up. Ben wouldn’t let me touch his hair so it’s a hot mess, but we did get some cute ones. Andy’s mom made Cassidy’s dress, it was SO cute! Ben decorated the bottom of the tree so there is a mass of ornaments 3 feet and below and then all the breakable ones are spaced out at the top of the tree. It looked hilarious but I loved it ;-)
We went to the Christmas Eve service at our old church. Since our new one is just starting (and at the community rec center) we didn’t have one of our own this year. A lot of the launch team was away on vacation and the student volunteers we have were home on break anyway. It was a nice service, a bit more of an entertainment production than I really liked (I’d be happy with a little sermon and just singing Christmas carols) but they did a nice job with it. Ben actually let me spike up his hair before we left, it looked super cute.
After doing our Christmas with Andy’s family, we headed across the road to Justin and Kate’s apartment. Kind of neat they live across from my inlaws. These pictures can basically be labeled “family members with Ben and Cassidy” as you wouldn’t really even know there’s anything Christmasy about them. We had such a nice time exchanging gifts though :)
Baby still has a little bald spot on the back of her head, although it’s looking a lot better these days.
Nonna and Cassidy exchanging coos.
One of Ben’s presents was a sleeping bag. He climbed right inside with Bear and Moose.
A manly man and his manly dog.
Poppy and Cassidy checking out the festivities.
Ooh this beard is soft.
Uncle Justin snuggles.
All the kids went in on a wooden type tray for my mom.
Ben helping sort through the lead type letters. (We washed his hands after)
Paul got a helicopter!
Night night Andy. I think he was dreaming of Justin’s beard…he had a little beard envy ;-)
We got to spend last weekend with Andy’s parents, Jared and Becky!
I geared the kiddos up and we headed outside to play in the snow. Ben of course loved it and Cassidy didn’t seem to mind as long as she was snuggled up to me in the baby carrier.
We went to a playdate last week and our friend took these pictures of the kids. So cute :)
Every post from here on out is going to start with “I can’t believe she’s (blank) months old!”
Seriously, I still feel like she’s a newborn and we just brought her home. Except, sometimes it also feels like she’s been a part of the family forever. Funny how that works. I definitely feel like more of a full family with her on board, instead of us just “having a kid” when we had one. Anyway, on to her…
Cassidy is really waking up to the world around her. She perks right up when she sees the kitties walk by or when Ben talks to her. And she’s recently found her voice, squeak! She’s grabbing for things and smiling when you give her a toy or bite of food.
She’s tried squash and pears and loved them. The pear I just kind of mashed up with a fork so it wasn’t even smooth, but she still gobbled it up. She’s also tried apples (unsweetened apple sauce) and wasn’t a fan. I think it was too puckery for her, she made some funny faces. I usually just feed her a tablespoon at one of our meals during the day.
She can’t quite sit on her own yet, but she’s getting there! She also sticks her arms and legs out and flails them around. We’re not encouraging crawling or anything (tee hee) but these are the beginning steps down that road.
Almost, almost…
Got it!
