Christmas at school and other fun activities

 The last week of school before Christmas is always so busy!! It began the weekend before with Jillian attending a fun birthday party for her friend, Olivia.

 Jillian and Olivia

On Wednesday at school we had the purple party for all the kinders who got on purple (the highest color on the behavior chart)

 Marie, Jillian and Tireni

 Fun purple party!! 

(There were about 24 kiddos who were able to come to the purple party. )

So proud of Jillian.

 Thursday were all of the Christmas parties! 

The girls got to wear their Christmas clothes.

 Jillian making her nativity

 My girl!

 Miss Cortez's class party

 Finished product! :)

 Close up! 

Animal crackers for the animals, shredded wheat for the hay, teddy grahams for Mary and Joseph and a gummy bear for  Baby Jesus. So cute!

 I was able to run to the twin's parties after the Kindergartners left.

(Kennedy)

 Kennedy and her friend Scotlyn

 Playing games

 Kaitlyn's party

 Candy cane fishing! :)

 Got one!

On Friday, the girls got to stay with Grandma and Pa because it was a teacher workday. Kennedy finally got to feed Josie her bottle! :) 

 Love this picture of my girls!!

 Kennedy feeding Josie

 Sweet baby sleeping with her lovey in her rock n play at Grandma's house. 

The Saturday after school got out the twins had 2 cookie parties to attend. (Busy girls!)

 Kaitlyn decorating her cookies at Cierra's party

 All the girls at Cierra's cookie party

 Kennedy decorating her cookies!

 Kennedy's finished cookies.

 Group photo!

 Kaitlyn's cookies!

 I didn't get any pictures of their 2nd cookie party, but they had fun and now we have a lot of cookies!

 My big girls at church one Sunday. 

All in red!

Sickies

 All the girls have taken turns staying home from school. Kennedy started the sickness with an ear infection/cough. She only had to miss a little school for her dr. appointment.  Jillian was next with fever, vomiting and bronchitis. She missed 2 days. Kaitlyn was next. She had fever and bronchitis. She stayed home for 2 days this week. Sweet Josie also has the same cough as the girls, but no fever. Hopefully it will end soon. (It's been hanging on for a week now)

 One of the perks of staying with Grandma and Pa.... Kaitlyn got to feed Baby Josie!

 Sweet big sister

After a couple of days rest and time for the antibiotics to work, everyone was finally back at school.

 Jillian got to help say the pledges in the morning during chapel

 The twins got recognized for completing their after school "Book Talk" club

(Kennedy)

 Kaitlyn

 Friday was Pajama day in Kindergarten! Who doesn't love wearing pajamas to school???  

(My class... minus 2 who were sick)

My Jillian in her pj's with her puppy.  :)  

We are counting down to Christmas break!! It's so soon!!!

5 months old!

 Our Josie turned 5 months on December 6th. 

Here is what she is doing:

*rolling over both ways 

*not sleeping in her crib

*loves to talk (added the "m" sound)

*plays in her exersaucer and loves it

*chews and drools

*has one tooth (came in the day before she turned 5 months)

*happy and content

*takes 3 bottles during the day while I'm at work

*size 3 diapers

*size 6-9 month clothes

*loves her paci to sleep

*nurses/bottle every 3 hours

*got a cough/cold (and it's still hanging on)

*loves to grab and hold her toys

 Happy baby!

 Love that she looks like she is pointing to her new tooth! :)

Here it is!!

Christmas decorating and Santa pic

Over Thanksgiving we put up our Christmas tree. The girls are old enough to do most of the decorating all by themselves. 

 Jillian decorating the tree

Sweet sisters

 

 Silly girls!

 Tinsel fun!

After dinner we headed out to see Santa!! We went early this year to avoid standing in a long line (like last year!). It was perfect and there was no line at all! 

 This cutie was excited to see Santa! :)

 Turned out great!

This past week Jillian came down with bronchitis and had to stay with Grandma and Pa during the day. She got to feed Josie for the first time!  (The twins were very jealous!)

Josie has been working hard on rolling over. She can roll tummy to back but last night it looked like she was trying to roll back to tummy. She almost did it, but couldn't quite get there.

 She loves her toys!

 Kicking her leg over!

 Half way there!

Ohhhh....but this toy is more fun. I'll just stay here.

All the girls have coughs and colds now. Kennedy has an ear infection too. Hopefully this will all pass soon and we will be healthy for Christmas!