It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Hi Everyone ~ We hope that you are all doing well and enjoying this wonderful holiday season. We have been super busy, but we sure have had lots of fun. We are a little behind on some "blogging" since Mommy slipped on our stairs a few weeks ago and had a L2 Transverse Fracture (basically, I (Averie) have been telling people that Mommy broke her back...but, she keeps telling me that she broke a piece off the end of her vertebrae and not her whole back, but it was still painful). But, thankfully, Mommy is up and around for the most part (thanks to lots of pain meds and the many prayers of others!!) And, now we can share some pictures of our last few weeks. We will post some pictures of our actual Christmas Day celebration in a few more days...Mommy took a LOT of pictures, but we sure LOVED celebrating the birth of our wonderful Savior as a family. Enjoy the pictures...

Here is Brady...5 months old!

Here I am at my preschool Christmas party. Mommy got to come (thanks to Aunt Helen helping her), so I was excited about that. We ate yummy lunch, played some games, sang some songs, and then made a reindeer craft. It was a fun party!

Mommy & Me...
My cousin, Stephanie, and her Mommy, Aunt Helen. Stephanie & I are only 8 months apart, so we get to be in the same class...how fun!

Showing Mommy some of the fun things we do in class...here we are singing a fun song...

...and then the fun dancing part! I sure love preschool, and it sure was a great party!

Then, a few days later, my cousin, McKinly, came over, to play with me and Brady while Mommy rested. We also were trying to take a Karaffa grandchildren picture for the calendar we were giving to my Poppy & Nana. Here are a few of the pictures we took...

This is McKinly....he loved the ornaments!

McKinly again...

Then, it was Brady's turn for a few pictures!Brady Boy!

Once he sat up, he wasn't sure what to do with that candy cane. So, Mommy let him "explore."

I don't think he liked it...of course, the wrapper is still on...and he basically gagged himself, so that explains the face :) :)

Cute little brother of mine...

Then, he got to hold a present...he didn't tear into it like I would have, but he just looked at it...and tried to eat it, of course.
Then, it was my turn for a few pictures...
Aren't I too cute? :)

Such a big 3 year old am I!

And, here was our best attempt at a group picture...the Karaffa grandchildren: Brady, Averie, & McKinly!
Mommy also took some pictures on a different day in front of the poinsettias! Here is Brady...
...here am I...
...and, here we both are...wishing you a very Merry Christmas...
Merry Christmas, Everyone! We love you!