A Happy Holiday!

I started this post overwhelmed realizing I haven't posted since September and have TONS of pics that include Halloween and Thanksgiving. Well, anyone reading this blog can see those on FB if you haven't yet. So then I decided just a Christmas update would suffice. Well, I did a horrible job this year of taking photos where people are looking at the camera. I would have loved to get group shots of all our loved ones at all 6, yes SIX family Christmas get togethers, but I was having way too much fun enjoying Ayla and the holidays through her eyes. We started at my Aunty Cindy's with my dad's side of the family ont he 23rd, then Christmas eve spent time with Scott, Jon, (Brett's bro and fiance) and Gramma Daryl at her house, ending the night at Brett's uncle Tom's with all his mom's side. Christmas day we had a great morning just the three of us then headed to my mom's to join my sister and my mom. The day after Christmas we spent the morning with Papa, Vicki, and Scott and Jon, then headed to Brett's gramma's, then ending that night back at my mom's to celebrate with my mom's side.

The holidays are always tough without my dad. Ayla has brought that joy back to us. Praise God for that. Christmas celebrates Christ's birth and is a time to reconnect with family and spend quality time together. We could have easily been, and at times were, very tired and overwhelmed, but neverending Christmas with a two year old makes that impossible. This should sum it up: Ayla is currently obsessed with everything girly! My mom got her the tu-tu. Wow, I never would have know my daughter would tend to those things. However, she still has her rough and tough side and I felt the need to remind my mom in case she was worried that Ayla loves to climb, climb, climb.

So I made this:Which did this:

I love you mom!