The Russo's

We took family pictures in November and used some for our Christmas card. It was so hard to get a great picture with the kids. It made it easy to pick out the ones we liked, since there wasn't that many to choose from.     We are all ready for Christmas to get here. Dillon and Jennifer are coming in town this weekend and will stay for over a week. We are super excited about everyone being together!! The kids got their first Christmas presents from our neighbors tonight. They were so excited, I think it will be a fun Christmas.    We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and I'll be back in the new year!  

We have been doing some Christmas crafts. I guess I did a lot of the work, but I like doing crafty things and I think the kids will too.   Our real tree is behind a baby gate in the foyer and it has worked out great. I saw this felt tree idea on pinterest for them to have their own tree to decorate as many times as they want. This is a milk jug snowman with lights inside. Hudson put on all the shapes with tape. It's a pretty cheap decoration and I won't be too upset if it gets messed up :) Hudson has been asking to paint, so we picked up some stuff at Hobby Lobby. He decided to do a bird house.  Gianna colored in her Dora book. I'm not ready for her to paint yet and she was fine with coloring for now. I have had these letters for a couple of years and never did anything with them. I painted them and added polka dots then hung them up in the kitchen. We now have a little more JOY in the house :) Sunday was the annual bird...

I know I just did a post on her at 14 months, but she seems to be doing a lot of new stuff since then. We went to the doctor on Friday for a check up and it was the worst visit so far. She did not like any part of the check up.   Height - 32 inches (90%) Weight- 22 lbs 14 ounces (50%)   Healthy little girl that did not like the doctor! - had 6 teeth come out in November and was pretty fussy   - takes one nap about  2 1/2 - 3 hours long   - puts her purse on her arm and "shops"   - says uh oh, door, it's stuck, sit, cold, no no, hi mom, wow   - plays peek a boo    - can climb up on all the furniture  - gets mad when she doesn't get her way - has a little bit of an attitude right now   - likes to play with older girls  - lets you know when she gets hurt and what body part - wipes her mouth, nose and hands   - very active toddler and loud  - shakes her h...

Thanksgiving was the usual good food and family time.  I didn't get many good pictures, but Cadie took these cute ones. We are so thankful for these two little sweeties! I couldn't imagine our life or our family without them.  We went to the Russo's house for lunch and the kids played outside after.  That night, my family came over to our house. We had pastalaya instead of the usual Thanksgiving meal. Josh did a fire and the kids played together. My mom, Jamie and I went to Target for some black Friday shopping, which was fun. It wasn't so crazy as people think.  On Saturday, we spent the day helping my dad move into his new house. Hudson and the girls played in the boat for hours! It really kept them entertained.  We started decorating for Christmas over the weekend. It took us a few days to get it all done with the kids. They undo and we re-do and they undo it again! Baby Jesus is already missing from the nativity scene :) ...

We have been battling sickness around our house for about 2 weeks. This is the first time that all 4 of us were sick at the same time. Hudson and I had colds, Gianna had a sinus infection and Josh had a sinus infection plus bronchitis! The worst part is over, but it takes so long to get over this stuff.   (being silly- Gianna imitating Hudson)   I took the kids to the mall playground one day to get out of the house. It was Gianna's first time going as a toddler.  She wasn't afraid to climb on things and slide down the slides. Hudson calls it the "malls". They have a train in the mall now and it was right by the playland. Therefore, we ended up riding it. The weekend was full with a little trip to the parish fair and the Veteran's Day parade.   Fair We didn't go for long because Josh was anxious to get home for the LSU game. It was long enough for Hudson to ride all the rides a couple times and play the fishing game. ...