The Mellins: December 2013

It seems like this Christmas season flew by in a flash. We had so much fun decorating, spending time with family, and celebrating Jesus' birth. I secretly enjoyed celebrating Christmas a day early, since I was so excited for the girls to get their very first kitchen and dollhouse. The dollhouse was a hand-me-down, but it was in such great condition that we were incredibly thankful to receive it from my sister and niece. Christmas Day was an amazing fun time spent with Liberty and Madison's Nana, Uncle, and GrandDad.

Liberty was such a great helper in putting the tree together...

and in putting the ornaments on.

We love our tree!!

Madison's Christmas Eve Pajamas

Liberty's Christmas Eve Pajamas

It was exciting to hang out while "Santa" prepared our girls Christmas morning while we watched Star Trek.

Our Christmas Morning

They saw their dollhouse first...

... and their kitchen second! :-)

Liberty's favorite show lately has been Harry the Bunny, so she was super excited when she saw her new bunny!

I love to play with my girls!!

Christmas Day Madison wanted to open the presents the minute we got to her Nana's.

No surprise that all Liberty wanted to do was color.

What a goofy Daddy with GrandDad.

Libby snuggling her Uncle at GrandDad's.

These girls were ready to go home to bed after such a busy day!!

What an amazing and fabulous Christmas we had, and I hope everyone was blessed this Christmas!

Have a Happy New Year!!!

Our Baby Girl 1 Year Ago

Today my baby, Madison, turned 1 year old!! I can not believe that it has only been a year since she joined our family. I feel like she has been with us forever. At times I would forget that she was not a year old yet, since Madison has been walking for the past 2 months. She is our strong, happy, silly, beautiful and outgoing girl, and we are constantly surprised at how different she is from her older sister.

I decided to start filling out questionnaires for my children on their birthday each year. Eventually they will be able to fill them out for themselves, but for now I will put in the answers to the questions on here.

How old are you? 1 Year Old
What is your favorite game? Peek-A-Boo and what we like to call the "chair-race"(pushing kiddo chairs around the island in the kitchen).
What is your favorite food? Still a bottle. Sadly... she has an issue with texture and throws up when she tries to eat many other "solids".
What is your favorite song? Bedtime songs. Sometimes she likes to "sing"/hum them back to me.
What is your favorite thing to do? Climb on the coffee table which is a big "uh-oh".
Who are your best friends? Our neighbors little girl (I think her only friend, but whatever.).
What are the names of your pets? Eddie, Huney, and Archie
What three words best describe you? Strong, Happy, and Outgoing

I look forward to getting to know my little baby girl more over the years, and I can not wait to see what she will be like next year!

Here are some photos of the past year: