Hello, everyone!
It’s hard to believe Christmas is almost here already! November went by so fast! Ariel has 14 teeth now! Only 6 more to go for her complete set of baby teeth—wow! Also, I got my haircut at the beginning of the month to a shoulder-length cut (about 5 in cut off). So for me, it was a big change!
Later in the month, we got to see one of our out-of-state friends we haven’t seen in a long time—Kim came down to visit from Colorado & stopped by to visit & meet Ariel. It was great catching up with her!
And of course, we celebrated two Thanksgiving dinners (luckily on two separate days!). The first was at Janeen’s. Ariel loved seeing Jordan & watching him jump around and act silly. She was laughing so much, and she also enjoyed teasing everyone at the dinner table by denying them bites of her food!
Then on the following Saturday, we celebrated at my parents’ house. Since we’ve always had a fake tree, we made it a family tradition to set up the tree on the night of Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun watching Ariel wrap the tinsel around herself like a shawl & attempt to hang ornaments on the tree! Then we played board games most of the evening after Ariel went to bed. It was a lot of fun!
So far this month, we’ve gone to a few indoor play areas since it’s been so cold. One is called Monkey Bizness, and Ariel loves it! And the other is called Rafiki, which is set up with lots of different areas for play (kitchen, babies, arts & crafts, trucks/cars, blocks, etc). Ariel absolutely loves going down slides & climbing, and it definitely helps to have places for her to get all her energy out!
Janeen & I took her to the zoo to see Santa, though we never did locate him! ;) We had more fun showing Ariel the animals & letting her go down the slides & explore. And of course she got to have a hot chocolate (well…technically a “warm chocolate” in her sippy cup).
We picked out our Christmas tree last weekend & got it all set up. We decided to get a small one this year (only 4 ft) & put it in our office so we can close the door. We thought it may be too tempting in the living room for Ariel to pull off all the ornaments & tinsel. She still gets to come into the office, and so far has been really good about not messing with it too much. She likes to point to the ornament with our wedding photo & exclaim loudly “Daddy” or “Mom;” she also points to the ornament of herself from last year & then proceeds to point to herself as if saying “That’s me!” So cute!
I turned 29 on Dec. 18—last year in the 20’s!! ;) David took me out Friday, & then we celebrated a “combo” birthday at my parents’ house Saturday for both of us since David’s birthday is Dec. 28. It was definitely a fun-filled weekend!
We are looking forward to celebrating Christmas since Ariel will be much more engaged this year. ;) And of course, we’ll have David’s birthday, New Years Eve, & our “combo” birthday party with David’s family. So we’ll have a lot more to share on the next blog! We hope you all have safe & happy holidays!
Love to you all,
Tammy, David, & Ariel
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