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Christmas time is here...


It was a busy month! We spent 2 weeks in Wyoming with my family, celebrating Thanksgiving and enjoying the absence of snow. My dad got good news too- his labs indicated that the chemo is working! He still has cancer, but it is not growing and his PSA levels were .07 (a healthy man in his condition should have a 0)! It totally sucks seeing him in pain, but he's still walking, eating, and hasn't had too much nausea yet. 
snuggling with Papa

Then we came home on the 30th, had our new pup (Eli & Anias' Christmas present) delivered the 1st and celebrated Josh's birthday the 2nd.  After that it was Christmas prep time. So far we've
  • Wrapped presents
  • Picked out a tiny-toddler approved tree and put it up
  • Bought our yearly Christmas ornament
  • Put lights up outside
  • Decorated indoors
  • Made cookies, caramel popcorn, and hot chocolate with homemade bread
  • Started our Shepherd on the Search Advent Calendar
  • Watched Polar Express, White Christmas, The Santa Clause, Christmas Vacation, Frosty the Snowman, The Grinch (original), Elf
  • Shopped for those less fortunate
  • Decorated our gingerbread house
  • Sent Christmas cards
  • Went on the Polar Express and met Santa!
I feel like we still have so much to do! We're going to Home Alone with the symphony as a late birthday present to Josh and we need to go we just went to see Santa (again), as Eli forgot to mention that he really really wants a train just like the one we rode on.  He absolutely loved it and talks about it constantly! 


In other news we finished paying off another loan! My car is all paid off and under 11k miles hallelujah! Now is the time (historically) that something breaks down and we accrue another debt, but we are SO close.

Anias: 15 Months Old

Wearing the turkey Mimi made me on Thanksgiving
Riding the Polar Express- totally unimpressed with Santa

I say new words like… "Thank you" and "what?" 
I have 14 teeth
My favorite food is cheddar cheese sticks
My favorite toy is Peanut butter pup (I think he's a toy- him and the Christmas presents under the tree)
Some other things I did include… stomping my feet when I'm angry, unlocking Peanut butter from his house and crawling inside his cage myself, feeding Peanut butter morsel by morsel. I went on my first train ride and met Santa for the first time. I was super unimpressed. I love to vacuum and do whatever my brother is doing- even if he gets into trouble for it. I'm obsessed with mom's coffee. 

Eli
Showing off the turkey cupcake Grandma Bees made me
Riding the Polar Express, a little nervous about Santa

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