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I have to share this series of pictures because they crack me up!  

Sunday night we celebrated Christmas with David's dad and Becky.  Before we opened presents I wanted to get a picture of the girls in front of the tree.  I took two and then Heidi laughed and said "look at Kinley".  So Avery looked and decided she'd like to be laughed at too.  And that was it for the pictures, I couldn't get her to sit up and be normal again...

she actually did a pretty good impression I think.

HAPPY 26TH DAVID!

Have you ever seen how hott my husband is?!  Yeah...I know...!  Especially when he loves on my two girls like this:

We couldn't ask for a better man.  Happy Birthday David!!

Avery's First Haircut

Yesterday we took Avery to get her first haircut!  I didn't think she really needed one, but David insisted it was time...I guess it had been 3 years.  I'll admit, it does look a lot healthier.  BUT Mr. Matt needed to be sure it was an even cut so he STRAIGHTENED her hair!  I wasn't sure how I felt about that...I walked in with a wispy three year old and left with a styled teenager - enough to bring tears to a momma's eyes.  I did good, oh and so did Avery.  ;)  No one cried, except for when we got in the car and Avery whined about needed to go back in and get another hair cut. 

She kept saying she was 'helping' Mr. Matt by holding the clips.  No matter where the clip was, she had a hand on it.

Straightening...

She was SO excited, and kept running her fingers through it.

This video cracks me up!  We just told her we were going to Red Elephant to celebrate her first haircut, so that's what she's talking about at first.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINLEY!

We love you sweet girl!

After dinner we opened a few presents.  The first was the Busy Ball Popper from Aunt Nancy, and Kinley loved it!

It wasn't long before Avery took over and ran Kinley off.  Fortunately Kinley was a good sport and happy to open another box.

Next she opened Aunt Bonnie's present - an Elmo phone.  She knew exactly what to do with it:  

Last she opened her present from Ami and Cap, which kept her busy for awhile.  :)

Thank you all!!!

I can't believe my baby is one...

Christmas Program

This morning was Avery's preschool Christmas program.  It was exactly as I expected - some kids were the star of the show, some were crying on stage, others were just sitting there like a deer in headlights, some were in their own little world, and others had their eyes glued to their parents.  That was Avery.  She didn't have a care in the world, just kept her eyes on us and sang her heart out.  It was adorable.  And if I looked away she'd start waving or stand up to get my attention back on her.  Gotta love her!  She exaggerated every word, both the ones she knew and the ones she didn't.  Enjoy:  

Kinley relaxed in her stroller during the show.

And when the music cranked up, she'd join in the singing.  Which is basically her yelling at the top of her lungs.  I don't remember Avery singing this young, but Kinley breaks out into E-I-E-I-O pretty frequently...I need to get a video of that!

After the performance we went to the classroom and had cupcakes for Jesus' birthday.

I was sent home with two adorable crafts Avery made earlier in the week.  Thank you to the awesome moms who made this happen!