December in our Home means lots of...
Warmth...
Joy...
Wonder...
Hope...
Peace...
Blessings...
and Love!
It also means the boys start counting down the days until Christmas!
This year I bought them Advent Calendars!
And Maddie got one too!
She enjoyed choosing a new magnet ornament each day!
I thought this was SO cute!
Evan taught Maddie that
face masks are important in order to keep an
actor and a little ladies's skin clear!
Maddie turned 4 months old on the 3rd!!!
Freddy and I had dentist appointments,
so we got to leave the house!
Madison sat on either Freddy's lap or mine.
She did great!
What are you looking at "Bwuda" (Brother)?
One weekend, Freddy got the trailer out of storage
and took it to the field so he could have football on as the Stars played.
That allowed me to feel comfortable taking Maddie to the games also!
Have a I mentioned she is not a fan of being up past 6:30 pm OR car rides?
I had to take a picture of her first crocodile tears!
The following morning, we watched Ryan's game on Game Changer...
And then found out they were live streaming it!
For the afternoon game, we got dressed and ready!
Then once the Stars were done playing it was time for USC to "Fight On"!
Hi Daddy!
Smiling together's our favorite!
Napping together also!
Our silly girl and silly boy playing together!
Who's so pretty!?
Who's so beautiful!?
Even her backside is precious!
Thank you for this outfit Mr and Mrs Segovia!
We love it!
Evan introduced Maddie to one of our Santa decorations!
Once she learned about Santa, it was time to get the kids Christmas tree!
It was her first ride in Daddy's truck...
And our first trip together as a family of 5!
The sunset was beautiful which told us Gracie was with us also!
We drove through Starbucks...
And took a picture of the kids before looking for the perfect kid sized tree!
Last year Evan took this picture at the tree lot,
then he recreated it with the changes that happened in 2020!
Go Ryguy!
We found it!
It was a fun family outing!
The jacuzzi is always a fun activity to do at home!
A picture of a Ryan "sneak attack"!
I love the sparkle of the lights in Maddie's eyes!
My quote for this picture...
"So this is how I see it Bwuda" (Brother).
One Sunday Ryan helped out the Warriors which ended in a Championship!
He was happy about it, and so was Madison!
This year instead of a Christmas photo shoot, we did a New Years one!
I LOVE these 3!
And they LOVE her!
This munchkie is really starting to like stroller rides...
And she is getting so strong!
She won't take a pacifier or bottle,
but she sucked on her thumb for a few seconds one day!
Ryan lights up when he sees Maddie...
and same goes for her!
We had the most special gift under our tree one afternoon!
She was only wearing this! LOL!
You know what time it is!
Time to Fight On...after a quick swing with "Bwuda"!
My WORLD! They are all too cute!
Our big girl tried out her high chair!
She didn't stay upright long,
but it was a start!
Hello Stars fans! It's game time!
Madison and I are so thankful for the live stream!
We don't even have to leave the couch!
Go Stars!
Go "Bwuda"!
He tried out his new 2 piece mask!
They didn't take home the gold,
but 2nd isn't bad playing up in 14U in your 1st wood bat tourney!
Way to go boys!
The 21st was Freddy's Birthday!
He has lost over 40 lbs on Keto since quarantine,
so we surprised him with some yummy Keto friendly foods to enjoy on his big day!!
I love you sooo much Bwuda!
Happy Birthday Daddy!
I love you!
It wasn't their birthday,
but figured we would treat the boys to some Door Dash!
Less cooking for me too!
It was a win, win all the way around!
Thank you to all of you who thought of Freddy!
The boys each made him a card...
And each chose a gift to give him...
Along with Maddie and Grace too!
We got him a Keto cake from the bakery also!
They even delivered!
Happy Birthday!
Madison wanted to help Daddy with the candles! Ha ha!
The night ended with some cuddles and...
Maddie Giggles for Daddy!
She was proud of her choices of ornament placement!
I used to dress the boys in jeans all the time.
This was Maddie's first time wearing them!
Ryan reminded me of the Abominable Snowman
caught walking through the forest here! Ha ha!
They took turns putting their ornaments on as we watched The Grinch!
Decorating her 1st Kids Tree!!
Madison had Daddy's help!
Tada!
We are so thankful for our weather that allows
us to be outside everyday so we don't get cabin fever!
Maddie went down the slide for the first time (with her entourage helping her out)!
We also watched Elf...
Before we knew it, it was Christmas Eve!
I got us all full body hoodie pajamas...
Since Maddie already had hers!
Freddy Claus even came for a visit!
Maddie enjoyed her time with him!
Mommy and Madison dressed in white!
Maddie saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus!
We enjoyed our quiet evening opening gifts...
A Dance with Daddy!
And once we were done...
Evan took us for a ride in the Ranger...
And we snuggled up...
And looked at Christmas lights!
I love my almost 16 year old Gingerbread...
My almost 13 year old Reindeer...
And my newly 43 year old Santa!
Casteel is Ryan's School. Freddy coaches him in baseball there.
For an early Christmas gift, Ryan got a 2 piece catchers mask that he had been wanting.
(They just happened to be matching the day this was taken!)
Could this ducky cargo be ANY cuter?
On Christmas Day, Freddy's Mom tested so she could spend the day with us!
This was her 2nd time seeing Madison!
Maddie was working on sitting up during her wardrobe change...
Then she was able to see what Santa brought her!
We had such a relaxing Christmas!
The following day was a continuation of gift opening...
Of football games...
And new toy fun!
B-ball with Dad!
The kids ornaments for this year were Mary Poppins for Evan...
Casteel Baseball for Ryguy...
Maddie's Footprints for her...
And a family of 5 ornament with our names on it for Freddy and I!
We hope this blog finds you all happy and healthy as we start out 2021!
