Potty time!

Today was the day Molly finally decided to be a big girl and pee on the potty. She has known what she has to do. I think she's just been nervous to take the plunge (not literally, of course).
But, she finally did it and she's wearing her big girl underpants around the house to show her potty pride! Keep up the good work Molly Bear!! We are so proud of you!!

All sorts of shenanigans…

 

So, December has flown by and now it’s 2013!!  Where did the year go?? We’ve had a lot going on this past month.  Things are definitely more busy as a family of 5!  But, we love it.  I’m still on maternity leave and have had some quality time with my little man while Lauren is at school and Molly is at daycare.  It’s been so great getting to know him.  He melts my heart!

Lauren has been on Christmas break since Dec 22 and Molly will be out of daycare now until I go back to work.  We will be doing some MAJOR potty training in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

As for the holidays, they were great! My parents and brother came to Arizona for a week and a half.  It was wonderful having them here for Christmas, and I love that having them here has become the yearly tradition. I’m sure my dad just can’t wait until he can come back to find out what else he gets to work on while he’s here (hey….I fed him and gave him a few sips of water while he painted and dry-walled…..it’s almost like getting paid).  They put in new bathroom lights, painted Aaron’s room and put in new white base boards. 

All-in-all, the holidays this year were great.  We could NOT ask for more!  Our little family is absolutely complete with our two amazing little girls and our wonderful baby boy.

Making their gingerbread house

Homemade pizza night

The girls wanted to watch cartoons.  We decided that playing in the snow would be more fun.  So, we drove to Flagstaff in the rain, fog, and snow storm for an overnight trip of fun!

 

Looking at the snowy mountains from our hotel room before going out and playing in it.

The girls were COLD!!!

I, of course, grabbed my camera at the end of our fun in the snow.

Our little Christmas elf

Decorating Christmas cookies with friends.

This was Christmas Eve.  The girls got some pajamas from their Elf on the Shelf, Dolly.  And, they were saying good-bye to her before she had to fly back to the North Pole with Santa.

The girls on Christmas morning!

The girls and their daddy on Christmas morning.

 

The grub and the Grubmaster.

The prize gifts this year were the Dream Lites and Stompeez slippers.

Molly is slightly obsessed with Mickey and Minnie Mouse

Minnie Mouse with her Minnie Mouse doll.

Yeah….he’ll be more fun next Christmas.

Mom crying over one of the picture gifts they got….sorry mom….just be glad I didn’t put the other picture in here.

Molly after the morning festivities.

Uncle Nick holding Aaron for the first time.  He was so nervous.  It was very cute.  He had never seen or held the girls when they were this small.

L.O.V.E.

Through all of the Malone shenanigans, our little boy became a month old.  He weighs 7 lbs. 11.6 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long.  He loves to look at the fans and lights in the house. Time flies.