What a month! I've got an overload of pictures since it's been a while (I suppose if I updated more often it wouldn't take me so long huh?!?)
For starters, We thought Danika would love to play in the 14" of snow we received earlier in the month...so Daren and her put on layer after layer and got all geared up to sled and play. 3 minutes later, they returned to the house:) Danika is not a fan of the snow quite yet- The saucer we had just wasn't working too good, but we did just get a sled, so hopefully she'll have a change of heart!
Her imagination is running wild these days...putting her babies to sleep:)
And this is how you can find her sleeping these days:) She usually moved her blankets and pillow to the opposite end of the bed, and lays out all her stuffed animals in a row
Danika is also really beginning to develop her fine motor skills and loves to color and draw and 'write'. I was really impressed when she made this smiley face:)
I helped tell her the shapes or lines/dots to make, but she did all the drawing:)
Hadster celebrated being 9 months old!
She continues to be about 'average' in the 50th percentile for her weight and a little above that for height. She is completely on table food and loving every bite:) She is doing LOTS of creeping along furniture and transferring her hands from one thing to another. She'll also walk if you hold her hands, so I think give her another month, and she'll be on the move with this little legs on her own:)
Last Sunday Daren and I went to the Packer game at Lambeau with his sister Lisa & Ben. We had a blast tailgating and really couldn't have had much better weather considering it was late December! The Packers nearly had a blowout of a game and scored 50+ points:)
A tailgating tradition for Daren...the 'brat-a-ger' (A full hamburger and bratwurst sandwich)
Last Sunday also was a special day because we welcomed the newest 'Dummer' cousin... Miles Michael was born! He is so precious and Haddie is already excited to eat him up:) (And of course be the best of friends as they get a little bigger) It's crazy that she seems SO much older than him at this point, but they are exactly the same age apart that Danika and Madeline are, and they don't seem much different at almost 3 and 4.
(Auntie Lori treated us to Cherry Berry on Saturday and she went into labor that night, so Danika is quite sure it was the ice cream that did it:)
Really checking him out:)
Danika got a Dr.kit for Christmas and had to bring it with to visit the Brenner's at the hospital and give Auntie Lori a shot to help her get better:)
Let the Christmas festivities begin! We had Christmas Eve with my family at our house. Danika enjoyed having cousins to play kitchen with:)
She's not excited at ALL to open presents:)
And Haddie just wanted to eat the paper...
Danika showing off her new cupcake baking set for her kitchen
And when the night was over we had to prepare for Santa. We started by making reindeer food...
Then writing a letter to Santa...
And on Christmas Morning...
Santa was very good to the Dummer family:)
Danika must have been a pretty good girl because she got the 2 things she really wanted, and a few extras!
#1 on her list was a Dora shirt- He delivered AND it was even Pink, her favorite color:) Her face doesn't do justice to the excitement she had when she opened it
Haddie enjoyed her gift too and immediately started chewing on it:)
The last gift for both girls was a big one, so they both started tearing into the wrapping paper...
#2 on Danika's list was a trampoline.
We talked a lot about how we can wish for things, but that doesn't always mean we will get them... Santa might not be able to fit it in his sack, and how Santa is always watching to make sure boys and girls are being good. Anyway, after she unwrapped the paper she saw the picture of the trampoline on the box...she was excited, but not over the top because it was after all, just a picture of one:) So we opened the giant box and what do you think was inside?!?!
NOTHING...
That's right, not a thing. Danika stood in front of it, silent and perplexed for a moment and then said "I must have been on the naughty list"
It was a moment I will forever be kicking myself about not having on video. I was so cute and sad all at the same time. We instantly reassured her she wasn't because he brought her things in her stocking, so we decided to hunt around the house for it....
finally, we found it all set up in the basement. THAT was a moment of pure excitement!!!
Christmas evening we had our usual gathering at Daren's parents. It was a little strange not to have Lori & Mike there, but we did go visit them & baby Miles in the hospital.
The kids (and grown-ups) were again spoiled WAY too much and had tons of fun. The highlight of the night was Connor and Chloe reading the Christmas Story from the bible while Madeline and Danika set up the nativity:)
All in all, it was a very hectic, but wonderful Christmas and we again, feel very blessed for all that we have, but especially for the incredibly loving family we are so fortunate to surround ourselves with.
We hope that you, our dear friends and family also had a great Christmas and a have a terrific 2013...
Thanks for catching up with us:)
Love,
Daren, Jamie, Danika & Haddie
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