catch up...

It has been a pure blessing having my family here! I have been able to catch up on so many of those little projects {some of which I started when my father was here a couple weeks ago} and now am closer than ever to scratching them off my 'To Do' list. Honestly, I think that list was longer than the one Santa had to check twice! Thank you so much for the extra three pairs of hands that worked {and played} hard this week!!!

I am going to try and break this up into mini posts so please bare with me:

PAPA MIKE COMES TO TOWN...

My dad came into town to visit the girls and catch the Monday night football game. It was a blast having him here and the girls just ate him up! They played games, built towers & just relaxed. By the end of his visit he affectionately received the nickname "Silly Papa" since he was downright hilarious!

Celebrating Christmas a couple days early...

Avery's first frosty from Wendy's...

LAUNDERLAND...

What do you do when your laundry is looking less like one mountain and more like the Rockies? You go to Launderland of course! Seriously, people... we are talking 20 loads {yeah, I know... we all have our strengths, laundry is just not one of mine!!!} of laundry that was done in less than 3 hours courtesy of Grannie Annie and Papa Dave.

We had quarters, an assembly-line-like system, we had dibs on like 5 carts... oh and yes we snagged the ginormous-jumbo-you-can-put-a-mini-cooper-in-for-a-wash machine that did all 10 of our towels and a couple blankets in no time! Did we get looks from fellow launderers? Yes, especially when I whipped out my camera to take pictures. I can only imagine what confusion our presence brought but nonetheless, the Wragge family had their laundry done... done... done... only now came my least favorite task of PUTTING IT ALL AWAY!!!

Before we left, we had made friends with the guy on duty and discovered that late at night people tend to wander in looking for clothes to stay warm. The thought of that tugged at my heart strings and we decided to leave the extremely large donation bag at the laundromat.

NOON YEAR'S EVE...

After a hard days work, slaving behind the washers and dryers... Addison & Avery {with the help of Grandma & Grandpa Wragge's gift - AWESOME!} decided to take us to the Children's Museum for their annual Noon Year's Eve celebration. It was just what we needed... to explore, to learn, to play... there is so much to do at the Children's Museum, we can't wait to go back!

Papa Dave & Auntie Carleigh having fun in BOX CITY with Avery

going...

going...

GONE!!!

the messier the better!!!

bubbles anyone?

learning about colors...

you know our little Avery, totally in love with horses!

Happy Noon Year!!!

Addison & Avery quickly figured out how the horns worked which made for an entertaining ride home.

PLAYDATE...

Spending time with dear friends is so much fun, such a gift and a blessing, all rolled into one! We got to spend time with the N family and it was fun to see the girls playing on the same jungle gym that a year or two ago they were just barely toddling on. My oh my how time flies!

Then...

Now...

TO BE LOADED

{I am running out of space since there are 25,000+ pictures on my mac}