Goodbye 2016

Just a few pictures from our last days in 2016 before we head off to the Bahamas on Dec 31st!

Ady at school before break started with her classmates...

Christmas Even at the National Cathedral...

We turned Ady forward facing at almost 2.5 years old...

Hot chocolate after Christmas lights... yum!

Poppa and Drew building the 3d Capitol which took a total of 9 hours!...

Run on the National Mall with my lover...

Ady's first movie; Sing...

Date night with the hubs to an INDIAN restaurant! Yes, you read that right.. I actually got him to branch out and try something new and it was DELISH!

Capitol viewing after driving over from the National Tree...

Christmas morning...

 

And some family pictures (just missing Uncle Bean)...

And my father pretending to be 20 again on my bike...

Drew // 6 Years Old

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREW!!

Wow. Already 6. I seriously can't believe my first born is already 6.

This has been your year of talking and building. You still like to explain things and ask questions ALL day long but your building has become phenomenal and you absolutely love to build with anything. Although you still pick on her from time to time, you have become more helpful with your sister and definitely more independent as well. As far as the other basics, you are still a great sleeper going to bed around 8:30 and not coming in our room until 7:30. You're a pretty good eater with some random likes such as water chestnuts and mushrooms. YUCK!

This year was the year of Legos for you. You got sets for your birthday and Christmas which you knocked out WAY too fast. You took a lego camp during the summer and then one in early fall of Kindergarten and loved them both. You have built several other toys and 3D models and are seriously amazing at them, even helping Poppa figure out things he couldn't. For sports, you did spring t-ball, a week long tennis camp over the summer, a week long soccer camp over the summer and are currently starting basketball even though you had a fit the first practice and didn't want to go.

Your writing has improved over the year and the reading is slowly but surely getting there. You're decently solid with 3 letter words and continue to surprise us with other words, but we were hoping you'd be reading by the end of kindergarten. We'll see how that pans out! We do make you read words out of the books we're reading every evening to continue down that path. Your favorite subject in school is writing workshop and I love the stories and drawing you've been bringing home. In my opinion, they are quite good!

Hope you have fun on Saturday with your buddies at the trampoline park. I love you more than you'll ever know!

And for the stats:

Height: 47.5 inches (85%)
Weight: 49.6 lbs (71%)
Shoe size: 1 (big kid size!)
Clothes: Mostly XS or S

And for the annual interview:

Favorite color: Green
Favorite stuffed animal: Teddy
Best friend: Jackson
Favorite food: Pumpkin pie
What do you want to be when you grow up: A builder
What makes you happy: When we play ninja games outside
Where is your favorite place to go: The Bahamas
Who is your favorite super hero: Spiderman
Favorite show/cartoon: Goldie Bear
Favorite sport: Football
Favorite toy to play with: Legos
Favorite movie:  Sing
Favorite song: Uptown Funk

Holiday PJ's

LOOOOOVE coordinating Holiday PJ's and adored the ones I found this year!

2 Holiday Traditions

Decorating sugar cookies and gingerbread houses are 2 of my favorite traditions around the Holiday season!

Gramma & Poppa!

Yep, way behind on posts again so here they come!  I was so excited to have my parents in town again for a week and a half before leaving for the Bahamas for a week. First up... a little ring-around-the-rosy and baking time...