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| Violet's future preschool has lots of fun events for us to attend so she can get used to the new building. Most importantly, she needs to detach from me for an hour or so! To get ready for "school" she needed: her Christmas one-bow step-in dress (duh), her baby complete with diaper and outfit, a humongous backpack, her pink boots, and a fruit strip. Ready to go! |
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| Looking very big, this girl. |
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| We went to Luca's super fun birthday party at the Little Gym. Here is an airborne Violet. |
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| The kids lining up along the green wall (birthday boy MIA) |
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| She finally likes to jump on the air trak! |
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| Falling asleep at 5:30 pm in a super awkward position (no nap, intense crabbiness, we just put her in bed!) |
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| The Tenholders do 30-day-shred together (a one-time only event, folks). Nate is not exactly a group exercise person, but the girls are! |
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| We did a little painting downstairs. The grey with white trim looks infinitely better than the previous white. |
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| Daddy and Violet enjoyed some time at the Magic House |
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| The outfits!! Her wardrobe is a constant rotation of this striped tutu, knee-high kitty cat socks, a dance costume, a pink dress, and 2 different "step-in" Christmas dresses. She refuses to wear pants and will only wear tights if we are going somewhere. Wearing the sleeveless tutu to church over the weekend was a definite highlight of her toddler-ness. |
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| A New Year's feast! Spice-rubbed pork loin, perfect roasted potatoes, burgundy mushrooms, and sea salt caramels for dessert. That's how you ring in the new year! |
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| The kiddos watched a video so the adults could eat! But....poor Luca was so sick the festivities ended early to get him home to bed. |
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| Oh hey, Tenholders. |
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| We made it until midnight, friends. What about you? |
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| Violet's recreation of part of a book - letting the snow melt on her baby's skin |
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| I'm running super fast in the snow!! |
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| Looking cute stuffed into a size 18 months snowsuit |
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| Helping daddy make a backyard snowman |
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| Lots more snow today! |
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| Snow angels, YES!! |
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| This snowman is like, "What? I'm smoking a pipe. What?!?" |
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| We made Reindeer cookies (Violet's pinterest choice - seriously) and later delivered them to our neighbors |
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| Christmas morning!! |
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| Daddy read us the first few chapters from Luke so we could have the right Christmas heart attitude. |
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| And then...presents! |
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| Robes! OMG!! |
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| Nate opening his 13 in '13 gift. 13 date nights/activities planned for 2013. He was as excited to look through them as I was to make them :-) |
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| One envelope for every month. Some highlights: rock climbing, ice skating, tickets to see an Improv comedy group, trivia night, a hike and picnic, bike ride scavenger hunt |
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| Oh hey, dance costume and Christmas tutu! |
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| How is she looking so grown up?? |
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| Playing with Papa |
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| A very Tenholder Christmas |
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| Checking out her new awesome kitty cat keyboard! |
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| Cute! |
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| Super cute! |
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| Christmas naps were had by all |
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| Enjoying the big grocery store from Aunt Laura and Uncle Sean |
| The Steffey Family came early for Christmas! Per the usual, it was a blasty blast. There were whoopie cushions, tons of presents, tears from hysterical laughter, Ted Drewes, and hugs. Perfect! |
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| Traditional Christmas dinner: quesadillas. |
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| Two cute pa-toots! |
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| Present time! |
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| It was a very Elmo Christmas and Violet was so excited! She is kissing LOL Elmo here. |
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| Yay Elmo! |
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| More Elmo stuff! |
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| Uncle Logan had a HUGE box to open! |
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| Good thing he had a helper... |
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| Balloons filled with cash...OMG! |
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| All of my Christmas dreams from the last 10 years came true with my very own Kitchenaid stand mixer. It's totally amazing and looks so perfect on the counter. |
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| Hold up your new socks, guys! |
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| Do you like them homemade body scrub, Riley? Um, yeah. She does. |
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| The warmest, coziest, softest blanket you could ever imagine. |
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| The dance costume that will live in infamy. She was worn this every.single.day since Christmas! |
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| After presents we were on to another tradition - Ted Drewes and walking Candy Cane Lane just a few blocks away. It was super cold, but we bundled up and made it. Love the Carhart, Riley! |
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| Oh hey, Tenholders! |
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| Hey, Steffeys! |
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| Testing out the new mixer by making a pink cake. What else?? |
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| See what I mean about the Elmo Christmas??? |
