A week of rest?!

I got off work from December 24th- January 3rd! So we have had a great time at home this past week! Of course Monday and Tuesday were busy with Christmas festivities and then Wednesday was all about the snow, but we’ve been taking it easy and playing inside since it’s so cold! We’ve watched lots of movies and had many cups of hot chocolate! Jarrod has had to work a few late nights, and I think the kids might be getting tired of me! It will be nice to have a change of scenery next week when we head to Mobile! We did go out and get dinner out on New Year’s Eve. Stratton wanted “Bosco Bread House” aka San Francisco Bread Company (we still have no idea why he calls it that OR why he likes it so much?) and he had been really good AND we were completely out of food again at our house! Well as we were ordering we ran into some good friends that we haven’t seen in forever, Amber and John Sutton! We ended up eating together and having a great time catching up. We will be getting together again soon hopefully!

Arden is just growing and turning into such a big girl! Her next Dr visit is in a couple of weeks and I am anxious to see how much she weighs! She has laughed out loud a few times, but mostly just grins. . .a lot! She is cooing and making all kinds of noises ( I think she likes to hear herself!) and she thinks Stratton is just so funny! She is a pretty happy baby most of the time! She still doesn’t eat much, but I’m not too worried since she seems to be putting on weight (even if it seems like it’s all going to one area- her thighs!) and she is sitting up well with a little support. She really likes the bumbo and we’ve been taking it with us pretty much everywhere! It’s so perfect for restaurants! She absolutely hates the carseat. She starts with the screams the moment you snap the harness! So we don’t make her stay in it except for when we’re in the car! It will be interesting to see how she does in it on our way to Mobile! Scary?!

We got Arden’s jumparoo put together, finally and she loves it! It plays music and has lights and all sorts of stuff! This was a baby gift from some of Jarrod’s family! We never had one with Stratton, but Kayce had one at her house when she kept him and I remember he saying how much he liked it. The only problem is the thing is HUGE! I figure she won’t be in it too long though, she doesn’t ever seem to be content in once place for very long at all! But at least this keeps her busy for a few minutes for now!

Like father like son. . . (he’s on the ipad if you can’t tell)

Oops! I was spotted!

Stratton actually asked me to take their picture in front of the tree!

Arden has learned how to grasp and hold and she is fascinated!

Silly Smile! . . .notice Jarrod in the background, pretty sure he was trying to nap! Uh, not going to happen with both kids at home! We had a great week at home! Even if we’re a little tired of each other!