December 2016

Dec. 4th, "reading" books in her "special spot"

Dec. 6th, "reading" time with Luz

Dec. 7th, coloring with GG/Baba markers

Dec. 19th, 11 months old!

Enjoying the lights at The Grotto

All tuckered out after the light show at The Grotto

Dec. 20th, showing off her food pouch

Luz was NOT happy to be sitting on Santa's lap

Lela checking out the play house at the food carts as far away from Santa as possible

Dec. 23rd, Luz eating with her classmates at her schools Christmas party

Checking out the tree and trying to see what her sister's class was doing at their party

Mariela knew every word at home but would have nothing to do with 

singing in front of all the parents

She did have fun wearing her antlers

So did I

Posing at the photo booth with "Santa Dad"

Dec. 24th, Santa came a day early to our house because he knew we would be on a plane heading
to visit everyone in St. Louis on the 25th. The girls were all smiles when they saw all the gifts!

Lela being a helper and luckily Luz didn't mind

Who needs a hippo when you have a fun bow to play with?

 Santa brought Mariela a train! 

Dec. 26th, Luz, Graham, and Suz playing with the new gifts from Anma and Pop-pop

Mariela and Graham checking out the fun new stove, thank you Anma and Pop-pop!

Graham and Aunt Lana being goofy

Woohoo, Luz taking a ride on Graham's ATV and loving it!

Music parade with Suz. What were we thinking when we suggested metal pots and pans to 

Anma and Pop-pop, ugh!

Dec. 28th, checking out all the lights and flowers at the Missouri Botanical garden

This is what we get when we say 'smile.' Maybe we should just give up ;-)

Getting excited to open gifts with G.G. and Baba

But Mariela was not excited to stop handing out gifts in order for her Mom to take a picture

The girls

Making gingerbread men with G.G.

Wearing matching white bows in their hair was Mariela's request ;-)

Dec. 29th, Mariela doing what she loves to do the most, help!

Dec. 30th, it was a it chilly but a great time to see the penguins at the zoo.

You can't go wrong with shoulder rides!

or rides on a merry-go-round

Oh and when Anma lets you pick out a stuffed animal in the gift shop, there is no question, you have to get the same giraffe as your older cousin

Luz was very happy that she got to open her birthday present from Anma and Pop-pop a few weeks early