This little bundle of joy LOVES to read. She seriously is enterained a lot of the day from reading books and flipping through the pages. There are many times when we are not paying attention and we look over to find her reading books by herself. The other times she is bringing books to us, yelling at us to "read it" and then telling us " up" so we will put her on our lap to "read it." Smart little nugget. 
Best bud Ryder gifted Harper Candyland for her birthday. Daddy taught her how to play while mommy played with Liv and took pictures;) Harper loved the game but in the end when daddy was hi-fiving her for her victory she was sad because she didn't want the game to be over. Teaf had to explain that they could play another game but that she won that particular game and that was exciting. It took her a minute to realize the fun wasn't going to end and then she celebrated her win. I played round two with her and she kicked my butt too. Must be beginners luck. She's goin down next time;) 
These girls love their grandparents. We are fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with their grandparents and they yearn for there presence. The grandparents are equally head over heals in love with them. It's such a beautiful thing!
sensitive to loud sounds. We were in the jungle at the zoo and the water fall was too loud. She says "mommy thats too loud" as she is plugging her ears. This has always been true even when she was younger she would point out "too loud" noises when we didn't even notice them. She is also sensitive to hot water in the tub. Liv will be splashing around with the running water and Harper will say it's too hot for her liking. When I do her hair, she is sensitive. Liv will let me tug and pull on her hair without a complaint. Come to think of it, she is our little big sensitive girl. Liv on the other hand is a bit scrapy:). Gotta love the differences!
Last week I had to work late and Teaf already had the girls in bed for the night when I arrived home. I asked him if they were asleep and if he thought it would be a good idea if I went up to kiss them goodnight. Of course for my sake I wanted to snuggle them but I left it up to him for their sake. He told me they would probably sleep better if I went up there. Well this particular day I had left before they were awake and therefore when they saw me they didn't want me to leave when our snuggles were over. They were both yelling through the monitors "ma ma" and "mommy". That lasted for about a minute and then all of the sudden Harper yells "Livia, you say daddy and I'll say mommy." They are already teaming up against us! We are in TROUBLE:) Although I know we are in trouble, I love that they have each other and hope their relationship blossoms where they always have each others back and are in it together....always!
Last Saturday this momma treked through the first snowfall of the year to attend story time, arts & crafts time, and a visit with Santa at one of the library branches. It was pretty narly driving to and fro the event. This particular library is across town. In good weather it would have been no big deal, but in snowy conditions it was a bit of a task. We made it and had a blast! Harper told Santa that she wants a horse. A yellow one. A bear. A purple one. Santa then suggests to Harper that she might want a doll? I don't think she was too sure about this whole asking for specific items (which we are totally happy with). And Santa wasn't too sure what to do with the fact that a 3 year old wants a horse and not a pretend one. Liv was not a fan of Santa and therefore didn't sit on his lap. (which I didn't push) She was just happy to be walking around the event. This was the first time we have been to this library and it was a pretty cool spot. There is a rec center attached to it, which is where the events were after story time. It was well organized and free...which is always a plus for this momma!
Cake cutting time
playing with cousins
hamin it up for the camera
Grandma & Liv Jade
Grandpa & Grandma Wimmer
Grandpa Frank and Uncle J.R.
is one of the best aunties around. We are so lucky to have her in our life and yearn for the next visit with her. Life tends to get busy and chaotic but those precious moments with our aunt amy are cherished.
Bringing tree into house and getting it situated on stand...
Admiring the beautiful tree and lights..
Teaching Liv not to touch the tree and ordaments. She just laughs and yells "no" in our face with snot and milk dripping from her face....
Hanging ornaments...
The finale:) A happy family and a beautiful tree.
This is the second year we have headed out to the tree farm with Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Frank. They have been going to this particular tree farm for years and we have since joined them when we moved back to Nebraska. It's a fun outing and the girls have a blast. Putting up a real tree in our house reminds me of when I was growing up. We always went as a family to pick out our tree and decorated it as a family. We are continuing those traditions with our little ones, and I LOVE it! I really have to give huge props and credit to Lateaf for having all the x-mas spirit. He put up most of our decorations around the house and I assisted him in putting the outside lights up. He is very motivated when re-arranging and decorating for holidays. I tend to get overwhelmed with the idea of all the tubs we have to drag out, putting away current decor to make room, and all the time that goes into it. I must say , as I type, I am very happy to see the lights twinkle and have that warm feel of the holidays. Thank you hubby and the g-rent in-laws. It's beginning to look a like like Christmas 'round these parts. 
self explanatory!