The holidays have certainly been good to us all. We had a lovely Christmas in Ohio surrounded by all our family. Bella loved putting the Christmas lights on everyday, and it seemed like the Christmas ornaments changed daily as often as she moved them around. When Christmas morning rolled around, it was hard to believe all the presents we awoke to find under the tree. But the girls had no trouble tearing through them. Evelyn got an adorable new headband along with new toys, and Bella got a new sleeping bag and video game. New Years was also eventful - we rang in the new year using Nana's new fondue set and party poppers. Evie is growing bigger by the minute - she's over 20 lbs., already wearing 18-24 month clothing, and seems to be exceeding Bella when she was this age. She loves to shake her head "NO" and roll around on the floor. We've been working on getting her to crawl but she just seems to scoot backward at this point. Bella had become an excellent helper around the house. She loves to sweep the floor, has started completing her daily chores, and has taken a fascination to stringing beads, thanks to Nana Jo. We visit Nana Jo once a week, if not more, while Daddy is away at school. He's in his second semester at Akron and so far it's going well. Mommy is working at the library and loves being back there, especially now that she doesn't have to grade papers and plan extensive lessons for teaching.
