Pumping

One of the very first things I needed to do when we got back home was pump. Keeley saw my pump and heard me talking about it. She got it down and got all the pieces put together, plugged it in, and tried to make it work. She then asked for help and was very distressed that her tummy did not produce any milk!

While the parents are away...

...the girls will play. Here are some cute pictures Oma took while watching the girls. Thank you SO much Mom. We loved our trip!!!

Christmas Party

Keeley's friend Cali hosted a little Christmas get together for the girls. It was tons of fun. Cali, Kate, and Keeley played together for a little while. But, then the interested all turned to Kayden. Yes, all the big girls are under the table playing with the baby. Fortunately, Keeley doesn't care too much that all her friends are obsessed with her little sister.

Interesting...

Keeley got into her old clothes and pulled out two old pajama tops (12 month ones). She decided one could be a skirt. Then she went in Kayden's room and got one of her socks to complete the outfit.

Just know, this is not a battle that I plan on fighting anytime in the near future. Maybe you will get to see some fashion up close at a playdate sometime soon!

Breakfast for Penguin

Keeley is obsessed with "menguins" (penguins). I thought this was particularly adorable the other morning.

Taking Menguin and bib to the baby's chair.

Strapping him in with the bib.

Trying to do the bib and the straps to the chair at the same time.

Safety before cleanliness. The bib is temporarily abandoned.

Bib replaced and strapped in, Menguin is ready to eat. Keeley gets the food ready.

Of course she needed to sample the baby food before she fed Menguin.

Cute shirts...bad pictures

The girls had the cutest holiday shirts. Unfortunately, they didn't get to wear them much and I didn't take pictures of them in the shirts like I should have. Here they are in some candid poses with their shirts. Keeley is enjoying a white fudge covered Oreo. Yum!

Decorating the tree

For our own sanity, we kept the Christmas decorations pretty simple this year. I really thought about not even putting up a tree. In the end though, I decided that since I had insisted Keeley get a tree for her first Christmas, it was only fair that we put up a tree for Kayden's first Christmas also.

One night we let Keeley stay up a little late and decorate the tree. The decorations were sparse. I put two strands of lights on the tree and let Keeley add a few Christmas balls and Christmas cards. Here she is decorating her first tree.

We then let her take some pictures of the tree.