Christmas Break Fun

It has been a busy Christmas Break in our house.  You've seen the pictures of the back splash that we did with our friends (saints) the Sundstroms.  We also painted the kitchen, half the bath, the formal living, and the formal dining.  Then our other Saint, Andrew, came over on one of his days off to play cards, but Adam was trying to "finish" a project before we started and it turned out to be an all day event and we never got around to playing cards.  Andrew helped Adam put in two faucets in the bathroom, one light fixture, and put in a new light fixture in the bonus room.  I mean, he was a lifesaver.  Andrew really is handy.  He doesn't read instructions until we get stuck, but rarely does he get stuck and can't figure it out.  Plus he brings a lot of enthusiasm to a project and makes Adam feel like they can do any project.  :)

Together, Adam and I cleaned out the garage, did some recycling with all of our cardboard boxes, and changed out the shower head and faucet in our master bathroom.  It made a huge difference.  It used to take 3 minutes to get hot and the water pressure was weak.  Now it is hot in seconds and it sprays hard.  Love it!  I love all the projects we have done.  Adam had such a great attitude and was ready to attack things these couple of weeks.  He usually is hesitant, but this time I was the one needing motivation to get up and get it done.  

However, on Saturday he woke up with a headache and feeling nauseous.  He took four naps that day and didn't eat a good meal until dinner.  We concluded that he was run down and had a migraine.  Luckily he is better now.  I didn't like having him out of commission. 

We have really enjoyed these past two weeks and it will be sad when he goes back to work on Tuesday.  He will be missed.  The girls have had fun with him, too.  They've been having some fun playing with all their new toys.  Plus they are starting to have fun playing together.  You'll hear Aubrie say, "C'mon Emmie!" and Emilie will go trotting off to join her sister. 

Princess dress up

We really had to work on walking in high heels

Brianne and Dan got Emilie membership to the Adventure Science Center and we went on Wednesday.  Here is Aubrie pulling the rope so the lever can lift the card.  Thanks Brianne and Dan.  We had a blast!!!

Pretending to be eagles.

Aubrie's favorite was dressing up as a doctor and playing with the fake corpse. 

Driving the ambulance.

We had the Burtners over on Tuesday for Mexican food.  I love having their crowd over.  Look how big and blessed our dinner table was!

Max and his big fan, Aubrie.

Reading books to Reese and Emilie

Emilie playing dress up.  She patted her chest and said, "pretty!"

The girls were having a blast running down the hallway, then joining hands, and running back down the hallway.  So sweet.

Tonight Amanda put Duke (Aubrie's huge stuffed horse) in her bed, so when she came out from the bathroom and went in her room to go to bed, she saw him and said, "Duke!  Get in the barn!"  She's so funny.  Emilie is talking a lot now, too.  She repeats everything and she is starting to sing in the car.  Love those girls.  I hope everyone had a Happy New Years.  We are looking forward to a great 2012!

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