December

December was a fun month as we celebrated Christmas. I loved teaching Koa about Christmas and he was so much fun as he told me about baby Jesus and Mary and Joseph! Malia started sitting up on her own and feeding herself her bottle! She is such a big girl!

Malia's first trip in the big girl cart...she loved it!

Tree decorating!

Koa driving his friends.

Malia and Kimo getting some quality time.

Another long run with a pit stop at a park!

Yay Park!

Another park run!

Malia snoozed through this park pit stop!

Malia enjoys the big bath!

Daddy took the kids to Home Depot while I was running...and he even accessorized Malia!

Daddy helping Koa make breakfast.

Working on retiling our shower!

Time for the alphabet mat!

Can't believe our sweet baby girl is already SIX months old!!

A big thanks to Joey's dad for helping him cut down the tree! What a big job!

What a difference they made behind the fence after clearing out all of the overgrown weeds! Yay!

We enjoyed the light show at Wiregrass with Joey's Dad.

 

We even got to see "snow!"

Christmas PJ's!

Koa is holding Malia's bottle for her.

This is the moment that Malia learned how to hold her own bottle. By the time we got to our destination, she had figured it all out and downed the entire thing!

Date night with the Pattersons and Taylors! We had so much fun! Fist time we have hung out without our kids!

Joey was there too...not sure who has that picture, but we did take one! :)

Koa decided putting all of Malia's toys into her crib was a fun game!

Well, hello there, Buzz!

Happy girl!

Grocery shopping is a whole new experience for Malia!

Koa's new game: trash man. He loads up anything and everything he can find onto his "truck" and drives it.

Someone loves her giraffe!

It wasn't quite that cold out, but we had fun trying it on!

This one loves her food! :)

Stockings are done!

Poor baby was soooo tired...

I could not help but take pictures...

All the way to bed...out!

Stockings are hung...

Kimo thinks the boppy is a dog bed...amazing how small he can curl up! 

Mall time with Daddy!

Mall nap time for Malia!

Koa loves the play area...

Malia's new hair flower...thanks, Pinterest!

Christmas Lane

This sequence of pictures cracks me up!

We waited in line for an hour with two HAPPY kiddos!

Not at all how we thought this would go!

Koa with all of the kids during part of the Christmas Eve service. We were so proud of him for going up there with the rest of the kids all by himself!

Playing some tunes with Tutu on Christmas Eve!

Koa was so surprised that Santa had eaten the cookies he left for him!

Christmas morning!

Koa had his new toy story friends playing on his bed. He loves them!

Malia enjoying a new teether!

Toy Story IV is constantly going on at our house!

Yum! Food!

This is how Koa came out of the bathroom! Ha!

Loving this December weather and my new outfit!

Busy boy!

Loving her new toys!

Koa spent the day taking care of his baby...so sweet!

We enjoyed one more day on our Fun Pass for Busch Gardens before it expired! We had so much fun with Miss Becky, Gaine, and Bree! Koa makes that face when he doesn't want to take a picture!

Still rocking the dog guitar from last Christmas! Thanks, Aunt Katie!

Date Night! Woo hoo!

We spent the day welcoming the circus to town. They kept pushing back the time, so we went and grabbed lunch at the Taco Bus...yum!

Then stopped at the Firehouse Museum on our way back to the train station where the Circus arrives.

Koa loves his little sister!

Yay! They finally got here...it was just like the movie, Dumbo!

And the mini horses!

 

Watching the elephants march through the city was hilarious!

They are on their way to the Tampa Bay Times Forum (just like the sign says behind them).

Yay! We finished our shower! :) Good as new...in fact, it's the best it's ever been since we have lived here!

Malia's first swing ride at the park...she loved it!

I can't stop taking pictures of them in the shopping carts...I just think they are so stinkin cute!

Big girl bath time! :)

What a great year! We really enjoyed 2012 and all of the blessings that we received...especially Malia! Looking forward to 2013 and everything it holds!