Here's some pictures to finish out 2015 with a bang.
In no particular order.....
Christmas came and it was indeed glorious! Aside from the fact that Mara was sick (more on that later), it was a great holiday. Christmas Eve I accompanied my mom, dad and sister to the family Christmas Shindig that my mom's side of the family has every year. It had been several years since I had attended. I always felt out of place in that setting, but this year I agreed to go. Mostly because my mom wanted to show off Mara! As it turned out, though, Mara couldn't go because she was sick. So Corky stayed home with her. Later that evening his mom, stepdad and brother came over and we opened Christmas Eve gifts with them.
Christmas morning I woke up earlier than the rest of my family. I went downstairs and made the coffee. After pouring myself a cup, I went and sat on the couch and just looked at the tree. It was such a pretty tree this year! It was such a nice, quiet, serene 30 minutes to myself before Corky, Mara and the bulldogs came blasting in, shattering the tranquility. But I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my chaotic, crazy, fun little family!
Here are some pictures from Christmas morning.
Mara has been obsessed with this little pair
of Snow White shoes that my bestie got her
for her birthday. So now she has the rest
of the outfit to go with the shoes!
Of course she wanted to put it on right away!
Mara and BaPa (my dad) on a walk in the
evening on Christmas Day.
See? I told you! Obsessed. She was fresh out of
the bath and wouldn't even let me put a diaper
on her. First, had to be the shoes. Funny
little girl. Love her! And look at those
thighs! Heaven :)
December was not a kind month to us as far as health went. First, in early December, Mara got the stomach flu. That made for a really gross night spent running between her bedroom and the bathroom, with many pajama changes and a few baths (for both of us) thrown in for good measure.
Then, after I had had my turn with the stomach flu (thanks so much, darling!), we had a few little skirmishes with sniffles and colds. But then came the really big one - Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (HFMD) for my poor little princess. She was pretty miserable! BIG blisters on her face and a ton of little ones on her hands, feet and back. High fever for several days straight. Yuck! Poor kiddo. Her nose and eyes were all red and streamy. She's still dealing with the aftermath of boogers. Yikes! So glad this virus came and went and, thankfully, skipped the rest of us.
Still playing, even though she felt like crap!
And a few more random pictures of Mara that don't fit into any of the other categories, but she's just so darn cute I wanted to include them anyway!
Cheesin' at mommy on a lunch date to
Starbucks (of course)
Playing with mommy's belly-dance skirt
Mara and BaPa (my dad) out for a walk
in the evening on Christmas Day.
All right, there's your daily dose of cute. Now on to some other stuff.
Random Other Stuff from mid-late December:
Me getting ready to do base miles on the treadmill
on Christmas Eve.
I've been working on my core strength, trying to get those
darn muscles back to where they're supposed to be.
It's not perfect but it's getting a little better.
On Christmas Eve day I taught Zumba, and one of my awesome
regulars gave me this shirt for a Christmas gift! How cool!
I love my job! My people are the best :)
Abigail and me, posing on Christmas Eve Day
while Mara napped. Cute pup.
A selfie with my new headband from Corky. :)
Jaxxie chewing on his Nylabone - his favorite
Christmas gift. (his other gift was a stuffed animal
elephant that he already destroyed. Fluff EVERYWHERE!)
Abby turned 4 on the 21st of December. She's my
cute little watchdog! Always protecting us. Love
you to pieces Abigail Shula!
And that about wraps it up for December 2015. Between the stomach flu, colds, HFMD, subbing classes like crazy and the half marathon, it's safe to say I am ONE EXHAUSTED MAMA!!!!! But we are off to Disneyland, California on Friday for (hopefully) some R&R&R (rest, relaxation and RIDES). So excited. I have not been to Disney since 2004.
Trip pics and some updates when I return.
Thank you to all who keep reading my blog! I appreciate you all. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!! Here's to 2016 - the best is yet to come. xoxoxo
This was such an awesome post to read. Mara is so big. Where has the time gone. You should email me sometime so we can catch up 😊
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