Its Christmas!

Another Christmas has come and gone and we didn't go without this year! It was kinda sad not to be in Indiana with our family during the holidays but we were with our Connecticut family. Christmas Eve mom went to church and then we were off to the Moran's for an evening of fun, presents, food and drink. Christmas morning did not disappoint us. We awoke to a downstairs filled with presents for our whole family. Then we were off to the Pokrinchak's and to my mom's aunt's were we had more deilicious food and presents. It was a fun-filled two days and we had a White Christmas. We did miss Indiana for the holidays but we are on a fine new adventure of starting new traditions in Connecticut.

Lyla's Surgery

I never get to write on the blog because Sadie usually takes control, but today is a special day for me because I am having surgery. I have to get my adenoids out and new tubes put in my ears. I have had so many ear infections that they are hoping this does the trick and I will gain my full hearing back and have less infections. We had to get up early this morning and to my disappointment not have anything to eat or drink. I wanted a cup sooo bad and my mom and dad just kept informing me that it wasn't going to happen. We took Sadie to Julie's and off we went to Ridgefield to have my surgery. We arrived and I was so calm. The nurses were so nice to me and made me feel comfortable. Thankfully they waited till I was asleep before they put the IV in me. My mom was relieved to hear that. The doctors came in and off I went with the nurse to the operating room. As I left mom, the nurses were singing "Rudolph" for me and I was relaxed to go on beyond the doors.

About 45 minutes later, the doctors came out to tell mom and dad I did great! I was so happy to see them and cried out to mom while the nurse handed me over! We stayed for about 1 hour after the surgery and I had popsicles and juice. I was doing so well they let me go home. I ate some McDonald's for lunch and played with Sadie. I think I am feeling pretty well considering what I went through today. I have to get better for Santa's arrival!

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I felt very special today!

Let it Snow!

Today was our first snow storm of the year! I didn't have school with anticipation of the snow and about noon it started to come down and now it hasn't stopped. After a few inches fell I went to try out my new boots with dad. Lyla wanted nothing to do with it and was quite content watching from the window and even that bored her. So after a few snowangels and falling in the snow I gave in and came in the house. It sure was fun to have our first snowfall a few days before Christmas. Now we are for sure guaranteed a White Christmas!

'Tis the Season!

WOW! It has been nothing but crazy here since Thanksgiving! We celebrated Dad's 36th birthday on the 3rd, we have had mom's Christmas party, I saw Cinderella's Christmas Show and then mom had to go back to Indiana for a few days to say goodbye to her grandma. It was a fun week as dad did a great job taking care of us and making sure we didn't get out of routine too much. It has been very busy as we are trying to get ready for the holidays. Lyla was suppose to have surgery today on her ears and adenoids, but an ear infection with a ruptured eardrum put a cancellation on that so she will have it done on the 22nd. We will write more as things get less hectic around here. We are very busy!

Gobble!

It wasn't just any Thanksgiving for us this year. It was our first Thanksgiving in Connecticut and we were not going to go to Indiana for the holiday. We were lucky because grandma, Aunt Sarah, Uncle Rodney, Addie and Ray came to us instead. We had the best time. We went to my mom's aunt's for Thanksgiving and then Friday we went to NYC. I LOVE the city so much that I am beginning to feel like the tour guide when I go through Grand Central Station. What a great expereince for a 4 year old! We did all the tourist things since Rodney has never been and we rode the subway, train, cabs and walked too. We were the best kids in the city. We didn't cry or whine and our parents were so happy to spend such a wonderful day in NYC with such great kids.

Saturday we put up our Christmas decorations and went shopping alittle bit. It was so fun to put ornaments on the tree. The Moran's came over for dinner and we were able to play with our cousins and some of our friends. It was so sad to see them go this morning, but we know that no matter when we see them again we will always have this much fun! Thanks for the great weekend!!

Francis comes to the Mellens'

Holy Infant Nursery School has a mascot, Francis. Over the weekend someone has to take care of Miss/Mr Francis and this weekend was my special weekend. We spend time with Francis and then we journal and take pictures of what we did with our friend over the weekend. I brought Francis home from school on Friday. Saturday we went to swimming and then we had some of our friends over to our house. It was fun to play with all my friends and introduce them to Francis. It was funny that my friend Jessica had her class's bear with her too, Parker. It was a fun weekend and we really enjoyed having Francis at our house. Now back to school tomorrow for only one day this week. Lyla and I are really excited about this week because Grandma is coming with Sarah, Rodney, Addie and Ray. Its going to be a fun and fast week for us! We hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!

Playdates fun for everyone!

I am having alot of playdates lately. Boy, are they fun! I usually get picked up after school by mom, but on days when I go to my friends' houses I get to ride home with them. This is really a special treat and I love it even more when people come to our house. I don't know who loves them more, mom, Lyla or me, but we all seem pretty content on playdate days! The norm for us is probably 1 to 2 playdates a week and we usually have Jessica, Brianna, Sarah over to our house and I go over there as well. Sometimes we have a big playdate when my 3 friends from school, Jess, Brianna, Liam and me hang out at the same house. It is really a fun time. The moms love it too. Not only do the little brothers and sisters get to hang out with everyone and get that energy gone before naptime, but the moms get to catch up on whatever they need to say as they sit in the kitchen and keep telling us to "GO PLAY"! So who's playdate is it really? Don't get me wrong I love playing with my friends no matter where we end up or which one of my special friends is able to play that day, but who is really have more fun? I think mom is really loving these days as well. She gets to relax while I play and Lyla naps and if I am gone she can have the house to herself while the little one sleeps and if we are all together she gets to be with her wonderful friends too. So playdates really are a huge WIN for everyone that is involved!