For New Year's Eve, we went up to the Stampfer's house. The adults got to catch up and talk about our mini vacations and news, while the kids played with almost every toy in the house. They all played great together and a few kids made it to ring in the New Year. Unfortunately, the Hoffmans did not. My sleep pattern has been all messed up with the traveling and different time zones that by 11pm, I threw in the towel. We were all in bed by 11:30.
On the day we flew out, I got to hang out with two of my high school friends, Kristin and Steph. Makaela got to invade Liv's playroom and the girls entertained themselves giving each other make-overs, dressing up for tea and making a mess. It gave the moms lots of uninterrupted chat time. When it was time for Liv to take a nap, Liv stood at the top of the stairs, Kaela at the bottom and the two waved bye to eachother, almost forlongingly- so precious. Kaela kept saying "bye friend" after we left.
Luckily we were able to squeeze in some time to meet up with Christy, Marty and Sydney this week for breakfast to let the girls meet. At first Kaela was a grouch (we woke her entirely too early), but soon warmed up to little Syndey. By the end of breakfast, they were holding hands- so cute.
Kaela got to cozy up with her aunt and uncles this week. With it being so cold and icy, no one complained about being indoors. She officially declared Joe's bed as "my bed" probably because he let her watch Dora the Explorer over and over. If she wasn't on Joe's bed, she was cuddling with Kathleen on the loveseat.
The day after Christmas, Makaela got to spend some time with her youngest uncle: Ryan. There is only 10 years difference between them. The two have lots of energy and ran each other ragged around the house. Here they are rough housing.
