Christmas (a lil late i know)

I keep putting off the fact that I need to post an Arlee update on here. So I have finally decided to get everyone up to date.  Lets start with Christmas, we did the Santa pics, turned out good.  We had been explaining to Arlee who Santa was and what to do when she saw him.  When it was her turn she hesitated a little but got up on his lap and said she wanted a baby for Christmas.  Then smiled for a pic and she was ready to get down.  I have to say the Santa was a little loud and different.  Okay now jumping to Christmas.  Arlee made out pretty good.  She basically got all new toys and I had to clean out the old ones to make room for new ones.  She loved Christmas, she was very well behaved and enjoyed being with everyone.  She kept saying "we are all together"  and she'd go around the room announcing everyone names.  I'd say it was our best Christmas yet.

As for now Christmas is over and everything is kind of slowing down for us for a while.  Arlee has come down with the terrible twos.  She is doing everything under the sun to be bad most days.  For example she bothers Magic the dog all the time, chases her everywhere and Magic is an old dog who doesn't mind being bothered but after a while she gets mad.  Same goes with Freckles the cat she will let Arlee get away with alot but Arlee just doesn't know when to stop.  And eating, Arlee is the worst at eating.  She won't sit still and won't eat much we have to force her to eat.  I'm sure this is all normal but geez some days it gets so frustrating.  Let's move on to a better subject, Arlee is getting so smart she can draw pretty good, knows her shapes, can identify most letters, counts, can almost dress herself, is potty trained, can work most all electronic devices.  And most importantly can turn on and off the lights, she thinks that's pretty cool.  lol.  Okay that does it for me, i'm typed out!  Enjoy some pics!

Here's our Santa pic

Christmas baking

Arlee begged to open a present early so we gave in.

And gave in again and she got to open another

This was Christmas morning.  Note Arlee's nose, she feel the day before and gashed up her nose

Skates! She has wanted these forever.

Arlee's Tree

Here is Arlee so proud of her very own tree.  She picked it out at WalMart and we decorated it, well she decorated it.  She is getting really into Chirstmas this year. I am managing to do most of my shopping online so when we get packages she thinks they are all for her lol.  Hopefully tomorrow we will go pick out the big tree for our house.  I will post more pics then.

Movie Time

Arlee wanted to go watch Puss n Boots, so I thought we'd give it a shot.  I figured if anything we could just leave if she wont be quiet and sit still.  She loved it she was really good through the whole thing.  The movie was in 3D which kinda sucked because Arlee didn't want to wear her glasses the whole time. I don't blame her that was my first 3D movie and it hurts your eyes.  I don't think I will ever go back to watch another one.  So anyways we had a great family trip to the Roxy in Chanute!

Halloween

For Halloween Arlee said she wanted to be a kitty cat like Freckles.  She already is convinced that she has a tail, lol.  We had fun painting her face and getting her turned into a kitty.  She was really into it this year. 


Picture time

Meow!

Trick-r-Treating at my parents, Arlee loves balloons!

Another Stop