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Monday Gratitudes {5} and some pictures

Hum. I missed last week. Whoops. 

Here are some things I'm grateful for today:
-medicine and doctors for my little sick girlies
-hubby coming home tonight after being gone for a few days
-happy little girlies, despite being sick
-a warm home in all the crazy wind we've been experiencing
-helping hands while hubby is gone
-a sister-in-law next door to help pass some hours while our guys are gone

Onto the pictures of our past few weeks:

Baby's First Christmas
Christmas with her this year was soo fun! I was super excited to give her her gifts.
The best we can do for a Family picture...
She's getting so big!
We had such a good visit with my parents! And they were a HUGE help!
Little kitchen helper

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