Pre-Christmas

We celebrated Christmas really early with Chad's family before we moved. I guess I didn't bring my camera downstairs, so I don't have any pics of that. But it was a lot of fun. Bella's cousins spent the night and they had so much fun playing together. The model train was a huge hit, and it was fun to spend some quality time together before we split up Chad's family. Everyone lives in the DFW area, so it was sad to know we were leaving and it wasn't going to be the same. Here are a few pics from Nana and Papa's house with Chad in his blues. I still had my braces on, so just ignore that!!



Bella and her cousin Madison had matching Christmas dresses, which they both loved (thanks Nana). They posed for quite a few pics together.


Bella really didn't like her school (Children's Day Out) once Chad went to tech school. There was just too much inconsistency with seeing Chad on the weekends and having school tue/thur. By the time her Christmas program came around, she had quit talking at school and just moped around. She did stand up on stage with her class, but she had her fingers in her mouth most of the time. Nana came to watch, and Bella posed with her in front of the Christmas tree. Then she cried when we left. It was her last day of school though, we actually left that night for Tucson. Bella is very glad she doesn't have school anymore, and gladly traded for ballet class once a week and staying home with me (and Chad working close by). She still sometimes says "Mommy, this is our new house. Daddy doesn't work far away anymore" when we pull up to our house. She is a much happier little girl, and way more herself than she had been. It was a rough year, but we made it through!