Merry Christmas, again

Let's start with some pictures...

Here's Lilly with her friend, Owen, on a sunny walk around the neighborhood.

Baby and Daddy: there just aren't words for how cute they are together.

We celebrated Christmas this weekend with Jill's family in Little Rock. It was such a jolly time! And it was Lillian's first overnight trip! She slept the whole way down there and got loved on by a bunch of folks. She also got to experience being hot for the first time, as it was 76 degrees there and I had her dressed in a velvet jumpsuit. Sorry, babe. Once we figured out why she was screaming we quickly stripped her down and she started to enjoy the day.

We all met at my cousin's house and the boys headed outside to shoot stuff like they always do when we get together at Christmas. This year they couldn't shoot guns so they got out the bows instead. Matt shot a bow for the very first time in his life! And guess what...it went straight through the little heart of the stuffed deer pillow!

It was great to see family and we got some cool presents. My favorite is a handmade blanket from Aunt Mary that Lilly will LOVE.

We also got to spend some time with Matt's family and play the new board game that Matt got for Christmas.

Lilly almost slept the whole way home, too. I had to spend about an hour in the backseat with her because she's a little diva and has to have someone hold her paci in her mouth. We made it to the Pleasant Grove Walmart where Matt did the pre-snow shopping while I fed the little one in the car. Matt surprised me with some Marias to have with my decaf.. these are the same cookies we ate with our coffee in Mexico. I love that guy.

Getting home from a trip is relieving but the unpacking is never fun. Now it's even worse because we had to pack everything that our kid owns in the car, too. Ugh.

The weekend ended with a bang. After Lilly ate, I handed her off to Matt for some Daddy time. She was sitting in his lap and he was talking to her. Then, without warning, she projectile spit up into his mouth. And just to make sure she got it all out she did a little cough to splatter some more on him. Matt was laughing hysterically, trying to spit it out while I dabbed his face with a breast pad. Then she smiled and squirmed, trying her hardest to force out a laugh. It's a good thing I've been doing Kegels because I almost peed my pants. I love our little family!