Merit and Audrey started ballet and tap today. It was a full hour of pure cuteness.

Happy 7 Months to August Rose!

(this girl loves a good grocery cart ride.)

wallace family christmas, day one

Almost a month ago, we finally got to celebrate Christmas with my family in Abilene. It was a fun few days, although my nieces Macy and Zoey were sick for 2 of the 3 days we were there. So sad. I took, oh, a couple hundred pictures, so I'll have to split up the blog posts into days. Here's day one...

We drove through the night to get there, and arrived in Abilene about 8am Thursday morning. It was tough staying awake, but Merit and August both slept really well all night, so it allowed us to only stop for gas. Once we got to Abilene, I was BEYOND ready to be out of the car and meet my newest nephew KAI! It didn't even seem real that it was actually going to happen. Matt, Nikki, and Kai were all still asleep when we got there, but I spied this little scene while we were waiting for them to wake up - proof that he was in fact there! :)

Once they woke up, it was SO FUN getting to meet Kai and also introduce August to Matt and Nikki. (I am embarrassed to say that it had been A WHOLE YEAR since we last saw them.) I cannot even explain what it was like to finally see Kai in person and hold him in my arms!

The rest of the day was spent playing (I couldn't stop taking pictures of the cuteness that is Kai and August), enjoying the warm Texas weather, eating Mama's yummy food, and ended with a walk around the neighborhood. A great start to a great weekend!

Merit got some new shoes today in preparation for a little class she'll be starting on Monday. Can you tell what kind of class this may be?

Merit was so excited for August to play with her in her "little house".

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happy birthday, brother matt!

Another family birthday!

Matt -

Happy 29th Anniversary of having your baby sister come home from the hospital - I mean -

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

We love you!

Seriously can't get enough of this little baby. So thankful for her.

Kev threw me a little party tonight. It was perfect and fun!

In an effort to get August to start taking a sippy cup, we practiced today with water in a bottle with sippy cup handles. She thought it was the greatest...toy ever!