Visiting Santa

Maiya asked for a Rocket Pony (Pretty sure she came up with this term on her own.)

Quincey asked for the Sonic Unleashed Video Game

And Affy just asked to get off his lap...

And she got pretty worried, when he didn't listen. ;)

12 months!

Aftyn is a very snuggly girl. She has a very chill personality. She learned to crawl around 8 months, and was fine with that. She is starting just learned to clap for the first time yesterday. I've been trying to get her to do it for awhile, but she wouldn't give me the pleasure. ;) She is pretty reserved, so she doesn't like to show off too much. She has started to walk with me holding her hands. So, shouldn't be too long!

Aftyn's 1st Birthday

This past year has gone by like a breeze! We have had such a great year. It has been fun watching baby Affy grow.

North Pole Cupcakes

Vampire baby ;)

furry hands

Opening Presents

Quincey bought this bracelet for her at the Christmas Store at his school. I think it looks like she is holding it up to inspect it.  And it is approved! Thanks big brother Q. 

We loved how dainty she was eating the cake.  Such a little dainty princess.

My girls

I just love my sweet girlies. They are best friends. Ever since A was teeny teeny she loved to snuggle up to her big sister and watch movies. And she still loves it!!!! And it amazes me. Q and M were never the snuggling type. But my little Aftyn never wants to get down from snuggling. And she loves to snuggle with Maiya and I about equally.
And I just love how M is so protective of 'her baby'. The only problem with it is that if Q ever wants to play with Affy, there are big problems. He has to fight Very Hard. We are working on that.

Maiya's Own Christmas Tree

My mom made this Christmas Tree for us last year and Maiya has claimed it as her own. She loves to decorate it with anything she can find, and even likes to snuggle with it sometimes. Seems like she has a nice pet. We better find a name for it. ;)

Gingerbread House

We had a blast making our Gingerbread House last night for family home evening. Quincey got really into it. He did not want to stop decorating! We will definitely make this a tradition from now on.

Dancing Maiya

I just love watching my beautiful dancer.

LIttle baby, little baby, CHOO CHOO!

Quincey is such a big help with Affy.  A while ago he came up with this song to sing to her when I would ask him to try to get the baby to stop crying.  He still loves to sing it to her, and I thought I better get it on video, so we wouldn't forget!  Aftyn loves this song! It really does help make her happy.  Right before I started taking this video she was crying.  She loves her  big brother and sister. 

11 months

Only a couple more weeks until Affie is one! This year has gone by really fast, that's for sure. We all love our little girl. She still is very cautious and not very interested in walking, but she loves to pull herself up on almost everything, but then calls for a rescue, because she is not quite sure how to get down. So silly!