My mom has been visiting this last week and we all enjoyed having her home very much! Every time family leaves it really makes you realize exactly how much you miss them. I wish her stay could have been longer. Her trip was pretty laid back. We did a lot of shopping and drank a lot of hot chocolate.

Clarissa had her 1 month checkup and she's getting so big! She's 20 1/4" and 7 lbs. 12 oz. My little girl is packing it on!! She's got the cutest, chubbiest cheeks. She still has her blue eyes and my coloring. Let's keep hoping that her eyes stay that way!

Joey is really enjoying being a big brother and he's now super busy with so many activities. Keith and Joey had their first Dad/Son playgroup this last Saturday and they had a lot of fun. They even made me a Christmas ornament! It's a picture of them and Joey decorated the back of it. So sweet! Keith said that Joey loved on the bunny in the classroom and he was the only one not afraid to feed it . . . speaking of animals that eat . . . Levi just had his yearly checkup and he gained FIVE pounds from last year. I guess Joey is really feeding him pretty well. What a chunk. My mom also mentioned that Elijah looks like he's about to explode.