As much fun as we had over the holidays, I have to admit I am looking forward to falling back into our routine. Pretty much the entire month of December was a complete whirlwind and we are all exhausted.

Aunt Casey came for a few weeks, which was lovely. I got to feel little Baby Scottchell kick many times. We had an awesome baby shower for her and got to do lots of baby bonding over childbirth classes with my doula and diaper dyeing in our backyard.

Aunt Kel came to live with us for much of December, and just moved back to her house Sunday. It was pretty awesome having her stay with us. Kind of like an endless sleep over. Beastie especially loved jumping into bed to snuggle with Kel. Diaper-less. Beastie is frequently diaper-less now that we are deep into potty training. This kind of disturbed Kelly. But she went with it and for that I applaud her!

We put up tons of lights for Christmas, resulting in a nightly power outage caused by a blown fuse. Our weirdo house only has one outdoor outlet, which we hooked about 1,000 extension cords to in order to power up the light display. On the up side, I now know how to fix a shorted fuse!

We got an adorable, mini tree for a steal because a portion of it had been chopped off. It looked a little odd but also kind of adorable. We opted out of ornaments this year and just loaded on the twinkle lights. I’m thinking APS loved us this month.

Justin and I both hit the 30 year mark, and celebrated by throwing a New Year’s Eve/Birthday party complete with beer pong, jello shots, and dancing. It was a total blast and a great way to ring in the new year.

The babes are doing lots of new things. Elliot is regularly peeing on the potty, though if she has any sort of undies, diaper, anything on, she will pee in it. So, there is alot of naked time around here. She also will only pee on the potty in the living room, which is kind of strange. It’s pretty hysterical to watch her carry her frog potty from the bathroom into the living room and then hop on it.

She is talking up a storm and also is singing and dancing all. the. time. This one loves the arts and is a huge fan of the easel her Mimi and Poppy got her for Christmas.

Harper is finally sleeping through the night regularly, going down at 6:30 and waking at 6:30. She then eats and usually hits her crib for another hour to hour and a half. Elliot is also sleeping till past the 7 AM mark. This is a glorious development.

Harper is still a speed crawler. She is standing more and more often but still not walking. I think it will be maybe another month before we have an official walker.

Both of these girls are so in love with each other and it is so awesome to watch. Harper follows Elliot around like it’s her job. And Elliot loves to run in and “get Harpie” as soon as Harper wakes up.

I am really looking forward to this year. We have a NOLA reunion trip in February, 2 Spalding family visits from Mimi, Poppy, Erin & Val in February and April, a new Baby Scottchell to welcome in April, and multiple fun family weddings this summer and fall (Map, i’m counting you as family). On top of all that, we get to watch the little Beasts grow up and do something new and sweet (or crazy, as is more often the case) every single day.

Here’s to a fabulous 2012.

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