Abby Gayle Bauer

here she is taped up in a tarp (well, it looked like a tarp anyway)

this is how richie spent most of the night

the girls love their new baby sister!

Well, i did it! Abby Gayle Bauer was born Monday, December 20th at 5:03am. She weighed 6lbs 13oz and was 19 3/4 inches long. We went in to the hospital at 10pm, so it was a long night, but so worth it! She's way cute, and is right now on a regular schedule of being up all night and sleeping all day.

baby time! almost anyway...

so, i'm scheduled to go in to be induced sunday night at 10pm. labor only lasted 2 hours when i had molly, so maybe this one will be even faster! think happy thoughts!

holiday fun

assembling

this is how jayne felt about the whole thing

decorating

almost done

i know...i have silly children...

We decided to make a graham cracker "gingerbread" house since we don't care for the ready to assemble kits you can buy at the store. have you ever tried to actually eat one of those? i don't know if you're supposed to, but richie and i did try one year and nearly broke a tooth!

so, we used graham crackers and strawberry (from a can) frosting. i was just too lazy to make frosting, but it turned out just fine. we decorated the house with skittles and gummy bugs, and the kids loved it! we might have to make a tradition out of this!