Gasbarro Family: December of Changes

The Gasbarro family knew that December would be a busy month, but wow we had a lot of changes too. Penelope added thumb sucking as an official sport and target scooching so that she could play/steal her sisters toys. This age was one of my favorites of Adelaide's and now Penelope's. Finally a good schedule where we can plan activities throughout the day without worrying about how many bottles to take and the chance of explosions.

The football season is wrapping up and my little football nut was not so impressed with the season. Next year should be new and exciting considering we will be sitting in the same seats but watching a new coach, owner and essentially a new team.

Babies will play! I had to grab my camera when I walked out of my room and I found A and P face to face playing with toys. Makes my heart melt.

Speaking of hearts melting, Adelaide had her first little school recital. So cute, all of the preschool students had a recital during their normal chapel time. Little did I know when I went to the recital it would be our first and last at this little church preschool. Adelaide of course was very distracted as soon as she saw Penelope standing in the corner with our video camera. She tried very hard to pay attention, but she has never been a singer and that is a majority of what they did.

We have been trying to teach Adelaide to play more independently, but the problem is that involves giant messes for Mom. This bedroom was perfectly clean before I changed Penelope's diaper. A few moments later and that was no longer the case. Moments like this make me want to go back to work and pay someone else to take care of the mess - more on that later.

Penelope is growing at warp speed - only 5 months old and she won't fit in her bumbo for much longer.

We love play dates and especially when they include Christan, Autumn and a special visit from a man in a red suit. The evening began with toys, pizza and dress up. A little while later there was a knock on the door with a special surprise. Adelaide has been talking about Santa Claus nonstop for a month so when she answered the door and he was standing there she didn't know what to do. The priceless part was when Adelaide went silent and wouldn't speak the ENTIRE time that Santa was in our house. She wasn't scared, I think that she was just in complete shock. The moment that Santa left she spoke about him nonstop. In fact, the next morning I sat on the couch and I was yelled at because I was sitting in Santa's seat. This Mom just can't win some days.

The week before Christmas I received a called from one of the two companies I had speaking with about going back to work since having off with the babies since July. The call was from Publix to offer me a position in their Human Resources Department. For anyone who doesn't have a Publix near them, I pity you because shopping at their stores in an absolute pleasure. You walk in their doors and everyone is happy, smiling and helpful. So what could be better than working for a company that you already believe in and support, how about the fact that they are on my side of the bridge which would cut about 15 minutes off of my commute each way.
SO yes, long story short I accepted their offer and now I am the Retail Associate Relations Specialist for metro Jacksonville and coastal Georgia and South Carolina. Oh and let me throw out there that I do NOT get a discount on my groceries, but I do get to work from home one day a week. Due to all of the work changes and Adelaide was on her school winter break we weren't able to tell her teachers goodbye nor did we know that she wouldn't be returning to all of the activities that we had her enrolled in including therapy. I hated that we needed to change her routine again, but this was an offer that I couldn't refuse.
With all of the work changes we have also decided it is time to get the house on the market and look for something a little bigger.