Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Sledding

It was sooo cold over the Christmas break, but we braved it anyway, and went sledding. Lilly LOVED it. She could have stayed there all day. Claire, not so much. She liked it ok, then unfortunately she crashed into someone, and wouldn't go down again. So, she just sat with me and got cold. They looked cute in their snow gear. Love those little bugs!!
 
 
 
 
 
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Christmas Day

What a fun morning!! We had a proud parent moment that morning. We were certain Lilly was going to come out and flip out and just start ripping open presents...but she didn't. She actually didn't react initially to the doll house, the only thing she cared about was finding the present under the tree that was for Claire from her. It was really, really sweet. But, as soon as that was over, it was a free for all! Claire was a little slow on the wrapping paper, and was still trying to wake up, but once she got the hang of it, she loved it!
Anton was so sweet, so thoughtful and so generous yet again. Both to me and the girls. We adore that guy.
The girls favorite toys: the Minnie Bike and the Mulan doll.
Such a perfect morning! I wish I could keep my kids from growing. Christmas is so magical with them!
 
 
 
 
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Christmas Eve

I love Christmas eve...almost more than Christmas day. It's hard to put my finger on why I love it so much. Each year, we have the tradition of doing something with just our little family. I love it. I cooked a traditional turkey dinner, we made cookies for Santa, read Christmas books, and the girls got to open each one present  - jammies of course! Once we got the girls all settled down and in bed, Santa's "helpers" got to work. Holy smokes, turns out doll houses take a long time to put together. It was such a fun night!
 
 
 
 
 
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Preschool Program

Lilly got sick right before Christmas, and as usual, it wiped her out. I was so sad she was going to miss her Night Before Christmas party at school, that I took her for the last 10 minutes so she could sing to us, and so she wouldn't feel so bummed out about missing all the fun. I loved her elf hat she got to wear! She also was loving her new red shoes...just like her mom, that one! It made me a little sad thinking this was her last Christmas party at her preschool. I just love that preschool.
 
 
 
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