Merry Christmas!

more holiday fun...

With Christmas right around the corner, there have been lots of fun holiday things to do. From the town tree lighting, to Christmas on the water, to hanging lights on the house, we have been busy little elves!


We girls enjoyed our afternoon at the Junior Auxilary Holly Day Tea.



Haley and Jenna did a fabulous job decorating this gingerbread house.


The Kindergarten had a gingerbread-building party, too. Yum! Few could resist licking their fingers or nibbling on a candy or two!

A visit from St. Nick...

The Kindergarten had a special treat today--snack time with Santa! He was there with Tatonuts and milk for everyone. Yum!! They each got a turn spending a few minutes chatting with Santa and having their picture taken. Even big sister, Haley, snuck out of class for a few minutes to visit Jenna and Santa. She didn't tell him her Christmas wish though; it's already in the letter.

...how lovely are thy branches...

We are very excited to have a real Christmas tree this year. It smells WONDERFRUL! In fact, I think it's that fragrance that enticed us. The girls were spending the night at the cousins', and Henry and I went shopping at Lowe's. The scent of the trees lured us over, and the next thing we knew, we were loading an eight foot tree into the Camry. (Yes, the Camry. Why take the minivan when it's just the two of us?) We surprised the girls when they came home the next day. They still can't picture how we got THAT into the living room. Of course, they wanted to decorate it right away. Luckily, the lights were already half up, so they didn't have too long to wait. They did most of it on their own...and what a great job they did! It looks fabulous!