Christmas Recap with video

Waking up Christmas morning was so exciting- Santa had left me some cool presents under the tree! Here's what happened to our cookies & milk we left for him:



First, I found this awesome grocery cart There are some great food choices in it

I was in no hurry to open my presents- I could even wait until after breakfast:

Next, I found a cool train set with animals:

I also got these awesome blocks to go with some I already have- it's so much fun to build towers with them!

Mommy helped me open a new Thomas DVD, which has become one of my favorites!

Opening my stocking has to be the most fun since there are so many different things in there!

One of the things that I asked for the most was Ming Ming from the Wonder Pets and I was very grateful to get her:

My second request was for a Mater from Cars, which I couldn't contain my excitement over getting it :)

Thanks to MaGa and Grandpa for the Cars sunglasses, which make me look really cool:

Later that day, Memphis came to visit and I helped her open her present from us

Then, she helped me open my present from them

which included some cool bath paint/soap:

and CANDYLAND!

Grand Daddy was there too and he brought a very cool gift...

...My first bike!

Uncle Andre was checking out my new Gingerbread man. Thanks for coming, Uncle Andre, Aunt Heidi, Cousin Memphis & Grand Daddy to share our Christmas lasagna! It was a wonderful holiday!

Christmas Eve Recap- 1 month later

Since we had some snow/ice on the ground recently, it put Mommy in the mood to catch up on some old blog posts. Sorry again for the long delay, but we have to share our Christmas fun with you!

Thanks to our neighbors, Sherry & Steve, who gave me a cute doggy with his own bag, who I named Smoky, after one of their dogs.

I loved checking out the nativity scene at church, especially the camel.

Our tradition is to open one gift on Christmas Eve, so check out what I got:

Mommy is excited about my Thomas book

It has a lot of fun flaps to open & close

Daddy read me one of the other Thomas books I also got- can you tell that I love Thomas?!

I am even watching a Thomas video here as I wait for Mommy to finish cooking our traditional Spaetzle & Meatball dinner

Before bedtime, I wrote Santa a little note about how good I have been this year.

I think he will enjoy our homemade chocolate chip cookies!

Here's what I woke up to on Christmas morning!

Musical talents

One of my favorite Christmas presents was this guitar. Mommy & Daddy enjoy it too because it plays real songs and doesn't just make noise :) Daddy tries to join in and play his air guitar but it doesn't sound as good as mine:


If I don't have an instrument, no problem! I can create what I want with anything in the kitchen. Bowls and a spoon make great drums:

Tower building with Mr. Rich

Rich & Laura Miller came down from Charlottesville, VA for a visit. I had a great time building things with Rich, especially this great block tower. We are also very excited for them to welcome their first little one in June! Congrats you two and thanks for coming to see us!

Fun with Christmas food

One of Mommy's favorite things to do for the holidays is to make MaGa's Molasses cookies. And I have to say that I love eating them, although Gingerbread Man cookies were my top choice. It was fun to help Mommy cut out the shapes for the gingerbread. I hope we continue the tradition next year and make more of both of these cookies!

I was lucky one morning as Mommy made me shaped pancakes. They were delicious and so cute!

We now have a star for the top of our tree forever! Mommy & I had to get on a chair to reach it!

Christmas party at school

We had a fantastic Christmas party at my preschool, St. John's, and Mommy got to be there to enjoy it with me. Look at all the healthy stuff on my plate and guess what I am eating- a cookie.

Check out these cool gingerbread man houses that we decorated!

Mommy said that more marshmallows ended up in my mouth instead of my house
I couldn't resist the delicious taste of a candy cane either
I am definitely my Mommy's daughter with her shared love of sweets! (and yes, I have another tattoo on my hand- it's a Star Wars one)
This is Brandon, who I talk about often, and the teacher claims will be my future husband! Daddy is keeping an eye on him- Mommy thinks it's cute.
Brandon took this picture for us (with a little help from Ms. Susan)- we are pretty ladies in red!
This is what I made for Mommy & Daddy- it's a beautiful bell ornament.
My friend, Kaitlyn, and I were showing off the finished gingerbread man houses- what a fun time!

It's a Gingerbread train!

Thanks to MaGa Gette for the cool gingerbread train- we had so much fun putting it together!OK, so far, we have a freight car with nothing in it, but it's standing upright so that's good
Now, we can add some wheels to the engine...
Look, it's the cow catcher in front! (that's what the directions said!)
Time for peppermints to make the wheels complete
And viola! It's a beautifully decorated gingerbread train! (With our additions of gingerbread men to drive and ride, plus a Christmas tree)
Now that's a lot of candy in one place!
I am so happy to finish my train! Choo-choo!

Christmas card photo shoot

To get the best pictures out of me, it's good to start with a sugary Christmas donut:

Let me think of the best poses for Mommy (outfit #1)

Now that I have my favorite dress on, I can give the best smile!

It has a Gingerbread Man on it, that's why it's my favorite!

Big CHEESE!

Check out this cool snow globe:

Quick break for a self-portrait with Mommy- I had trouble keeping my eyes open for these

Now, the real fun begins- putting the ornaments on the tree!

This is my proud face for taking some great pictures and decorating the tree. It's almost Christmas time!