Santa Letter

So, Hannah wrote her first Santa letter this year. In the past years, I would write the letter and she would try to copy the letters. This year I helped spell the words and sho wrote it herself. She wanted to make sure that she told Santa about her Rupunzel Barbie. At the end she wanted to make sure Santa knew what Elayna wanted since she can't write yet. How very cute is that!

A couple of days later, I told Hannah to keep a look out for anything that might resemble Santa's mailbox. I drove up and down the street three times before she saw the 20ft tall Santa. Once she did, her eyes lit up and yelled "I see it!" Walking up to it you could see the sparkle in her eye. I haven't seen a smile that big in a quite a while! Love it!!!

Shoveling with Daddy

Sunday we had some weird snow. It dropped a couple of inches of powdery snow and then crusted over to create a hard shell. Hannah was very intrigued with it. She asked if she could help daddy shovel. It was tough, but she helped with the entire driveway. She did a great job. When she was finished, she was wet and cold. We came in for a little hot chocolate and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Amazing how something so trivial as shoveling snow could make her so happy.

Sugar Cookies

This past Saturday we spent the day baking all types of goodies. Elayna wanted to be quite involved, but that meant eating and trying absolutely everything. To keep her occupied I sat her down with a spoonful of frosting...ironically this kept her busy for close to an hour! Hannah on the other hand is starting to understand the concept of measuring and actually is very patient and precise.

One of our baking highlights was sugar cookies. It was the first time that Elayna actually was able to make a few cookies; eventhough her patience runs out quite quickly, as does her attention span. It has developed into a father/daughter type tradition.

By the end of the day we had been baking for over seven hours. We were all tired and the girls went straight to bed. All-in-all it was a great day.

Scooting Chairs

So a couple of days ago Hannah and Elayna grabbed their stools and decided to drag race in the kitchen. I knew that it was probably scratching the floor, but the way they were giggling made both Ed and I chuckle. I grabbed the camera and was able to catch a little of it. This went on for close to ten minutes before they started to tire out. Amazing how cute the two are.

Tree Decorating

We decided that we would put the Christmas Tree up this Thanksgiving break. Normally December is chaotic, so it was either put the tree up in November, or a couple days before Christmas. The only problem with putting a tree up that early is that there isn't many options out there. We finally were able to find a few trees at Home Depot. Hannah was VERY excited to pick a tree. When we got home, we started the task of decorating. As is tradition, Ed and Hannah put all the ornaments on the tree while I take pictures and help keep the baby busy. This year, she wanted to be a part of the tree decorating. She ran ornaments from me to Ed. She even tried to put a couple on herself. I don't think she understood that you actually have to hook the ornament to a branch. Each time she would set it on the tree, it would promptly fall off. She would reply...UH OH! Quite cute. When it was all finished, Hannah asked if she could put the angel up again. She enjoys putting the last thing on the tree.

OH, Holly was actually quite klingy during the whole process. She would almost climb completely into our laps everytime we would sit down, hence, the big head picture!

Matching PJ's

So, we were walking through Costco when Hannah spotted some pajama's for Elayna that matched a pair she already had. When I claimed that Elayna doesn't need ANYTHING let alone clothes (she has inherited so much from when Hannah was little) Hannah's lip stuck out, her eyes got really big and she started to cry. "I just want her to have jama's like mine." How could I say no at that point. Looking at the smiles on both their faces, it was definately worth the $8. PRICELESS!!!!