Frozen

If you have girls, you have probably heard about the new Disney princess movie Frozen.  We decided to surprise the girls and take them to see it on Thanksgiving. This would be Brooke's first movie in a theater.

I didn't think it was a good idea to take Anna Grace, but Trey talked me into it.  He thought she'd sit in my lap and watch the movie.  I told him he'd be in charge of her if she would not sit still or takes too much.

Brooke was great and LOVED the movie.  Her eyes were glued to the screen.  Anna lasted about ten minutes. She would not sit still, so we let her stand up.  She wasn't too loud, but we has to take he out when she started dropping fruit snacks on the heads of the people in front of us. Trey agreed to stay out in the hall with her. He tried to bring her back in a few times, but would have to leave after a few minutes. Oh well.  Guess we can try to take her again in a few years.

Brooke has been singing the songs from Frozen non-stop.  Obviously, Frozen was a big theme for Christmas presents this year.  Brooke got the CD and an Elsa dress, Anna got a Frozen purse, and both girls for Barbie sized Anna and Elsa dolls and little click it dolls.

Boo boos

When Brooke was a baby, I nagged Trey about baby proofing the house. He insisted that our house was fine and we could watch her when she became mobile.  Much to my surprise, Trey was right.  Brooke never got into the cabinets and never fell onto the fireplace.

So Anna Grace came next and I had no concerns about the house.  Well, in the last month Anna has hit her head on the corner of the coffee table and the fireplace.  I feel so bad.  Luckily, she didn't cry very much with either injury. But she has had some nasty bruises.  The picture below is from her encounter with the fireplace.

Church Christmas party

We had a great time at our church Christmas party in early December. We had a great potluck dinner, photo booth, games and birthday cake for Jesus.

Sister love

We are having a good time on our Christmas break.  The girls have been pretty good and love playing with their new toys.

Christmas dresses

I has so much fun dressing the girls for church during December.  All of their clothes are hand-me-downs or bought at consignment sales.

Santa pictures

Our Santa visit and pictures was pretty easy this year. Our daycare had a night where they had Christmas activities for the kids including pictures with Santa. We only had to wait in line for a few minutes and got some great pictures of Brooke with Santa. Anna Grace wanted nothing to do with Santa. She was fine waiting in line. But once she saw Santa, she started screaming and crying. Santa did come stand next to her so we could get a picture.

Christmas card 2013

I didn't spend a lot of time our our Christmas card this year or send out as many as I would have liked.  I just ran out of time.  It was hard to get much done this year. It is crazy at work right now and it is also hard at home with the ages of the girls right now. Hopefully, next year will be easier.

Photo Card

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The Nutcracker

Last weekend, Trey's boss gave him tickets to The Nutcracker. We decided that I would take Brooke and Trey would stay home with Anna Grace.  Brooke didn't nap that day and the show didn't start until 7:30, so I was a little nervous about how she'd behave.  

We got there around 6:50, so we has a long time to sit and wait. Brooke did great and quietly played on my phone during the wait. When the show began, she gave me the phone. She was quiet during the show and when she did talk she would whisper. She enjoyed the ballet and seemed to follow along well.  I could tell she was getting sleepy.  

The intermission started around 8:20. I asked Brooke if she needed to go to the restroom. She said no and we stayed in our seats. As soon as the intermission was over, Brooke has to go to the restroom.  I told her we were going to leave if we went to the restroom and she was fine with that.  I think she did great for her first ballet.

Christmas Eve 2013

My favorite day of the year is Christmas Eve. We have some traditions that we have created that just make it a special day.  

First, we attend the Christmas Eve service at church. Brooke went to the service and stayed for about half the service. She did great.

After church, we go to the Dickersons for lasagna dinner.  Brooke and Anna love running around and playing with the other kids.  Cynthia gives all the kids new PJs to open on Christmas Eve. Then we get them all dressed in the new PJs and attempt to take pictures.

I am so thankful for my family. God has truly blessed us.

Christmas 2013 recap

The girls had a great Christmas. So far the favorite toys have been the frozen dolls and the Doc McStuffins tent.  The girls have been pretty good sharing their toys with each other, but their have been a few fights.  

Christmas morning cuddles

The best part of Christmas morning was that both girls slept late. Brooke did wake up at 6:30, but forgot about Santa. She just wanted to get in our bed and go back to sleep.  She slept until 8:30. We finally woke Anna Grace a little before 9.

Merry Christmas

I am way behind on blogging, but hope to get caught up soon.  It is Christmas morning and we have had a great day so far.  We probably overdid it with the Santa gifts, we limit our gifts to 4 for each girl: something you want, something you need, something to wear and something to read.

More to come...