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.

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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...