It was a busy time over Christmas. We had lots to check off on our list. Katie just went with the flow of things and as always asks when it was her turn to do it!
We made cookies for Santa and some for ourselves too! Here's Katie taking on the serious business of cookie cutting.
Even with a stool she was just too small to reach the counter so we opted for the sit on the counter to sprinkle.
The boys did their share of cookie decorating as well, but I didn't get them on camera as I was busy keeping other little fingers out of their turn as she always wants to "help". Here's my helper doing dishes, a job she loves but she gets very wet so we have to disrobe!
We did our drive around the town and looked at lights. Then put 4 cookies out for Santa (I don't know where the boys get the number 4 but the remember that each year) and 10 carrots for reindeer, in case Santa brings an extra one, according to Sammy.
The boys were up hourly on Christmas Eve, checking to see if Santa had stopped by to fill up their stockings... Katie asked before she went to bed if Santa was coming that night... When they heard Katie making noise at 5:30, they came running. After Nana and Pappy came over around 8, the kids opened presents. It was a bit much for Katie on her first Christmas, way overstimulation from all the excitement. She did about 2 presents and then was done opening and just wanted to play with those 2. We managed to get them all opened though and she loved her toys and big girl bike. The boys got their legos, bakugan and scooters.
We crashed for a nap at 10:30 and it rejuveniated everyone before we headed to Nana and Pappy's for many, many presents. No worries this time Katie had the hang of it and was opening presents as fast as the boys.
We've taken the past few days to enjoy the warm weather (another post) and enjoy the new toys. Katie's favorite are the singing tea cup and her baby that crawls and talks. Alex is in Bakugan world and Sammy would spent 24 hours a day building his legoes if we let him.
Hope you had a merry christmas with all your loved ones...
The boys are hard at work each afternoon adding onto their snowmen family. It's not an easy thing with this melting/freezing snow we have on the ground. Here are some shots of today's masterpieces... White on white aren't the best pics of the snowmen, but the boys look happy in them so I wanted to post the true happiness! The dogs grabbed their carrots before I could get the pic taken. Katie won't let the boys use the scarves, she claims them all for herself! It's amazing how much the boys have grown, that they can do this all by themselves, I remember having to help them before!
