Merry Christmas

Here are some pictures of our Christmas Day:

Lily enjoyed just playing with the wrapping paper, but she also enjoyed the blocks that she got from Grandma Marsha and Papa.


Bean had been bugging me for weeks about when Santa was going to come and bring him Thomas (Bean is a big fan of Thomas the Train).
So, when he found Thomas under the tree Christmas morning he was very excited.

Christmas 2011

I was so excited this year for Christmas because it was Lily's first and Bean now knows about Santa (and we're working recognizing baby Jesus).


We had an awesome morning except for the fact that Adam lost our only set of keys to the car (I lost mine a few months back). Eventually the keys were found in my boots by the front door. I love kids and their ability to hide things that I need the most: measuring cups, Dam's sunglasses and most of my chap sticks, to name a few.

Christmas cookies

Best thing in the world: Aldi and their seasonal frosting and cookie decorations. Hands down they have the best when it comes to a grocery store.


Bean's method of decorating his cookies is to frost, add sprinkles and then eat the cookie.

Breakfast With Santa

Every year the hospital that I work at has Santa come to breakfast at the hospital cafeteria. Dam and I took Bean last year and we had a blast, so this year we took Bean, Lily, Dam's mom and sister with us.

I was concerned that Lily would start crying because she has had some problems with stranger anxiety, but she did not do too bad. She started to get cranky towards the end, but in her defense it was close to her nap time.

Leaf pick up

In our front yard we have a large oak tree. This year we had a bumper crop of acorns that fell. The excess of nuts was well know to the neighborhood squirrels. Our neighbor across the street counted 30 squirrels in our front yard one morning. With the cold weather all the leaves have fallen, which has made for a large leaf pile. Bean loves to play in the leaves, so we had to take a photo of it.

Almost There

For a while now Lily has been trying to crawl, but all she does is push herself up on her tippy toes like she is doing a pushup. Here's a look:

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Bean's Babies

Dam and I have been talking about the baby coming to our house for a few weeks now. Two days ago, out of the blue, Bean started calling one of his stuffed animals his baby. Many times during the day he asks me to wrap his baby up in one of his blankets and then he carries it around the house cradled in his arms. I hope that this is an example of how he is going to react to his baby sister when she arrives in two weeks.

Sledding

This winter we have received more than our share of snow. Even though I am pregnant and can't participate in many snow activities, Dam and I decided to take Bean to one of the local parks to go sledding for the first time. Bean loved it! We would have stayed longer, but the wind was so bad that after three runs Bean's cheeks were bright red. So we called it a day.