Christmas Program

The kids were in the Christmas program at church. Pretty cute!! Jake moved up from being an animal to a Shepard this year. Big thrill!!!

Christmas Recap...

There are a ton of pictures!!! We had a great Christmas.

Decorating a Gingerbread House....

Baby Lucy was all doll-ed up!!!

Needed a wardrobe change. A girl can never have too many Christmas outfits!!!

A little big cousin to little cousin help with the new Leapster.

Christmas with the Wille's.

Wonder if these 2 will learn to get along?

Sophia really wanted an American Girl Doll. This is the Target version....and she is THRILLED with it!!!

Santa brought Jake a Red Rider BB Gun!

Gramma gave Sophia a Fancy Nancy dress-up set with 2 books.

This is the old school house desk that Mike found for Mom. Joshua is on his new bike. Jake got a DSi...which he's wanted for a year now. He's SO happy and plays with it non stop!!!

Hanging Out....

Both Jake and Sophia have little Christmas trees in their rooms. Sophia has a new pink one that I found just yesterday. Oh the excitement!!!

Last night Sophia (very serious) asked if they could all "hang out" in her room by the Christmas tree. That would give time for me and Mike (who wasn't even home!!!) to "relax on the couch." Who was I to say no to such a wonderful offer!!! So...all 3 kids head to Sophia's room with a box of cereal in hand to "hang out." Through the closed door I heard lots of laughter. It was very sweet!

When I finally went in there to get Joshua for bed, they were just sitting and eating. Joshua felt the need to put a ski cap on his head...I should have grabbed my camera quickly!!!!! They all seemed to be having a fine time.

As Jake and Sophia walked to brush their teeth, Jake told Sophia "tomorrow night we can hang out in my room." Love it!!!

Christmas Countdown...

We don't have an Advent calendar to use each year. It's something I've been looking for, but haven't found "the" one yet. So today I made this Countdown to Christmas clipboard. Total cost...about $6. I think it turned out really cute. I may stick 3 little chocolates on it each day for the kids. I'm not sure that this will be something we use year after year...but for now it's perfect!!!