Merry Christmas Eve! Can you tell she's absolutely thrilled to leave milk & cookies out for Santa? It's like she's a teenager already. "geez mom...seriously...do i have to do this...right now...and do you have to take my picture?" I can see it now....
Christmas at Poppie's! We headed down to Poppie's house for our Christmas with him and all the rest of our family. We had a great time...and Ellie came home with a car full of gifts!! Now the hard part is deciding which one to play with!! :)
Googles! In December no less. And in her standard outfit these days...her Minnie nightie. I swear...the only pictures I get of her and of her in this nightie. But when it's a favorite...it's a favorite. Can't fault her for loving it :)
Playing with my dolls! Wooden dolls that is. Ellie exchanged gifts with her bff Aubrey the other night and she hasn't stopped playing with her wooden dolls. They are Melissa & Doug version of paper dolls, only wooden with magnet clothes. She LOVES them!! Their names are Abby & Emma...just like Aubrey & Ellie :)
Singing! Holy cow...does she love to sing. Well...I should say more like...scream her own lyrics. Tonight she was sitting on an unwrapped gift...and reading from my calendar and making up her own song. Have a mentioned what a great imagination she has?
Watching for Santa! Every year our local volunteer fire department comes around through the neighborhoods with Santa on top the fire truck. It's so awesome! They come in blaring their sirens and honking...and it's just about the coolest thing ever. Kids come bursting out of their houses and running to the street to see him. And me...well...I get teary eyed every year.
Gingerbread house! If it looks a little heavy on the frosting...it's cuz it's from last year. And the frosting was a big blob of stickiness. We kinda had to come up with our own way of making the house. I vow to buy a new one next year!
