Ready or not, here I come...

Tonight, I was reminded that when we do simple things together as a family, we have the most fun. Finally, at 8 o'clock we got around to doing family night. We didn't have anything planned so it was a short story about Jonah in the Bible and then Hide and Seek. Hearing the girls giggle from their hiding places and waiting like a child in my own hiding spot, it was the most fun I had all day. It is a comfort to be reminded that I don't have to be the most creative mother, I just have to find time for simple moments with my little family.

Breadyn hiding in the tub.

Troy helped Britt get under the blankets in the back of her closet. Too bad the music box she turned on in there was a quick clue for her spot.

We love our little girls!!

Merry Christmas!

We hope you had a Merry Christmas! Ours was a busy one, but so fun. We did Christmas Eve dinner with Troy's family. Chistmas day we went to his parents' to open gifts. My family came over to our house later in the afternoon to open gifts with us and then we all went to my aunt's for dinner. Whew, it was a day full of wrapping paper. It was a great two days.

The girls were so excited to wear their Christmas dresses out to dinner on Christmas Eve. That is a tradition of Troy's family. The four of us came home afterwards and opened Christmas jammies and "attempted" to do a little story about Christ's birth. As you can see, they (my 3 kids) were all a little giddy with excitement. I don't know that they heard any of it. Isn't that the way it always goes?
A Christmas hug for Daddy.

Cute jammies huh?

Santa brought them both Barbie Maraposa. She was a big hit.

Isn't she a beautiful barbie?

Britt was so excited to get Cinderella chapstick in her stocking. She put in on for a good minute.

Yep, there's a lot of shine on those lips. What a sparkling smile!

We Love Snow!

With just days before Christmas, we were excited to have a good day to play in the snow. After twenty minutes of finding out gear, going potty, and getting bundlged up, we stomped out int the snow. The girls threw snow in the air, pretended to be snow spies and of course, made snow angels. I think I made a good angel myself. It was fun being out their with them. When we were cold enough, we came in for hot chocolate and marshmallows...a must in out house. It was a great day!