Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends! We had a very nice and quiet Christmas this year and we are very grateful for all our blessings this year. Sam and I are still singing carols, and role playing the nativity story, good thing because we are still celebrating the 12 days of Christmas. This year was so fun because we really understood Christmas and all the festivities surrounding Jesus' birthday. Hoping you and your family had a blessed holiday too!

On the Wednesday before Christmas we drove up to Lynden and decorated Christmas cookies with some friends.

I'm busy making my pretty before I eat them but I don't think Sam cares. He actually cried after he took a bite because the shape wasn't the same.

Yes, that is frosting on my eyebrow???

So much fun!

On family movie night we watched the Polar Express for the first time. This is what I do when I'm scared, plug my ears. It was a little too scary for me, maybe next year??

Putting Jesus on top of the Jesse Tree.

Building a gingerbread house with Daddy on Christmas Eve

Waiting patiently to put on my yummies. Eating the pieces was just as much fun!!

All the candles are lit!!

On Christmas Eve Sam and I get to open one present, our new Christmas Jammies. We were so excited!!

Santa's helpers!

Christmas Morning! This expression is so true. Love my new Cinderella "barbie!" That is all I wanted from Santa.....a barbie!!

Grandma came over for daddy's special french toast before Mass on Christmas.

All dressed up ready to go see Jesus in the manger at church. I love my brother!

Opening my stocking

The beautiful nativity at church. Merry Christmas!

When we got home from church we opened presents under our tree. First though was opening the best present of all, baby Jesus. We read the nativity story and then Sam and I put him in the manger.Our nativity, now complete with baby Jesus

Opening presents, silly time!

I got so many neat gifts and haven't even begun to play with them all. Thank you everyone!

Merry Christmas!

Our Visit with Grandma and Papa

First of all, Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary! Wow, what a model for us all. We had so much fun with them this weekend. We baked, ate, played, read, and went to a neat light display. Our family is having such a fun Advent season and are looking forward to Christmas. Sam and I are learning all about the nativity story and enjoying the Jesse Tree again this year. Only 5 more days!!

Grandma and I busy in the kitchen

Concentrating hard on forming the popcorn balls

Ta Da!! So proud!

Warm Beach had a lot of fun activities for kids in addition to all the fabulous lights. It was our first time there and we really enjoyed it. This is me with my Auntie Julie, Uncle Kevin, and cousin Maggie on the train. We waited in line a long time but we did get to sit in the caboose!

A super neat red tree

Luckily we got in line right away for the horsie rides and we all got to go twice, right away. You should have seen how happy we all were!

The beautiful nativity scene. We loved the angel flying in the air.

Merry Christmas!

Being silly with Sam and Cousin Maggie. We all play so well together!

Fun with the Fam

My favorite thing to do lately is make my brother laugh and boy have we been laughing up a storm! I get pretty hyper but anything to get him to laugh. Last weekend we went swimming in the living room. We got our swimming suits on and made a pool, slide, and diving board. We also spent the weekend getting our Christmas Tree and decorating the house. Fun Family Times!!

I sure love him!

Getting ready to jump off the diving board, while Sam swims back to the side

We moved the table and chairs into my room (all by ourselves) so we could have a tea party

Waiting at the Port Festival to ride in the firetruck. Anything other than seeing Santa!! I decided I'm writing him a letter this year since I refuse to get near him. I like his hat though.

My fingers just couldn't stay off the Gingerbread houses....they looked so yummy! Maybe I'll get to make one this year?

Our decorated Tree!

Our Thanksgiving

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving here in Bellingham. We went to Mass at Sacred Heart, went to Starbucks, then home for a relaxing thankful afternoon with the family. Mama and Dada made a wonderful dinner and both Sam and I ate a lot! We hope you all had a blessed Thanskgiving as well!

Sam has two turkeys on his and mine is the big turkey. You can tell but she has eyelashes too!

These were the things I was thankful for this year (I came up with them all on my own!)
Playing with my brother

Our chocolate milk outing after church

Cheers!! (Spicy sour juice that I didn't care for)

My Thanksgiving prayer I decorated

I picked out the dessert mama made, can you tell I was excited? It was chocolate covered raspberry cheesecake! Yummy!

Black Friday wasn't really "black" here in Bellingham. It was beautiful so we decided to meet cousin Maggie (and Aunt Julie and Uncle Kevin) down at the park for some chilly fun. Dada is in the background fixing my bike so I can race with Maggie.

There we go!!

Taking a break for some fun. Do you like Maggie's "puffer" face? She is so silly!

The tide was so far up we had to just look at the beach from up hereNow it is time to get ready for Christmas!! Today Sam and I went to get pictures taken and are now preparing for Advent to start tomorrow!!

Happy Early Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! We had planned a trip to Spokane but have had interesting winter weather with the pass already closing multiple times, so we decided to be safe and stay home this week. We sure miss all our family in Spokane!! My other Grandma and Papa are going to see family in Vancouver so my Momma is cooking her first Thanksgiving dinner. We have had a very restful week around the house with Daddy being off and have enjoyed family time It has been so nice and we are looking forward to our little Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. There is so much to be thankful for this year!!

I came out dressed as a fairy and was granting wishes. I said I was going to turn my dada into a daddy who never had to go to work, a mama who never had to leave the house, and the camera into a camera that never had dead batteries.

Brrr, but loving the sunshine

Sam and I each caught a frog!

I went into my room and bundled up all by myself preparing to go play in the backyard. I told Momma that the only part of me that was cold was my legs! I'm ready for some snow now!

Pushing Sam on the swing

Snuggled up reading stories with my daddy

Making handprint turkeys

I drew a picture of Sam and I playing in the rain puddles