Merry Christmas!!

WOW!! Christmas is spectacular!! Last night I got to have a slumber party with mommy because daddy was working... The first thing I asked when I woke up was "where is Sparkle" (our resident Elf for the last month)? Mommy reminded me that Sparkle had gone home because Santa came while I was sleeping.  After that she had a hard time containing me (she said we had to wait for daddy to get home from work before we could go downstairs). I immediately asked "where are my cookies" (cuz that is all I ever told mommy and daddy I wanted Santa to bring)... But then I said "where is my fire truck and my bus"? Mommy panicked a bit because she had never heard me say that before and she secretly hoped that what Santa had brought would be okay!! 

Daddy finally got home and when we went downstairs we found trails of magic snow with Santa's footprints in it!! He had left me a teeter-totter (that I can ride on all by myself), a new high chair for my babies, a big box of chocolate chip cookies, and a whole stocking full of fun stuff!! I was super excited about the cookies and the goggles that I found in my stocking! Well, to be honest, I was excited about EVERYTHING!!

We spent the whole morning opening gifts with Nonna and Nonno... Every time I would open something new I would get a bit distracted and want to play which was just fine with mommy. She spent the morning crawling around on the floor with me doing puzzles, reading books, and playing on my teeter-totter. We had a blast!  One of my favorite gifts was my Elsa doll. When I opened her up I squealed really loud, held her up in front of me and said "Oh Elsa, I wanted you so bad! I love you!!" Then I gave her a big, big hug!!  I also reminded everyone that day that it was Jesus' birthday... and I sang to him lots so he would feel super special. 

Later in the afternoon my Uncle Frankie, Miss Rachael, and Grandma Ronnie came over and the whole thing started again. You could definitely tell that I am the only niece/grandchild right now!! I was spoiled rotten!! 

Santa's magic snow:

My first look:

Opening my box of cookies:

I love you Elsa!

Christmas Eve Gift!!

Today was Christmas Eve... The night before Jesus' birthday and the night before Santa is coming!! Mommy and Nonna spent the day busy in the kitchen making soups and home made rolls for tomorrow so that they could relax. Mommy decided not to do a big Christmas dinner because she would rather spend the day playing with me... I think that's a great idea!! 

Sparkle leaves tonight when Santa comes so she made sure that her last trick was really funny... She toilet papered our Chrismtas tree!! Silly Sparkle! 

This afternoon we met Miss Heather, Jace, and Baby Bella for a Christmas Eve service. Jace and I really liked it when they played all of the music and we danced in the aisle. It was a bit hard for us to sit still during the talking part so our mommies ended up taking us out to the foyer. Just too much excitement!  

My Christmas Program and a big birthday for mommy!!

The Christmas festivities continue this week and so does the excitement. I had a big Christmas program at my school and we all sang lots of Christmas songs and told the story of little baby Jesus.  I got to wear a pretty dress and I felt just like a princess... Or a ballerina... I couldn't decide! 

Right after the program we changed our clothes, loaded up the car and headed to the mountains for my mommies annual birthday weekend. We had a big birthday dinner for her the night of her actual birthday and I helped Nonna make a really yummy cake! Lots of people came to help us celebrate that night. For the weekend it was just mommy, daddy, and I... Some much needed time for us.  Friday night daddy had his Christmas party and mommy and I got to have a girls night alone. We made popcorn, watched the movie Frozen, and drank hot cocoa!  Unfortunately, we had planned on spending the weekend in the snow, and there was just a bit when we got up there that first night, but by Saturday afternoon it had all melted because it was raining so hard.  We did get out of the house long enough on Saturday to build a family of snowmen (even though they were a little bit dirty) but other than that we had to stay inside for most of the weekend because if the rain. We still had lots of fun playing games and doing puzzles. 

Checking out the cabin we rented:

Eating snow with Doodie:

Girls night with mommy:

Daddy, mommy, and baby:

Countdown to Christmas

Christmas is getting closer and closer and we are staying so busy trying to get ready in time. My Nonna and Nonno are here to stay with us so the house is full! Five people, four dogs, and two cats... Plus all of the Christmas decorations!! It's like a circus around here!

We have been staying busy finishing the home made gifts mommy has made for everyone, baking, and playing. On Monday mommy, Nonna, Nonno, and I all went shopping for the day.  Mommy got the last of her shopping done and I got to go and see Santa. I was pretty sure that I was going to give him a big hug when I met him, but when I did I just stood at his feet and stared!! I wasn't really interested in sitting on his lap but I did tell him that I wanted cookies for Christmas. I stood and stared at him for a very long time with my mouth just hanging open... I even had people watching me from in the mall because I was just so cute. After a long day shopping I sacked out pretty hard in the car on the way home.  I did wake up enough to help Nonna and mommy wrap Christmas presents though! 

I got to spend Tuesday with my daddy and Nonno and today with my mommy and Nonna. I helped my Nonna bake cookies and after my quiet time Jace, Baby Bella, and Miss Heather came over.  Jace and I watched some of the movie Frozen together, we did some crafts (fingerprint ornaments that my mommy painted to look like snow men), and we decorated cookies. After dinner Jace and I exchanged gifts... We got each other the same thing... Pogo sticks that squeak when you bounce on them! We had a lot of fun bouncing around the house on them! 

Tomorrow I have a Christmas party at school and my Nonna is going to go with me! We get to wear our pajamas! I picked out a special pair that have Santa all over them!! I am really excited! 

Getting ready to go shopping:

Helping Nonna wrap:

Watching Frozen:

My hand print ornament:

Christmas fun

Christmas is getting closer and closer and I am so excited! This week we had a special visitor show up from the North Pole... An Elf that I named "Sparkle"! She comes to stay at our house to watch and make sure that I am being a good girl. Then she flys to the North Pole every night to report to Santa. Sometimes when she comes back to our house she does silly things like the other day when I found her having a tea party with my babies! Silly Sparkle! 

This weekend we had a very special day when we went up to the woods to get a Christmas tree. We went with a bunch of daddy's friends from work and went way, way up in the forest. Jace, Baby Bella, Mr. Marc and Miss Heather were there so I was really happy. I also met a new friend Cami... We had a really great time playing all day and I helped her family pick a really pretty tree. I got to go on my first ride on a four wheeler with daddy and mommy picked us out the best tree ever! 

A new visitor: 

Silly Sparkle having a tea party with my babies!

Our day Christmas Tree Hunting:

I love Baby Bella!