Cousins

The girls have so much fun playing with cousin Elizabeth. Here are a couple of cute pictures of them on Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

We had a fun family Christmas this year. After the girls opened their presents and emptied their stockings, we decided to check outside and see if Rudolph had eaten his carrot that we had left out for him. When we opened the door, the girls peeked out and found no carrot. Instead they found a pink princess tricycle and a pink princess scooter - just what they had been asking Santa to bring for months! Mommy also got a special present from the girls: a homemade decorated frame with pictures of the girls with daddy. It is so adorable and so special because Andy said they came up with the idea for the gift all by themselves. After breakfast we went for a walk through the neighborhood so the girls could try out their new presents. We spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon having fun at home playing with toys and games. We hosted a small family dinner with Grandma Laura, Papa Chuck, Uncle Josh, Aunt Rhoda, Lynn, Eric and cousin Elizabeth. The girls were especially excited because Elizabeth and her parents were spending the night. The girls also got to eat their Christmas dinner at the kid table - no grown ups allowed! All in all it was a wonderful, relaxing, special day that I hope the girls will remember when they are older!

Bath Time

One of our favorite parts of the day...for the girls because they just love playing in the water, and for me because it means it's almost bedtime!

Cat Nap

Zoe had some company during her nap today!

1st School Performance

Sophie sang in her first school performance today. It was beyond adorable watching a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds sing, dance and do sign language (to the song Jesus Loves Me). Sophie did a great job, and Zoe had fun watching her big sister. Andy is working on uploading the video so check back soon!

Do Princesses Play Basketball?

This is the question Zoe asked me the other day when Sophie was playing dress up. I asked Zoe if she wanted to wear one of the princess dresses and she asked me the above question. I said sure, and she proceeded to put on Sophie's rain boots and declared that now she was a princess. Zoe has been on a basketball kick for the past week or so, and she's getting pretty good, meaning that she can sink the ball consistently from about 3 feet away from the basket. I think I'll leave the basketball coaching to her daddy, and I'll stick to the princess stuff!

Sophie Dresses Up

Sophie got some new dress up clothes from Grammy for Hanukkah. She loves being Tinkerbell and the Disney Princesses, and has even invented some poses for when she is in her fairy and princess clothes!

Rainy Day Craft

It's a rainy day here, so I made an impromptu craft for the girls to do. All you need is paint, paper and some plastic cookie cutters (I chose holiday shapes: menorah, dreidel, star, gingerbread man and tree). Just dip the cutters into the paint and stamp the paper. Fun for the kiddos and easy to clean up when they're done! Also check out Sophie's new pierced ears!