Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning was quiet at first as all of us were doing something - the kids ate breakfast while I threw in a load of laundry and the parents were reading newspapers. When everyone was ready, it was time to open presents! Ethan opened the presents in no time and found that he has been a good boy as he got Spencer the train from Santa. He has been asking for it forever. Hayley got her first dollhouse from grandma and grandpa, but really enjoyed the wrapping paper more than the toys.

All Dressed Up

We were invited to a couple of Christmas parties this year and I put Hayley in a dress and she looked just like a doll. I should dress her up more often instead of just putting her in jeans and a shirt. Ethan also wanted to dress up and I had to find a 4T skirt for him, so he won't feel left out. I must say he looked pretty cool.

Polar Express...in Chandler

Ethan and I went to the Polar Express at the Tumbleweed Recreation Center. It was their first Polar Express event and there were about 80 kids. Santa was there reading us the story and each kid got to sit on Santa's lap and asked for what they wished for. Then the kids got to enjoy some cookies and hot cocoa. The night ended with some Christmas crafts. The magic lives on....

Tree is Decorated!

We bought our Christmas tree from Home Depot again this year and it is now decorated. The top was not a top and the tree topper we have is not big or tall enough, so the tree looked a little flat. It was a fuller tree and I ran out of ornaments! But with Ethan's school and other activity craft works, we managed to fill the tree with some home made ornaments which made it even more special.

We also bought a small 3 ft tree for all my Hallmark Snoopy Collectible ornaments. Ethan was very patient in putting on the little hooks for the little ornaments.