First Comes Love...

Before heading off for the holiday weekend, we joined Dan, Anne, and Henry for Wild Nights  at the zoo (yes, a bit late) This was Woodland Park's first year putting on a light display, and we had a great time walking around and taking in all the pretty lights (minus the snake exhibits...Mike and Anne were not fans) The kids had fun playing in the Snowmazium, visiting with Mr. Penguin, and riding the carousel.... Visiting the "Ca" (peacock) that was hanging out near stroller check Snowmazium with Daddy Unsure... Cruising around with Uncle Mike Turtles! The carousel and walking around (assisted, but like a big girl) were Abigail's highlights...she loved the carousel and would sing as her horse went up and down.  She also enjoyed any opportunity to see "Ca's": the peacock, Mr. Penguin, and some reindeer. Thanks again for the great idea, Dan and Anne.  We had a blast!

This year for Christmas we made Christmas Tree hand and foot prints for the Grands! (much like the turkeys  for Thanksgiving last year). I thought Abigail would enjoy this project (lots of paint, a fun mess...), but let's just say it turned into a labor of love; with an emphasis on labor. I purchased the paint from JoAnn's.  It said right on the bottle " washable poster paint" but came off much like I-got-drawn-on-after-passing-out-at-a-party marker. She was less than thrilled. But we jumped around and made fools of ourselves long enough to get a least one adorable dirty baby bath shot. And in the end it was worth it; Mamie, Papa, Grandma, and Grandpa LOVED their pictures! (next year we'll use finger paint...) Happy New Year!

This year's celebrations were so much fun! While Abigail's still too young to grasp the concept of Christmas, she was definitely more with it than last year and had such a great time opening gifts.  It usually took her a few presents before she got the hang of it and really started tearing away, but luckily she had lots of stocking stuffers to warm up with  :) Celebrations began Christmas Eve morning when we woke up at my parents place and opened gifts from Santa (Santa still comes to their house every year- FYI!) Christmas Eve morning Getting started with some stocking stuffers Abigail and Porsha supervise gift opening Santa came! After presents and breakfast we got ready for our Christmas Eve celebration.  This year my parents hosted, so we got to lounge around a bit more and slowly get ready. Everyone arrived around 1 o'clock and we spent the day hanging out, drinking egg nog, eating our traditional beef dinner, and catching up.  It w...