Christmas Day

Santa brought the twins Big Wheels for Christmas. True to form, Mommy and Daddy were much more excited about these gifts than the girls were. But they humored us by giving them a test drive around the living room. Gretters got a Fairy bouncy ball that has handles and you jump around on. She loved bouncing on these at her Uncle Dave's house, but when she had her own, she just drug it around the house.

Gretters favorite gift was the Disney tea set that Grandma Bonnie and Grand-dad got the girls. She carried the box around most of the morning. Poor Santa, he had such high hopes that his year he would "wow" the girls. Maybe next year...

Lady gives the grandparents a big thank-you hug for her magentic paperdolls and bracelet.

Aunt Marin joined us for the Christmas morning festivities. Here Kennedy smiles excitedly. She loves Christmas and was so excited for the girls to open up her gifts to them: Disney princess shirts, which they immediately put on. Kennedy is away at college now, and we miss her.

Thanks to Grandma with the Red Hair and Papa, who bought us plane tickets for Christmas, we hopped on a plane Christmas afternoon and flew to Chicago to be with Mommy's side of the family. Grandma Red surprised everyone with matching pj's. The grand-daughters all had pink monkey jammies, the moms had pink loungewear and Regan, the only grand-son donned pjs with trucks on it. I think the girls wore those jammies every night we were there.

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with Daddy's side of the family. We had a wonderful ham and potato dinner with everyone in attendance except our family members in Washington. Aunt Jen put together a beautiful nativity reenactment, with the grand-kids playing the parts, and the adults singing as the chorus. With all the hub-bub of the evening, we didn't get many photos.

Bell played the part of Mary, acting so demure and humble. She really got into the part. Lady was an angel and looked beautiful in white.

Gretters didn't have an official part, but when she saw the wise men come out in their turbins, she wanted to be one, too.

Gingerbread Houses

What would the Christmas season be without gingerbread? Aunt Marin brought a kit over to make a gingerbread house, which the girls all LOVED.

Gretters carefully puts a red piece of candy on the roof to maintain the rainbow pattern

I love this "focused" look that Lady has, as she adds her candy to the house. She loves helping in the kitchen and takes it quite seriously.

Christmas Dresses

My mom bought all of her grand daughters matching dresses for Christmas. I envisioned this fantastic picture with perfect smiles in their perfect dresses for our Christmas card this year. They didn't turn out how I envisioned, but they are more true to real life...

Someone does not want to have to stay still and "pose."

"All done!"

Dress Up

Gretters is almost 2 and it seems like each week she is less of a "toddler" and more of a little girl. She loves playing dress up with her big sisters. Notice that she has socks for gloves. Her sisters came up with that idea.
Bell taking a departure from her usual Sleeping Beauty, is donning her Snow White garb, updated with a tiara and fancy gloves.

Lady is also ready for the ball.

Standy by... updates are coming.

I've been asked when I'm going to post new pics. The answer is this weekend. Christmas had us very busy, as we split it between Utah and Chicago, and then this week we've been trying to recover and get back to reality.

I figure I had better get this finished before baby decides to make her appearance. I'm 33 weeks, measuring at 36 weeks... trying to keep this baby in until the first week of February. We'll see how that goes. If I manage to do that it will be the most pregnant I've ever been (don't be too jealous... it's hard being on "stand-by" for two months). Of course, won't baby have the last laugh it I actually go past her due date... would that mean that I would be measuring for 43 or 44 weeks? Shudder the thought.

Stay tuned...

The things they say...

Gretters: I want milk!
Daddy: If you want milk, then you need to say "please."
Gretters: I want MILK!
Daddy: You're not getting any milk until you ask nicely.
Gretters: MILK, MILK, MILK!
Daddy: No milk until I hear the word "please." That's just tough cookies.
Gretters: I want cookies!

On the plane...
Bell: Mom, what did you order to drink?
Me: Water
Bell: Oh, well Daddy ordered soda and that's poison. You die if you drink poison, but Daddy didn't die.