It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas

Decorating the tree last week.
Sorry it's been a crazy week and I'm behind on the blog.
These photos are from a week ago,
the west side was out of trees, so we picked up Kalia from school
and drove to the other side.

Remember this little hat?
Maya

OK, wanted to get a little photo of our advent.
I got this one after Christmas last year and it was hiding
in my closet all year. But it's been so fun- every day
the girls open the day on the box and a part of this forest
scene comes out. Some days it's a reindeer baby, 4 little birds, a tree- so fun!

They are looking so alike in this shot!
Kalia brought the chair over for a photo...

There's our big girl

There's little Maya

Kalia wanted to take some photos and had us pose.

Letters to Santa

quick story:
I was trying to get the girls to write their letters and Maya didn't want to supply any info, so I asked, "should I write that you've been a naughty girl this year?" (and she might have been naughty just before- both girls are choosing a very bad time to push the boundaries) and Maya says, "no, I don't want to get coal in my stocking!"

Letter to Santa in the mail

Maya's turn

Making a garland,
Maya glues,
Kalia practices her ABCD patterns

Reindeer cookies

Kalia's gingerbread house she made with her 8th
grade buddy at school.

We've had a crazy couple of weeks, very busy. Kalia ended up sick last week and so we had a very mellow and rainy weekend. Kalia has had a lot of school events- christmas stories and cocoa with 3rd grade buddies, gingerbread house making, christmas party today and tomorrow night will be her Christmas Show. I will take some video!

holiday song

We stayed up late last night at a holiday party and Maya ended up being quite sick last night. So we had a down day, Maya had a fever and a very Darth Vadar-like breathing style, and just slightly croupy cough. We blew up the air mattress and watched movies. This is a song that Kalia has been singing non-stop- it's a preview of the Christmas pageant. And yes, she is still in her pajamas- all day. Until we went to pick up Erik from work and then she wanted to wear the fancy dress she wore to the party last night.

santa sighting

breakfast with santa
at Sacred Hearts

This was the first time that Maya sat on Santa's lap,
and I honestly didn't think she would.

Sleigh Ride
Maui Style

Kalia's turn

Then it was the tire swing on the playground

Even I got a turn,
I have to admit that I felt sick after Kalia spun us around.

November Kindergarten Bulletin Board

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