Christmas Day

Christmas morning couldn't come fast enough around here.  Emmerson had been counting down the days all month!  We had such a fun morning!

Heading downstairs to see if Santa came!

Checking the stockings.

Moving on to the gifts under the tree.  The girls were so sweet watching each other open their gifts. They were so excited over everything that was opened!

Someone was happy about what she was opening...

Baby Boots was a huge hit!  Emmerson saw it at a store and was sure her sister needed it.  I guess she knows what her sister likes.  

Loving on Baby Boots.

Trying out some of the new toys. 

Once the girls were done opening gifts in the living room we saw that Santa had left something in the family room too!

Emmerson's doll house is a HUGE hit...with everyone, and of course Claire got her "choo choo" too. 

The girls were so busy all morning.  They would just moved from one thing to the next.  The baby dolls got a new swing and high chair.

Once things settled down we went back to the living room so Mom and Dad could open their gifts.  

The girls were very helpful.

It was so fun to be home...just the 4 of us!

And then... we left for Florida! Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve started with Mom making a big breakfast and we waited and waited for Claire to wake up.  Finally at about 9:00 we woke her up to find she had croup.  So we made a quick stop at the doctor for some medicine and then went back to our family day.  We just played at home and relaxed before church.  

All dressed in our red and ready for church.

An elf left us a package at our front door...new Christmas jammies. 

As soon as we put on our new pjs we read books by the tree.

  

Then we picked out cookies for Santa.  Of course we had to try them too!

Then we watched a Christmas movie before bed!  We were so excited about Santa coming!

21 months

Claire is 21 months old already!  I know we say this every month but time is flying by!  She is funny, sweet, and SO silly.  She loves to dance, sing, and do anything her sister does!  Her favorite song is Ba Ba Black Sheep and she sings is ALL day long!  She is starting to sing her ABC's and knows her colors.  She can count to five alone and to ten with help.  She LOVES books, her sister and her dog! 

She reads books to her dog all the time.  Bella is a good sport...she pays close attention!

She has the craziest hair we have ever seen.  

This is her favorite spot for breakfast. (especially when it is during the week and Daddy is working from home)

If we can't find her this is the first place we look.  She likes to keep Bella company in her favorite napping spot.  

Christmas downtown

We met Daddy downtown after a meeting so we could have dinner and see the Christmas lights!  It was so FUN!

Of course South Bend Chocolate Factory was a must!

The girls loved seeing the Christmas Tree.   

Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Bloede

We got to celebrate Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa a little early.  It was fun to kick off the season and the girls loved opening presents.  

They were very serious about their work!

These cars are a hit!

Helping Grandma.  

Claire had been hoping for a chair like her sisters so she was excited to try it out.

Pop Pop's show

We went to Pop Pop's school Christmas show.  We had so much fun.  The best part was the fancy seats.  

Waiting in the big girl seats.  

Pop Pop went on stage with the kindergarten class so he took us with him.  We sang Jingle Bells. 

When the show was over Pop Pop talked to the crowd Emmerson run up with him and grabbed his hand.  

Being up on the stage was so fun.  They were running around and dancing.  

It was way past our bedtime when we got home so Emme got to cuddle Pop Pop for a minute!

Jolly Days

We made it to Jolly Days at the museum a couple times.  We love the museum so it is fun when there are new things to do.  

The ice castle and slide were are favorite. 

There is a spot where you can take off your shoes and "ice skate" in your socks. 

Of course we went to all of our other favorite spots too!