Let the Christmas Festivities Begin

I know that I've said this a lot lately, but wow, where does the time go? As Christmas is getting closer, we are running out of time. Last night we decided to go see the lights in Marhsfield. We've tried two other times, but it just hasn't worked out the way we wanted. It was a perfect night to go so off we headed. The girls were so good throughout the walk. They loved looking at all the bright colors. Kinsley was telling us what color the lights were and she was so proud of herself because we have been working A LOT on colors. I tolde her what a good job she was doing and she said, "I learning my colors." Too cute. We didn't take a lot of pictures, but here they are. (You'll notice that there aren't any with Santa. The reason for this is because we took the camcorder instead during this time. Needless, to say, both of the girls wanted nothing to do with Santa. Not a big surprise there!)

Tis the Season

Last night was Keltie's concert and her time to sing the song she has been practicing for a long time. We were all so excited. She was excited, but yet nervous. Here she is before we went to school.

I love her hair cut, but it makes her look WAY TOO OLD!

Of course Kinsley had to get in on the action. Notice that she also had to dress up.

"Let me try sitting down now."

Smiles!


We got to school and walked her to her room. Once she saw her friends she was a little bit more excited. She got her antlers in place and was ready to go.

Keltie, Koren and Caylee. (The daycare crew)

Those antlers are cute, but proved to bring problems later while she was singing and they wouldn't stay on her head.




We went to find seats and patiently waited. Keltie and all of the 4K came up first. It was so cute to watch them because they came on stage the exact way Keltie talks about how they have to walk down the hall. For 49 kids, they did a great job, although believe it or not, they weren't that loud. Keltie sang, but didn't do the motions to the song. I asked her this morning why she didn't and her response, "I didn't know I was supposed to." Too cute. I look forward to many more concerts. Thank you to those who could make it last night. I know the quality isn't the best on the following pictures, but it was as good as I could get. (Notice those antlers)

Annual Christmas Parade

This weekend marked the true beginning of the holidays for us. We have been working on decorating our tree, but it was time to go to the Abbotsford Christmas parade. As in years past we headed to Granny and Papa's for supper and then went off to the parade. This was the first year that Kinsley got to go so we were all excited. The weather helped a lot in making it exciting. Well, it was a good time, except for the fact that there was a lot of space between things. Oh,well, the girls had a good time anyway.

Waiting to see the first thngs with cousin Ella.

Uncle John looking like he's cold already.

Something is coming, but what is it?

None of the little girls would get too close to Papa the clown.

One big happy, snuggly family.

Kinsley got excited to see Barbie. She doesn't show much emotion here, but that's all she talked about

Getting a little more excited.

You have to love her Elmer Fudd hat. She even says, "I'm hunting wabbits. Ha, ha!"

Cinderella is the one that Keltie really wanted to see. I held up the parade while I tried to capture the moment. (Scary thing, I taught Prince Charming in first grade.)

Eating a sucker and doing her exercises.

This was about as close as Kinsley would get to Boompa the clown.

Keltie all snuggled with her eyes covered as Puff the Magic Dragon came.

Randomness

Keltie wanted to take pictures with the camera last night. Here's what she thought was interesting in our house. (No, I won't put ALL of them on.)

Hair Cuts

Keltie is getting excited for her first school concert. We have heard a lot of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer around our house. Well, she decided before her big day that she wanted to get her hair cut. She kept saying that she wanted to get it cut to her chin. Off we headed, Chrissy cut it a little bit and Keltie wanted more taken off. I was a little apprehensive, but I figured it was her hair. Well, it's pretty short, but it's super cute. It took me awhile to get used to it, but it's adorable on her. She was very excited about it, but I think she then started to get worried about what others would think. Here's the new girl in front of the Christmas tree.



This was her silly face.


Kinsley also decided that she wanted to get her hair cut. (That would be monkey see monkey do. ) Anyway, I was a little scared because the last time we went she screamed and screamed. She told me that she wouldn't, but that doesn't mean anything. Before we left home she told Kevin that she wanted to get it cut as short as his because "I want to be like you." Well, she did wonderful. She didn't make a peep and did everything she was supposed to do. She was so good. When Chrissy got done cutting  it, Kinsley said, "That not short like Daddy's." She's too funny. Here she is. (These pictures are courtesy of Keltie.)

So Many Reasons to be Thankful

Well, the last couple of weeks have really thrown our family through the loop. Both girls have had the flu (thankfully neighter of them had a very bad case), our babysitter's kids have been sick and our babysitter had had to have a couple of days off for medical reasons. This has really put us in some difficult situations. We love having a stay at home daycare, but when someone is sick or they need time off, you have to take time off as well. I have taken a few days off, but we are lucky enough to have great families who are willing to help us out. Thank you to all of you, we really do appreciate it. We're hoping that we don't have to rely on your much anymore, but know that you should be on standby.

C is for Cookie

 

Last Wednesday was the annual Will cookie decoration time. We headed over to Granny and Papa's to help decorate the cookies. With 6 little bodies, it sure goes by quickly. This year they each got cookies on a paper plate to decorate. Needless to say, Roxie, Denise and Granny stayed busy frosting, while Kevin, myself, Papa and Tim stayed busy walking the cookies to the other room. Thanks Denise for all the cookie baking you did.

 

Kinsley checking out what Autumn did.

Keltie busy at work.

More and more cookies.

You have to love that face.

The finished product.

Trick or Treat

So, Halloween is over. Whew! It's been rough preparing the girls for it. Actually, I shouldn't say girls. Keltie has known FOREVER that she wanted to be Cinderella. Grammy found an excellent costume for her so that was fine. Kinsley on the other hand, Kinsley, well, let's just say that Kinsley was Kinsley in deciding what she wanted to be. First it was a kitty. Fine, that's easy. Then for some reason it switched to a green bird. Where she even got the idea for that, I'll never know. While I was worrying about how to find her a green bird costume, she then switched to a purple bird costume. I asked at school how to do it, and the teachers said put her in a purple tutu with leggings. Done. I had everything lined up. Grammy made a purple feather and it was finished. Kinsley saw the feather and didn't want anything to do with it. Plan I don't even remember what plan it would be, a fancy nightgown. Fast forward to last Saturday, Grammy has a Barbie costume that is size 5/6. Now mind you, Kinsley is barely in a 2T. She tried this costume on and was in love. Fine so be it, that's what she can wear. Well, yesterday morning she wasn't too sure about it again, but she did wind up wearing it. We don't go trick or treating to a lot of houses and now I know why. The girls wouldn't say trick or treat and hid behind our legs. Needless to say, they got more than enough candy though and I'm sure Mama and Daddy will be the ones eating the majority of it.

Family Pictures

We have wanted to get our family picture taken for a long time. Plus Grammy has been nagging (oops, I mean asking) to have the generation picture taken. Thankfully, Auntie Carol agreed to work with us. We had a great time.The girls did so awesome and the pictures turned out great. Thanks again Carol. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.