The hours are counting down and my to-do list is still a mile long. Thankfully we have our Santa cookies baked but I haven't started wrapping Santa gifts yet. I'm waiting for the girls to go to bed and I'm guessing that won't be very early, especially tonight. I have a ton of pictures to post from the Lester Christmas last weekend but I don't have the energy to get up and grab my camera...this couch is just to comfy right now. Once the girls get up and open their gifts from Santa in the morning, time to pack our bags and head back to Cascade for a few days. My cousin Sarah is back from San Diego and we can't get home fast enough so we can see her!
Almost 8pm. Time to put my PJ's on, lay Annie down for bed and read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' to Rachel and finish wrapping presents. Hopefully I can stay awake for all of this.
Let's not forget, after all the shopping is done and the gifts are unwrapped (...and sometimes returned) the holidays are about spending time with the people we love. Which is what I'm looking forward to the most. Wishing all of your a wonderful AND safe Christmas!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Visit with Santa
Rachel ran right up to Santa and told him EVERYTHING she wanted from Christmas. Annie stood there, looked at him, got up on his lap and wouldn't take her eyes off his beard. All in all, the visit went very well and only lasted a few minutes. Plus, no one cried.
One more thing I can cross off my list this month!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Just 8 more WORK days until Christmas break!!!! We can't wait. I'm looking forward to sleeping in, hanging out in our PJ's and eating lots and lots of food. Last week Annie and I went back to Cascade and baked cookies with my mom and sisters. We ended up bringing home a ton of cookies and candy but I'm not sure if we'll have any left by the holidays. Looks like I'll be making more this week.
Yesterday morning I got a an hour massage (thanks to VIPs) and spent a few hours Christmas shopping by myself...heaven. I can handle the crowds if I'm not trying to shop with two little girls. We spent the rest of the day hanging around the house and wrapping presents. Today we took the girls to get haircuts, both of which needed them badly. This was Annie's first official haircut and we weren't sure what to expect. The guy who cut her hair obviously had a lot of experience cutting hair on a moving target. We ended up cutting a large amount of hair off the back and evening it out...it looks great! Rachel got a few inches off her hair too and what a difference.
Next weekend is the Lester Christmas to we'll spend this week finishing up some last minute shopping and baking. I'll be so thankful when everything is bought, wrapped and under the tree!
Annie on her fourth or fifth sugar cookie.
The cookie was so good that she put some in her
hair for later.
Oh yeh, ready to go!
Ahhh...less hair, we love it.
How I wish I had the time to make her hair
look like this everyday.
Annie has decided she no longer wants
to eat in her highchair, she wants to eat
AT the table with us. May need to
purchase a new booster seat soon.
New haircut, her purse & necklace,
she's ready to go out.
Yesterday morning I got a an hour massage (thanks to VIPs) and spent a few hours Christmas shopping by myself...heaven. I can handle the crowds if I'm not trying to shop with two little girls. We spent the rest of the day hanging around the house and wrapping presents. Today we took the girls to get haircuts, both of which needed them badly. This was Annie's first official haircut and we weren't sure what to expect. The guy who cut her hair obviously had a lot of experience cutting hair on a moving target. We ended up cutting a large amount of hair off the back and evening it out...it looks great! Rachel got a few inches off her hair too and what a difference.
Next weekend is the Lester Christmas to we'll spend this week finishing up some last minute shopping and baking. I'll be so thankful when everything is bought, wrapped and under the tree!
Annie on her fourth or fifth sugar cookie.
The cookie was so good that she put some in her
hair for later.
Oh yeh, ready to go!
Ahhh...less hair, we love it.
How I wish I had the time to make her hair
look like this everyday.
Annie has decided she no longer wants
to eat in her highchair, she wants to eat
AT the table with us. May need to
purchase a new booster seat soon.
New haircut, her purse & necklace,
she's ready to go out.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Four days off....it was nice while it lasted. I'm starting to think I like Thanksgiving break better then Christmas. Not as much to do, just more food to eat. We really enjoyed the time off from work and school and catching up on some extra sleep was nice too.
Rachel had been complaining of a sore throat the night before Thanksgiving we didn't think too much of it. By Thursday it was obvious that it was more than just a sore throat. She didn't want to get out of bed, she had no appetite and she didn't want to play with her cousins....not like Rachel. I took her to the doc on Friday morning and found out she had strep throat. Poor kid! We spent the rest of Friday just bumming around and putting up Christmas decorations. Annie, to our surprise, has done very well with the tree. We put it up while she was napping and when she came downstairs and saw it, she ran for it. She spent at least 5 minutes just looking at it. I think the newness has worn off and now she doesn't even realize that it's in the room...wheew!
We spent Saturday in Manchester with Scott's family and enjoyed some much needed time with them. We really enjoyed watching Rachel and Annie play with their cousins, Trey & Ella. We also enjoyed Aunt Lori's dance party and her funky fresh moves on the floor. Thanks Lou!
My sister and I spent most of Sunday shopping. We may have spent a little more time eating and screwing around but we did at least enter a few stores. It wasn't about bringing home bags and bags of gifts, it was about leaving the house without our kids for a few hours!
Aunt Amy took Annie out for what will most
likely be her last time in her swing until Spring.
Annie, Rachel, Trey & Ella
The Grandkids with Grammy & Papa
Please, no more photos.
Annie can sense when another baby loves the
bottle as much as her.
Rachel "feeling the burn" with Trey
Ahhh.....amazing tree with lights on it.
Rachel was a huge help, even sick.
Rachel had been complaining of a sore throat the night before Thanksgiving we didn't think too much of it. By Thursday it was obvious that it was more than just a sore throat. She didn't want to get out of bed, she had no appetite and she didn't want to play with her cousins....not like Rachel. I took her to the doc on Friday morning and found out she had strep throat. Poor kid! We spent the rest of Friday just bumming around and putting up Christmas decorations. Annie, to our surprise, has done very well with the tree. We put it up while she was napping and when she came downstairs and saw it, she ran for it. She spent at least 5 minutes just looking at it. I think the newness has worn off and now she doesn't even realize that it's in the room...wheew!
We spent Saturday in Manchester with Scott's family and enjoyed some much needed time with them. We really enjoyed watching Rachel and Annie play with their cousins, Trey & Ella. We also enjoyed Aunt Lori's dance party and her funky fresh moves on the floor. Thanks Lou!
My sister and I spent most of Sunday shopping. We may have spent a little more time eating and screwing around but we did at least enter a few stores. It wasn't about bringing home bags and bags of gifts, it was about leaving the house without our kids for a few hours!
Aunt Amy took Annie out for what will most
likely be her last time in her swing until Spring.
Annie, Rachel, Trey & Ella
The Grandkids with Grammy & Papa
Please, no more photos.
Annie can sense when another baby loves the
bottle as much as her.
Rachel "feeling the burn" with Trey
Ahhh.....amazing tree with lights on it.
Rachel was a huge help, even sick.
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