Tis the Season

The entire month of December has been filled with special moments.  A build-up to Christmas.  Santa coming, opening presents, but as we have strived to emphasize with the girls, its a special day because we are celebrating the birth of Jesus.

We had an amazing month...

Ernie visited and caused mischief.

Special yummies were made.

Lots of laughs and family time... but also when the girls would fight the threat of, "Ernie is watching, you better be nice!".  Love our little elf and the power he possesses.

It truly is a magical time of year when you have little believers in your house.

We attempted to get a pic of all three kids piled up in front of the tree. 

We tried and tried...

Every year we add a photo frame of each kid to the tree... love looking at the frames from the past years.

This year we let the kids each pick out one ornament.  I figured it would be a major meltdown when Hallmark had a Mater ornament but no Lightening McQueen ornament.  H handled it with such maturity and said, "I like princesses too!"

Ernie appeared... and was both naughty and nice this year.

We brought the girls candy one morning for being awesome listeners at gymnastics... but hid the candy so they had to find it.

He also toilet papered our tree, colored the girls' noses blue, and put streamers across their doors.  

Funny how Ernie's handwriting is almost as terrible as mine.

We got to visit Santa twice this year... most kids' dream. 

Just not Q's.

She still wasn't a fan this year, telling us that Santa "bites"



Giving Santa the "stink eye"



The girls discovered a love for "hot chocolate" just like their Mommy.

Their version was cold milk, chocolate syrup, and a few marshmallows... but in a mug they never knew the difference.

They got to decorate the "rug rat" trees again this year.

 

The dogs took it all in.

100% positive more candy made it into Q's mouth then it did on the gingerbread house.  A photo without her mouth full does not exist.

Christmas Eve the girls each got a special puzzle to put together.

Maybe this will become a new tradition?!?!

We were amazed with H... once Will got the pieces laid out for her, she put the entire 60 piece puzzle together all by herself.

And through all the Chaos... C-man was present.

Taking it all in.

Totally infatuated with watching his big sisters.