HE KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD OR GOOD.....

Abby & Ally on Santa

Abby & Ally with the baby reindeer

Ally & Emma

(we even ran into our neighbors there)

Ally decorating her cookies

Abby decorating her cookies

This year we decided to skip the mall and go to visit Santa in downtown Elk River.....They had a small petting zoo, cookie decorating, hot chocolate & apple cider, and of course Santa Claus. It was alot of fun and the weather was perfect. Ally even sat on Santa's lap, which was a big improvement from last year. She didn't talk but Daddy helped her tell Santa what she wanted. Abby of course told him everything she wants. And the best part is it was FREE!

..................SO BE GOOD FOR GOODNESS SAKE!

ABBY'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

She was so excited to wear her new Christmas Dress

The Whole Class

Mrs. Lisa, Abby & Mrs. Amy

Abby, Daddy & Ally with the gift she made for us:)

Abby had her Christmas program at preschool. She did a great job and it was fun to hear all the songs they sing at school.

TRIMMING THE TREE

Ally putting all the bulbs on one branch

Abby

Abby putting on the star

Yea we are all done!

Christmas tree brownies for dessert

On Monday night at Abby's request for FHE we decided to put up our Christmas Tree. She has been seeing other houses decorated and kept asking when we were going to decorate. I love that she is starting to remember from year to year some of the things we always do as a family. We usually do it the Friday after thanksgiving, but since we were at the cabin we didn't have a chance to. So we got out all the boxes from the basement and started decorating. Ally loved putting the bulbs on and she always put them all on the same branch....I think I have pics of Abby doing the same thing at this age. Abby has finally realized that you decorate the whole tree and not just the bottom. After wards we had Christmas Tree brownies for dessert. I love this time of year (minus the cold), but I love all the yummy food and the spirit that surrounds this holiday. Now I can start my shopping....I am so jealous of those of you who are finished already...you make me sick!

THANKSGIVING AT THE CABIN

Ally & Papa

Ally & Grandma

Abby helping make the fruit salad

Ally helping make the fruit salad

Abby & her olive fingers

Ally & her olive fingers.....all she ate was olives & marsh-pillows (marshmallows)

Abby and the baby Abby

Ally's favorite thing to do was block the hallway and say

"can't go through"

This year for Thanksgiving we went with my parents up to the cabin for 5 days. It was so fun to just relax and do nothing, except watch kids. Which if you ask my Dad all we did was watch them make messes:) Which we did eventually clean up, right after we (my mom & I) finished our game of cards. Just ask my Mom how much cheating she got away with?? We really had a great time hanging out with family. My uncle lives up there so we got to see him and some of his kids too. One of which just had a brand new baby named Abigail, which my Abby insisted on holding the entire time. She is really cute, congratulations Jessica.

PLAYING IN THE LEAVES

The girls always have a fun time playing in the leaves every fall. However this year we had such a busy October that we never really got around to raking up the leaves...which doesn't really matter because they all just blew away this year and we don't get a whole lot anyway. But I still wanted our yearly pictures for the scrapbook, so one day after the dusting of snow melted we went over to Grandmas and auntie Jen raked up a big pile for me to throw the girls into for the much needed pictures. Ally didn't mind at all, but Abby was sure her mother was crazy for making her pose in a bunch of cold wet dirty leaves.

Thanks auntie Jen we love you!