We built a Gingerbread house for the first time, what FUN that was!
CHRISTMAS PRESCHOOL SING
The girls had their Christmas sing at preschool and sang many songs, including Happy Birthday Jesus, and it was my birthday that day too!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
Yes there were 38 candles on the cake this year! Had fun celebrating at home with the family. Then out with the adults the Friday afterwards to McNally's and then The Bee Hive I think it was... fun being OUT!
GIRLS BAKING DAY
Each year we get all the girls together - no matter who is here for Christmas cookie baking! This year was super fun to have Aunt Hannah join us. We baked our Hungarian Kifli cookies (which is similar to the Klotchky cookies that everyone knows as the polish version. Also made were the famous spritz cookies, Hershey kisses cookies too. Brighid had made gingerbread, snickerdoodles and brought some along to share as well. We had a great day!!
Each year we get all the girls together - no matter who is here for Christmas cookie baking! This year was super fun to have Aunt Hannah join us. We baked our Hungarian Kifli cookies (which is similar to the Klotchky cookies that everyone knows as the polish version. Also made were the famous spritz cookies, Hershey kisses cookies too. Brighid had made gingerbread, snickerdoodles and brought some along to share as well. We had a great day!!
CHRISTMAS EVE
We went to Uncle Ed's house on Christmas eve for a nice visit with Ed, Conor, Brighid, Uncle Mike, Aunt Hannah and the girls. It was snowy and just a fantastic evening. Uncle Ed made special Santa drinks (kiddie cocktails).
Uncle Ed's old fashioned Christmas tree complete with live, shocking tinsel!
Picked out the perfect cookies to leave for Santa, and one final pose in front of the tree before bed: (check out our new Santa PJs from Grandma Ann!)
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas morning the girls were so excited that Santa came and got many games to play together including UNO, a new Candyland, BusyTown and puzzles, along with some new clothes, Rapunzel Barbies, New Princess Nightlights and Minnie Mouse Hats. Big presents from Santa, as the girls wrote letters to Santa for American Girl Dolls this year and they were extra good!
Nora's doll came complete with glasses, just like hers!
Christmas dinner included our standard fare of Standing Rib Roast, Yorkshire Pudding, mashed potatoes Au Jus. Our dinner guests this year included Hannah's friend Julia from Indianapolis. We enjoyed her company as she helped with the girls, made and brought cookies and peppermint bark, and played games with the girls too. Betty also joined us for dinner this year. We brought the kitchen table into the foyer next to the dining room so that we were all together. Later we visited our best neighbors for a cup of holiday cheer. We had a great Christmas.
We missed grandpa this year, he is the one that instilled this holiday feast and traditional Christmas fare, complete with the waterford crystal champagne glasses at dinner. Thanks Dad!
NEW YEARS EVE
It was 50 degrees this year for New Year's eve! How fun the girls got to do some chalk, even though the ground was wet from the melted snow.
Off to the neighbors for a NYE Party: What a fun way to ring in the new year. The girls did get to bed early though with their cousins Conor and Brighid babysitting for us.
here's to 2011
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