Merry Christmas to all!

 Claire and Mommy baking cookies again!

Just getting ready to open presents 

 Claire wrapped some of her toys to give to G-Ma and Snuggle

Bunny for Christmas. G-Ma got some crayons and Snuggle

Bunny got a little lunch box!

 Claire seemed to like this crayon maker. It will come in handy

when we recycle all of her broken crayons.

 Claire being a goof ball like usual!

 Claire was so thoughtful this year. After each present she said

"thank you" and gave Mommy and Daddy hugs. Nice to see the good

behavior!

I think Claire had more fun popping the bubble wrap than actually playing with her

new toys! Guess we should have bought a box of bubble wrap instead!

Meeting Santa at the YMCA

 Santa came to visit the YMCA the other night. They had activities for the kids to do also. First Claire made an elf with candy canes.

 Then she made an ornament using her thumb print.

 She had to stop for a picture by the Christmas tree.

 Even though it was only 45 degrees out and windy, Claire wanted to do the hayride. Good thing we had the blanket along! Not sure how we are going to survive MN for Christmas since 45 degrees was freezing for us!

We finally got to see Santa. Claire wrote him a letter to tell him what she wanted for Christmas and also brought along some cookies she made for him. It was fun to watch her interact with Santa and carry on a conversation. Big change from the past few years meeting the big guy!

Bowling fun

Snuggle time!

                                                

Happy Birthday Jesus program

Today Claire had a Happy Birthday Jesus program at her preschool. Her class got to be angels and they had one line to say. She had been practicing the line all week and was right on when it was her turn to speak! It is so fun watching her participate.

Love having G-Ma and Snuggle bunny here!

 On our way to church

 Frosting Christmas cookies with G-Ma

 Getting a yummy treat at Orange Leaf

Working hard to get the brownie mix ready to bake!

Crazy kid on the slide!

Fun times with G-Ma and Snuggle Bunny

The time has gone fast this past week with G-Ma and Snuggle Bunny. Thankfully Grandpa was feeling well enough to go with us to Moody Gardens yesterday. It was lots of walking but we all had a great time. Today we got to decorate the Christmas tree and then Claire went to her very first movie at the movie theater. We saw the movie "Frozen" with G-Ma and Snuggle Bunny. I think we all enjoyed the movie. Claire did better than we all expected by sitting through the entire movie and only needing one potty break!