Juliette's Christmas favorites

Gift: wrapping paper...or the box if you can sit on or in it

Fun: going to Christmas at the zoo

Decoration: lights or candy canes...maybe any ornament that was in her reach that she could take off the tree. She also liked the kids wooden nativity scene

Treat: cookies, chocolate, candy canes...you name it

Things we did over break: playing outside during our unseasonably warm winter

Song; Anything with a good beat

Movie: Frosty or Rudolph

Isabelle's Christmas favorites

Gift: Her AG Rebecca's bed

Fun: going to Iowa

Decoration: family picture ornament

Treat: cookies

Things we did over break: spending time with my Dad

Song: "you know, the falalala song..." (Deck the Halls)

Movie: Elf

Allie's Christmas favorites

gift: bunk bed for her dolls

Fun: Going to see the Nutcracker

Decoration: lights on the tree

Treat: cookies

Things we did over break: spending time with family

Song: Hark the herold Angels sing

Movie: Elf

"Hawkeye"

Brainwashing is everything. Especially when your (at the time) almost 18 month will repeat anything when prompted.

Juliette

My beautiful and spirited daughter! Juliette is changing so much and celebrated her half birthday (1 1/2 years old now) on Christmas. She is sweet and loving but has such a little mean streak to her too. She is mildly interested in toys but enjoys getting into drawers, throwing, making a mess, tormenting her sisters, dancing and "singing", coloring, "reading" books, giving kisses when she puckers, giving "dirty" looks to strangers, Christmas lights, shopping, cookies and playing outside (even when it is freezing). She says a lot of words now and will try to copy what you say when you prompt her. Even this morning she said, "love you". She loves her blanket, "bubbie" and also her pacifier (New years resolution to get rid of it some day), hugs, snuggles, being carried and climbing on furniture.

Christmas Eve

We went to the candlelight service at church Christmas eve. It was so crowded and Juliette was a squirrel. She lasted nearly to the end but Jamie had to take her out. I was a bit nervous about her being around the lit candles any way.

Candy cane

This little munchkin was crazy for candy canes this year, constantly taking them off the tree....attempting to unwrap them...and then when she was unsuccessful, she would lick them anyway. She absolutely adored the Christmas decorations, in particular the lights this year. In the car she would swing her legs and wave her arms around and say, "oooooo, oooooooo" when she saw displays around the area. Once she was so animated and excited she by accident punched Allie in the eye. (Allie sits next to her in the car). Every morning we would ritually turn on every set of Christmas lights. She would point and say, "on" and the say "oooo, pretty".