Family Pictures

While we were visiting Nana we decided to do family pictures for the year. It was not the easiest thing....Mom was so glad that out of a ton of pictures that we could find one where no one was sticking out there tongue or picking their nose.   Thank goodness Aunt April was so patient with us. 

Mom thinks I am so cute when I smile like this.  

Elijah got put into time-out for hitting his brother.  This is his...."Elijah time-out" look. 

Mommy says that he is the sweetest thing too!  He is really cuddly and loving. 

Daddy went on top of the choo-choo and we weren't sure how to get up there.  

Elijah pretended to fall down and this is the picture Aunt April got.  It looks like something in a catalog.  

The sun was in our eyes so I leaned up against the wall to cover my eyes.  Elijah wanted to be like me!  

Spending time at Nana's

Nana's house is so fun.  We especially liked her big white tree.  Elijah kept playing with the white birds on the tree. 

We even got to watch a little T.V. while we were there.  

Aunt April was there so we had a photo shoot without knowing it.  

Seeing Santa...again!

Elijah and I went with Mommy and Daddy to the mall.  While we were there we got to go to Build-A-Bear and get a bear. We also got to go see Santa.  Mom let us have our bears with us when we saw Santa.  I told him I wanted drums. 

Mommy had to coerce Elijah into seeing Santa.  She told him that if he would sit on Santa's lap that  he could go upstairs to the toy store and play with the choo-choos.  So I wonder what Elijah asked for...that's right....choo choos.

Merry Christmas, Santa!

Our trip to Build-A-Bear

We love going to Build-A-Bear.  I got to put the heart in my bear.

I also got to give him a shower.

My bear is named Rudolph and his ears light up.

My bear got a Hulk costume...it is so cool.

Elijah got a bear too and he named him Spiderman Choo Choo bear because he got a Spiderman costume.

Elf on the Shelf

Jasper, our elf, was at home but no worries....we went to visit Nee Nee and her elf was busy while we were there.

Time to get a Christmas Tree

We went to Lowe's to get the perfect tree.  We found a good one. 

We had tons of fun playing/ getting the tree!

Elijah and Daddy even pushed me while I surfed.

Dad even let me help tie the tree on top of the car.  

Christmas Parade 2012

We went to the Christmas Parade this year.  Aunt April and Uncle Joe saved us a spot.  They came really early and so we sat in front of them on a blanket.  Aunt April had a light up candy cane for us when we got there. 

There were soooo many floats.  This was one of our favorites...especially Elijah.  

We got reindeer antlers from the parade.  We also got candy, candy, candy, and necklaces.  It was so fun!

Elijah loves his Aunt April.  

One of my favorite friends, Kinbree, came and sat with me.  When we got back in the car  Mommy asked me what my favorite thing about the night was and I said having Kinbree sit with me at the parade.   

We stayed for the ENTIRE parade so that we could see Santa.....it was so long. 

After the parade we walked around downtown and enjoyed all of the fun activities. 

We got to see a penguin, gingerbread man/woman, Frosty, and  Rudolph. 

We walked through Candy Cane Lane...it was so cool and at the end we got a candy cane from the candy cane machine. 

Yummy candy cane...too bad neither of us like peppermint.    We had such a good time!

Thanksgiving at Itsy's house

We had so much fun at Aunt Itsy's house. Aunt Caroline came with her clan and we had a blast.  We spent all of our time ...playing!

Some of us had quality computer time. 

Some of us worked on the yummy meal.  

Most of us just played our hearts out!

Mommy was trying to take a picture of me and Elijah had to jump in and say cheese!

The food was so delicious.  Daddy took the turkey and marinated it and then grilled  it.  It ended up tasting like yummy chicken...I liked it a lot.  Mommy did her favorite fruit salad and sweet potato casserole from Aunt Janice.

We all ate in the backyard...it was great.  The kids could eat a little and then play a little. 

This is what happens when the parents aren't looking and we find chalk.  We had so much fun with our cousins and can't wait to be together again for more fun.