1 Day until Christmas!

Christmas Eve.  A wonderful day, and one of my (if not my number 1) favorite day of the year.  Spent entirely with family, including play, church, so much cooking (a multi-course French dinner this year--separate post to come), wrapping, music, and The Christmas Story (of course) . . . it doesn't get much better than today.

Merry Christmas, every one!

2 Days until Christmas

Cutting cookies

So much fun!

First decorated cookie

Cool girl!

Art time

Excited!

I like these bows, but only under my terms.

3 Days until Christmas!

It has been an exciting weekend leading up to Christmas.  So there will be a few more pictures than usual.  :)

Nice try with the bow...

But I'll hold it to my head, just don't try to clip it in.

PJ Time

I like this stocking

4 Days until Christmas

Some holiday reading before bed with Mommy:

5 Days until Christmas

Our angel checking out Granna & Grandpa's angel:

6 Days until Christmas

Showing off some PJs tonight!

(also a sneak peak of our new basement!)

loving the new carpet

Putting her bow in Granna's hair

Helping Daddy put on a faceplate :)

                                               

7 Days until Christmas!

Unlike last year, we don't have a full slate of Christmas clothes (the grandmas weren't as excited to buy as much for the second year!).  ;)  But, we're staying in the general theme and tonight there's a video, too!

What's that I see?

Let me have it!

Yay!  I love this book!

And the video:

One final picture capturing Eliza's new excited face!

8 Days until Christmas

Casual day for Eliza today!

"Mommy's Sweetie" getting ready to read her Christmas book.
She's not afraid of that Santa; she loves him!

Reading with Daddy is sometimes very serious business.

But mostly, it's really fun!

<3

Watching Super Why with her Christmas Teddy and super-cute bow!

9 Days until Christmas

Visit to the Indiana State Museum to visit Santa--picture with Santa to come later.

another Janie & Jack outfit

details

Sleepy Baby with Mommy and the Fulton County Round Barn ornament

Driving the Farmall tractor

Coloring!

Pushing the stool up to the table to color

Train Ride, Snowflake, and good view of the outfit :)