Christmas Time

Christmas Time is here...and so much fun!!!  We have been really enjoying having this time at home to celebrate the Christmas season!!!

 

We went a few weeks ago to get our tree.  We "sold out" a little and got our tree at Costco instead of our usual Christmas Tree guy "Beaver" (yep, real name)...but hey, it's still a real tree!!!

 

All decorated!

 

Both girls had a chance to put the star on top!

 

Last week we brought our letters to Santa's mailbox.  Santa luckily has a mailbox in our town's park district building.  Any day the girls should be getting their responses from santa!  Here are there letters (since they sent them)...

Caitlin told me the words and I wrote it..although she did her name all by herself!!!!

Abigail sounded her letter out all by herself!  She's really doing great at hearing the sounds!

 

"Dear Santa

I love you

I want a dream light and a"

 

"stuffie please.

Dear santa,

I just want 2

things.  Love, Abigail

Wennerstrom"

 

Also, we got our Xmas cards out this week.  They are trumping our Birth Announcements...but we haven't had Libby's pictures taken for her birth announcement yet...so those won't be going out until January.  We took some pictures one night after bath time when the girls had their new Xmas pajamas on.  (Abigail was with me when we picked out their Xmas pajamas.  I had "footie" pajamas in my hand, but she saw ones with tu-tus on them and really wanted them!  So, tu-tu Xmas pajamas it is!)

A cute picture that didn't make the card!!!!  I loved that they happend to have the book "The Xmas Baby"..such a happy coincidence!!!!  Libby has her first tutu on too!!!!

 

So, Christmas is in full effect...and we love it!!!! Last weekend after we got the girls in their pajamas, we surprised them with taking them to see Xmas lights.  We had hot chocolate ready to go in the car too!  We went to this cool place called Mooseheart...you drive through like 2 miles of Xmas lights and decorations.  It was the perfect activity to do with Libby because she was cozy and warm in the car!  We probably won't be able to do the Zoo Lights this winter...so this was perfect for us!

 

Still to do on our agenda:

Gingerbread House

Xmas Cookies (my favorite day)

Finish shopping (although we are almost done)

Xmas party at the Glures

Xmas Kiddie Festivus with our friends (gonna be a crazy night)

Xmas/Newborn pictures

Xmas concert at school

 

(PS...I really dislike when people use Xmas instead of Christmas...but I'm to tired to type that word that many times!.)

 

Updates coming tomorrow on Libby's 2 week and Caitlin's 3 year doctor appointment!