The Morning...and Guess What...He Came!

Here are the girls with their "make your own Build-a-Bear" Grandma Cardon sent them for Christmas. They are loving them and had a great time designing their animals' clothes.

New gorgeous dresses from Grandma Jill. Mia informed Nathan she was never taking hers off because "it's her bestest dress ever."

Claire looking super cute in her new outfit from Grandma.

Christmas morning we ventured out into the snow to my mom's house. The weather was fine everywhere but where we live and where they live. We got stuck in their driveway, and the power was out. It didn't stop us from having a great time and great food though. Dad warmed some yummy dip on the grill, and mom's roast had thankfully cooked earlier in the day and was still warm. Just as we were taking bets on when the power would return, it came back on. Wooo Hooo. It was really beginning to get cold.



Mallory got her "Boots scooter".

Mia asked Santa for Lucky the Wonder Pup.

Santa brought Libbie her requested "roll-over pup".

Good times!

We had a fun Christmas Eve with Caleb, Marci, Gavin, and Henry. Just a lot of food, sledding, and playing. Here are some of the hi-lights of the evening.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Christmas Dance

I wasn't sure how to put the actual video of the girls dancing on my blog, so if you want to check it out, you can copy and paste the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-f4BFuwkWQ

Winter Showcase

The girls had their winter showcase for dance last night.  It wasn't anything fancy, just at the studio, but is was sure fun to see what they've been learning. And, I think they are pretty darn cute.

Pictures like this never cease to amaze me...WE HAVE FOUR GIRLS! Wow.. It's pretty fun.
Claire is really enjoying her new found eating freedom - in case you can't tell.  Below is one of Claire's favorite pastimes...dumping out the cat's water. If it's within her reach, she makes it a goal to spill and splash. And boy does she find pleasure in  the task.