Christmas Morning!!

OH WHAT FUN!

The girls walked out to lots of goodies from Santa, and tons of fun things to open from their fam. 

They had so much fun diving right into barbies and legos, then we all jumped in the car to go check out the big kahuna...

 And the big gift...  A NEW PLAYHOUSE!  I can't wait to see what fun these ladies can have in here in the new backyard!

Nothing like the excitement of kiddos face on Christmas morn, waiting in our room to go see what Santa delivered!  Pure Joy!  One of the best days of the year for sure.  Thanks for sharing the magic and excitement with us pretty girls.

Merry Christmas Eve

Christmas is finally here!

We have had the most amazing month celebrating and leading up to the big day.  

And the celebrations didn't stop.

Our little rental house was the location of the big party with the Parks and Siegers, and the lobster tradition continued.  The biggest difference was the 75 degree weather that allowed the festivities to be in the backyard.  Highlights were the girls dance party on the back patio, the piano duets and singalongs and capping it off with a reading of The Night Before Christmas to all four grandkids.  We also got some HUGE smiles from opening presents.

Merry Merry everyone!

Cookies are out for santa, the girls are tucked in and we cannot wait to see what tomorrow morning brings.

And to all a goodnight!

CARRIAGE RIDING

The tradition continues, and gets more fun every year.  

The girls couldn't contain their excitement as we turned around each block to see what surprises were in store behind "Blue" and "Bell", our lovely horses.

Truly magical!

Even without the hot cocoa this year... it was 75 degrees :)

Tea Time with Mollie...

and her buddies!  A wonderful tradition was started this year with an ornament exchange, Tea Time at the Zodiac Room and laughs on Santa's Lap.  It was so special to get this time with Mollie and her friends during this crazy season and there were some serious laughs to be had!

And extra special because it was extra fancy :)

THE NUTCRACKER

Another amazing tradition continues.

The girls had been counting down days for one of their favorite traditions of the year, and this year they were the perfect ages to really, REALLY appreciate every detail and ounce of magic of this gorgeous show.  Thanks to Nana for keeping this special day going!

 Excited ladies...

Baller

Who knew first grade basketball would be our favorite sport ever!?! 

Mollie is SO excited about it, and it was so fun to watch her first basket, and her team win 48 - 22.

GO LADY SPARTANS!

Sleepover

Part of the fun of Grandma and Grandpa having their own place here is the chance to sleepover!  The girls set off early for their adventures with G&G at Klyde Warren park with the biggest snow cones ever! Then continued on to the Stupot with Christmas boxes for the homeless and a special private tour of the inner workings of the facility.  Then they finished the awesome day with story time and movies downtown at Grandma and Grandpas.  Perfection!

Thanks, mom and dad, for hosting the fun!

Adventures the girls will never forget!