Christmas Eve

Just came home from my Mom's for Christmas Eve. The girls are in bed and Santa's snack has been carefully positioned in the living room. We had a great time visiting with the family. We all went to church, ate and opened presents. Here are photos from tonight. Merry Christmas!

Sister's Toast to a Merry Christmas

Brother-in-laws

Getting ready for present opening

Meebs and Lela hug

Bri and Kabuki

Amber and Me

At home, setting up

Snacks for Santa and Reindeer

Christmas Festivities

The girls and I have been busy decking the halls and making merry. Here are some shots of what we have been up to. Every year we make cookies and build a ginger bread house together. Both girls also had Christmas concerts at their schools. This has been a really great holiday season, the girls are able to experience so much and it is really cool to see them try things on their own.

Meebs carefully decorates

The Bird getting started

Meebs' creation

The Bird working her magic

Meebs marching in at her concert

Meebs 3's class

The Bird waves hello from stage

The Bird back center

Working the crowd

The Bird and her teacher

Kit

Raising the house

Meebs goes first

The designer is proud of her efforts

Cleaning up

The bird decorates her sides

Little sis wants in on the pictures

Sweet Birds

Little sis still wants in on the pictures

The bird trying to work with Meebs on her back

Finishing touches

Its Finter in Florida!

Yep, in Florida, Fall and Winter come at the same time. So I put up the tree last week and this week I am raking leaves with the girls. Makes for an interesting conversation with Meebs who is learning her seasons at school. I first used the leaf blower and raked piles for the girls. Then we got creative with tennis rackets and a waste basket to help finish the job. The girls had a blast jumping into the piles.