Tis the season...

It's the most wonderful time of the year...Yes it is!! As the kids get older, the holidays get better and better. Emma has really embraced the holiday spirit. We have been listening to Christmas carols since the beginning of November. The girls' favorite songs include Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman and All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth. Kate says "Ho Ho Ho" when we talk about Santa, and I'm very anxious to see Emma's reaction with Santa this year.

We have started a couple new traditions at our house. First, is our Elf named "Starburst" who came to visit after Thanksgiving. He keeps an eye on the girls and reports back to Santa Claus. Each morning the girls look around the house to find out where he's hiding. Secondly, Aunt Kim wrapped up 25+ Christmas books so that the girls have a holiday book to read every night before bed for the whole month of December.



I do have to share one of my favorite stories of the holiday season to date. We were driving to school last week and we saw about 8 deer hanging out in a few of our neighbors yards. After we turned off our street Emma states "Hey Momma, I didn't see the one with the red nose...I'll look better next time." I turned on Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and smiled, how cute is that?