Christmas hits and misses!
Hit: NYC the Saturday before Christmas. There was a little bit of snow, lots of fun decorations, and, along with our train ride through snow to and from, it helped us all feel more festive.
Ashlee dancing on the "Big" piano in FAO Schwartz...in the pink.
Miss: no pictures of the girls in their Christmas outfits - here is Maggie in part of hers, dancing with her sister.
Miss - in a big way. Paige has shown zero interest in this board that we made her. Maybe we missed the age by a little bit, I was sure she was going to love it.
Hit: Dad's new helicopter. And the green thing on the floor by Ashlee's feet still has potential. Santa brought it for Paige who doesn't really love it, but the older two have a great time spinning around in it and standing on it etc...
For you Aunt Heather: HIT! Paige loved her new hat and cried when we took it off.
Hit/Miss: the littlest pet shop animals were a big hit, the Barbie laptop was a miss. Ashlee requested it several times so Santa brought it. But, she now feels it was made for "preschoolers" and "babies" and maybe she's right, Paige seems to really like it.
Miss: we miss being by family at Christmas time.Hits: carrying on a few traditions that Christopher and I have both brought from our childhood Christmases; thinking about a couple to add for next year; seeing my Aunt and Uncle and cousins a couple of days after Christmas (thanks for the visit!); being involved in a couple of service projects with church and making a few visits to widows in our ward as a family; dinner with friends on Christmas Eve; just us for Christmas dinner - which allowed for a nice long nap after breakfast and before meal prep; being together!
(Please ignore the tennis balls on the chair legs - we have made many failed attempts at finding something that will stay on the chairs to keep the floor from getting all scratched up, and finally gave up and went with what works.)Now we are looking forward to 2009 and the possibilities and opportunities of a new year!
2 comments:
Allison - That board you made for Paige looks like some sort of stuffed animal torture device, maybe it is a good thing she isn't playing with it.
We had such a good time visiting with you guys, even if it was short. You guys have been so kind to let us all invade your house from time to time. And that picture of Paige in her hat is adorable!
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