Bragging on Caitlyn

I can't help myself.  I just have to brag on my amazing daughter. A brave, trusting, and non-critical friend of mine saved many of her boys' shirts and hoped to have a quilt made out of them one day.  A determined and self-educating daughter checked out some quilting books, and voila! Here is the finished product on my king size bed.

 

OK, it wasn't quite that quick or simple, but she totally taught herself and this was the end result. I am so proud.

On the 20th and 21st days of Christmas

On the 20th day of Christmas activities, we did Christmas with Brooklin. Assuming she would receive plenty of gifts at the family get together, we gave her our presents at our house Thursday. It is always fun to watch a 2 year-old open presents :). Their enthusiasm is so adorable and reliable.

Here, "It's a mermaid!"

 Brooklin spent all day playing with new toys. 

 

Well, mostly.  Of course, the other reliable thing about 2 year-olds is they will always find some common item to play with when they are given new toys ;)!  A ball of yellow yarn, here wrapped around patient Keegan in a "sweater" was the other popular bit of entertainment.

 

Ha, ha. I loved how she bent over the top of the box to unwrap the back :).

 Today, the 21st day of activities, we had a relaxing time of watching classic Christmas movies at home. We love happy endings. And it was great to have a day to chill at home. And eat popcorn. Naturally.

Also, I addressed our Christmas cards. after all, it's only December 21st, so it's not really the last minute. Not yet. They should all arrive before Christmas.  Except for the fact that I was about 20 cards short. Ahem. If you don't receive a card from me, please don't take it personally.  It just means that your address is in the rolodex, not the address book where I started. Oh. And it probably means your last name doesn't start with an "A."

 

Enjoy your Christmas season! Only 4 (four, 4, four, FOUR!!! ) days left.....

On the 17th, 18th, and 19th days of Christmas...

...on the seventeenth day of Christmas, we finished the adorable craft we had started a few days before.  Part of me hesitates to post photos because one of these may just end up with someone who reads the blog, but the bragging part of me really, really wants to because they turned out so cute! Sigh.  The vote here is to wait on the pictures, so I will wait.  But they are awfully cute!

...on the eighteenth day, we went to a Christmas party for the gym class the girls attend.  A great group of kids, a great teacher, some of our favorite friends... we love gym class! However, I forgot to take my camera.  Sigh, again.

Then today, we are wrapping presents, Keegan and Kelsey have an AWANA party, and Keegan has a youth group party.  What party people we are! Ha, ha, if you know us at all.

Hope you are enjoying your Christmas season as much as we are!

Six days and counting!

On the Sixteenth day of Christmas...

...the Walk Through Bethlehem. We have attended this nearly every year since Caitlyn was tiny. One year, she was on the news, looking amazed at baby Jesus. So sweet! (Side note - she was much younger then :).

 

 

Keegan and Kelsey made clay star ornaments which especially pleased Keegan, since her last one had broken.

 

Plus a church  Christmas service.

 

Nine days and counting!

Kelsey Quote

Kelsey, with a genuine gasp, while reading the directions in her Daily Language Review workbook, "They forgot to insert their commas!"
She was correct. And you would expect better than that from a grammar workbook.

On the 14th day of Christmas...

a caroling flash mob! What fun! THIS was what they went to the secret meeting for several days ago.

 

Ready and waiting, at the mall

Now everyone is in place... SING!

After the mall, we moved downtown to do it again.

Kelsey, singing next to her Uncle Terry.  Caitlyn is behind Kelse, as effectively hidden as if she had tried.  Hmmmm.

My first try at posting video on this blog.  Hope it works! This is the final sing of maybe five altogether.

Kelsey on the way home. She wasn't really asleep, but was awfully tired.  Btw, we had a flat tire.  Keegan thought it was really cool to watch Bill change it.  I thought Bill changing it was the cool part, too!

Dance, dance, dance

What good cousins :).
Brooklin was into dancing today.

And costumes.

 And this teddy bear.

And Keegan and Kelsey dancing with her.

They spun.  They waltzed.  They balleted.  They partnered with the bear.
What sweet cousins.  And what fun to watch. 
I love little girls :).