Christmas Eve - Day 216

It was really icy in the driveway today and LSP loved it, saying she was skating and trying to hold one leg up behind her, quite a feat in a snowsuit.  She loves being outside in the snow, but refuses to wear gloves until her hands are so cold she is crying. 

She hung the stockings tonight and was so thrilled to do it.  She's still scared of Santa though and told me before bed, "I don't want Santa to come."  I bet she sings a different tune next year.

Making sticky buns is a family tradition.  It's what we have for breakfast on Christmas morning. 

As she became less "helpful," Auntie La tried to distract her.

Grampy picked up her absolute favorite thing - a gingerbread donut at Dunkin' Donuts.

Auntie L and Uncle M dancing in the snow.

Doctor Girl - Day 215

LSP came to me today cradling a stuffed bunny in her arms.  "Bunny has an owie.  He needs to go to the doctor," she said.  She gently laid him in a chair and went to get her flashlight.  She shone the flashlight at the bunny's butt.  "His bum hurts," she informed me.  "He needs to poop."  She then went and got her stuffed Tigger and placed him on the chair.  "Tigger needs to see the doctor," she told me, "his leg hurts."  She shone the light at his leg and pronounced her diagnosis: "He needs to poop."  Finally she brought over a stuffed dog.  "His back hurts," she said shining her light, "He needs to poop."  There appears to be an epidemic here.

Echo - Day 214

Yesterday LSP discovered that if you yell into the dryer you get a very nice echo.  After her bath tonight she insisted that we go into the laundry room, open the dryer and yell inside.  "You sit here and hear the echo with me," she requested.  Who can refuse that?

LSP's first snowman!

Build It - Day 213

This morning we ventured out in the snow to a play date with a bunch of LSP's new friends.  She had a grand time playing with N and G's toys and eating their snacks.  She came to me with her eyes wide and her mouth hanging open holding a toy out in her hands.  It was "Scoop," the front loader from Bob the Builder.  She didn't know they made Bob the Builder toys!  She was thrilled.  Tonight we watched Bob the Builder Christmas two times in a row.  She's hooked.

Tonight as I was reading her books for bed we read a book with a tired baby crying on the first page.  "Why's the baby crying?" she asked.  "The baby is tired," I told her.  "No," she said thoughtfully, "the baby wants to go to the mall."

N and G have a fabulous collection of Thomas the Train toys.

A's red hair just kills me - it's so cute!

J and G are good buds.

It's Scoop!!

N hugs A

Do you have any idea how hard it is to get five toddlers to sit still for a photo??

J and N posing with the snowman.

I came around the corner and she was talking to herself and saying "Santy Claus hat!"

Reading to herself.

She decided she liked Grampy's dinner.