The beautiful Amelia is showing her AB and ABB patterns she has learned in Kindergarten. Her favorite part of her house is the roof...the stripe of pink and purple. She did her house ALL by herself, with just a little help constructing it. This is the first year she did all her own frosting!
Mikayla is showing promising skills. This is the first year she got to do her own house, although I had to do most of the frosting. Her favorite part by far was eating the candy. Sometimes she even sucked on them and then still used them on her house. The peppermint candy on the window is an example of that. She says the colorful candies represent the colorful Christmas lights....smart girl.
This brings us to Mikayla's Preschool Christmas program. She cried through the whole thing. I'm serious, the whole thing. However, she still didn't run off the stage. Look closely, you can see her crying.
This brings us to Bailey's "Nutcracker Tea." How cute is that idea? All the moms and daughters got together and decorated cookies and then watched the Barbie Nutcracker. It was SUPER FUN!
Mikayla showed off her skills decorating AND eating it all before I even got a good picture. 
Saturday we went to our friend's party at the clubhouse. The Jolly Fellow Himself was in attendance. You can see all the kids that were there, but for some reason when it was my kids' turn, they took about three times longer on Santa's lap than everyone else. I found out later that Amelia had A LOT of questions for him....like, "how exactly do those reindeer fly? Do you fit down everyone's chimney? I told you my list already, but now I really want a Hannah Montana doll...can I add it on there?" She also told him all about her kindergarten program and how they sing songs about him and what kinds of food we are leaving him on Christmas Eve.
The coolest part of everything that I don't have pictures for is after the party I TOTALLY SURPRISED the family and had bought tickets to see "Annie" at the Holly Theater in Dahlonega. We drove up there and it wasn't until Dave saw the billboard that he even knew where we were going. It was SO FUN! After the show, the girls got to get autographs from Annie and some of the orphans, and Lilly and Miss Hannigan. Miss Hannigan was played by the mom of a girl in Mik's preschool class last year. I knew that going into it, so it wouldn't be scary for my hyper-sensitive girls. Anyway, it was a blast! I think I will continue the tradition every year!
On a final note, this morning my neighbor called because her Sunday paper didn't come and she really wanted the ads. So I sent my girls over with ours and Mik was complaining that her boots hurt. Well, I basically told her to suck it up, and it was her footy pajamas. After coming home, she took her boots off and approximately 15 rocks and a doll hair brush fell out of them. Maybe I should have checked that....
On a final note, this morning my neighbor called because her Sunday paper didn't come and she really wanted the ads. So I sent my girls over with ours and Mik was complaining that her boots hurt. Well, I basically told her to suck it up, and it was her footy pajamas. After coming home, she took her boots off and approximately 15 rocks and a doll hair brush fell out of them. Maybe I should have checked that.... 
8 comments:
Your girls are so beautiful! Looks like you have had a fun and busy December. Good stuff!
You haven't seen nothing until I post our gingerbread houses.... lol Don't count on any blue ribbon any time soon! haha
So sad about Mik crying! Poor little girl!
I've gone to see Annie a couple of times with mom. It was so awesome and way fun. I LOVE surprising my family with fun things too. I think it is just to see them excited. I love that!
Sounds like you guys have been busy. That Santa story is way cute. My kids have to prepare themselves before they see Santa. Too much pressure. This year I just told Dillon to tell him he would write a letter. He was nervous he would forget and ask for the wrong thing.
You are an awesome blogster. I hope I can learn from your example. Great houses! you are such a great mom. My kids are lucky if they get dinner, little alone make gingerbread houses. The girls are so dang cute!!! I have santa on my speed dial on my cell phone. It works so great for bribs and when we see a toy that may need to be added to Cameron's list.
I lol at the rocks in the boots. Something I would do like when Alicia told me she broke her arm and I told her to stop crying b/c she would wake the twins. It wasnt' even bruised but later found out it was broke...
Love the houses. We haven't gotten to ours yet this year. I definely am not having them each have their own. Kudos to you though for being such a fun mom!
Nan, don't give me too much credit...you have six kids, not two. Besides that, what would you ever do with six gingerbread houses????
I totally for got about Alicia's broken arm story...what a mean mom you are!
Robin, on a serious note, I never thought about how much pressure it is to have your list all in your head to recite to Santa. I'm sure that does stress kids out. I think I just learned some Santa etiquette.
Christy, I am totally putting Santa on my speed dial, right now. I'll let you know how it works. Oh, and dinner tonight was pizza at the bowling alley at 4:00 when we were there for Girl Scouts. They said, "I thought that was our after-school snack!" And I said, "NOPE, THAT WAS DINNER."
Jessi, I'm embarrassed to show our houses after seeing yours!
Chell, you know you always win the contest. And only you would have sympathy for Mik. That's why she loves her Aunt Chell.
Your gingerbread houses look wonderful. I just want to eat them. Great use of candy!
funny story about the boots!
So fun. But I think we are giving up on the gingerhouse thing.
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