Santa Follows Us to Canfield

There was plenty more holiday cheer to be found in Canfield. We had a lunch date with G.G. in Sebring, decorated butter cookies with grandma, and played around in the snow. Then we opened presents for three days straight! Princesses reigned supreme with the girls again this year--a four-foot palace, dress-ups, doll babies, books, etc.--but we also got some cars, trucks and a train for our little guy. I just hope that Claire is ready to share when he's old enough to play with them!!

Santa Comes to Piqua

There was snow waiting for us in Ohio this year, as we began our holiday celebrations in Piqua. The kids did amazingly well on the 8.5-hour car ride (has this Santa thing finally registered?!), and we enjoyed four great days of eating, sledding, eating some more, opening presents, sneaking M&Ms (what's that red stuff all over Claire's shirt?), going to Mass, and playing nonstop with toys new and old. The girls even made it out to see Tangled in the theater...while the guys took Jack to his first bar!

Snow Angels! Snow Balls!

We finally got enough snow to make snow angels today. Kaitlyn was ecstatic. Claire was curious. Jack wanted back in where it was warm!

Let It Snow!

We got our first real snowfall on Tuesday, and the girls were delighted (including me!) Kaitlyn and Claire donned their snow boots for the first time, and though there wasn't enough white stuff for snow angels, Kaitlyn did make a few good snowballs to throw. Claire just shuffled through it with a little smile on her face.

Later, we had our neighbors over to make sugar cookies. We went through two batches of icing and a few hundred sprinkles--and we had a great time doing it! The day ended with a trip to Great Seneca Park to see Christmas lights. It took 45 minutes to drive through to see them all, and the girls entertained us with exclamations ("It's Rudolph!" "It's Pooh!" "House! House! Santa's house!") and carols the whole time.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

It's festive around here! We thought about cutting down a tree, but alas, the trees looked nicer at The Home Depot. Cheaper, too! Now that's it's all trimmed, it really is a happy little tree. And we're a happy little family. We can't wait to spread good cheer with family and friends next week!