The 6th Day of Christmas

December 19, 2010
The 6th day of Christmas...On the 6th day of Christmas, my sister gave to me
A little stuffed bear, all soft and cuddly
On the 6th day of Christmas, my sister gave to me
A pack of foamy letters, all bright and shiny!
All this celebrating has Katie worn out. She's still sleeping from the nap that she and Camden took together today. Except she's the only one that slept! :)

The 5th day of Christmas

On the 5th Day of Christmas, my sister gave to me...
A gingerbread girl, as cute as can be!
Katie loves her little decoration. It's made out of porcelain or something equally hard, but she slept with it under her pillow anyway!
On the 5th day of Christmas, my sister gave to me...
A pack of Dora stickers, to be stuck everywhere by me!
They decorated the snowmen...
And they decorated Pellie...
And they're pretty much everywhere else you might think to find stickers around our house. Ben is loving this! :)

4th Day of Christmas

On the 4th Day of Christmas, my sister gave to me...A set of reindeer antlers! (Katie got some silver "leaf-es" from Camden that she's holding in the picture.)
I think Camden may be wearing the Cinderella dress in all these pictures. Rest assured, she does wear other clothes during the day but always goes back to this dress, which we've had for 5 years! It's a filthy, torn up mess, but it's her favorite. I think she'll wear it until it completely falls apart.

3rd Day of Christmas

On the 3rd day of Christmas, we had a day off from school due to icy roads. Our driveway and deck were solid ice! It was SO nice to have the time at home with the girls. 2 days in one week of extra at-home time! :) See what we did in the morning instead of getting dressed... we made cookies and ate the dough. Yummy!
On the 3rd day of Christmas, my sister gave to me:

A pen and mechanical pencil set (see how happy it makes me!)And my sister gave to me... a 3-pack set of Princess crayons (I only broke at least 5 when I colored my first picture that night!)

The Second Day of Christmas

Can it be true? I'm getting something up here 2 days... in a row?? Tonight I'm making it in because we just got the call that school is canceled tomorrow!

Tonight was the second day of Christmas for the girls. See the excitement in their faces? Poor things had to wait patiently while Daddy figured out the SD card which wasn't cooperating for a few minutes...Camden picked out a mug with some chocolate candy for Katie. What a perfect gift!
And Katie picked out a Disney Princess necklace with interchangeable princesses. It's one of Ben's favorites, because Camden grabbed it so quickly she broke it before she could even wear it. :) It was a challenge for Ben to put it back together, but he did it. And Camden lived happily ever after... until bedtime...

The First Day of Christmas

Here it is December 14 already! Yikes, how time flies...
This year Katie and I thought it would be fun for her and Camden to each go to the Dollar Store and pick out 12 items for one another that they can open for the 12 Days of Christmas. Technically, the 12 Days of Christmas don't begin until Christmas Day and continue for 12 days. Since they are going to a waterpark with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson after Christmas for a few days and won't be here, we decided to start now and end on Christmas Day. Here they both are with their gifts for Day #1. Katie got a giant pen and Camden got a Princess puzzle.
But it looks like Camden's favorite toy of the moment is the empty wrapping paper tube!
Stay tuned to see what the 2nd day of Christmas has in store for us. My goal is to get something up everyday! We'll see...

Happy 3rd Birthday Camden!

Last weekend was Camden's 3rd birthday! Here are some pics from her special day!

Getting off to a great start: breakfast with Katie and Grandma
Camden's favorite teacher, Ms. Sharon, came to spend Camden's special day with her!
She wanted a Dora party. Here are her colorful cupcakes (which, by the way, all the kids loved the frosting and didn't even try the cupcakes. next year, maybe we'll do mini cupcakes...)
And the Backpack goody bags for the kids, with Map sticking out:
Who needs party activities when you can play with your best friends in your room?
Katie and one of her best friends, Darby look so cute!
Camden is very excited that she is 3!
Yum, yum, yum, delicioso! Eating on the deck out back:
Clara, Finley, Camden and Kaya play Pin the Tail on Swiper
Blowing out the candles
What kind of fiesta would this be without a pinata? Camden taking a shot at it
Blowing her Diego whistle, looking super cool

A great time was had by all! Still can't believe she is already 3. Where does the time go? Hope you had a happy birthday, sweet pea #2.