Christmas celebrations

 We had a very busy month, but extremely special month leading up to Jesus' birthday celebration. 

The day after Thanksgiving we went to Red Wing Holiday Stroll with Andy's family.  They had reindeer rides that we went on.  They had a bunch of other fun activites for the family, but it was super cold, so we only enjoyed a few of the events. 

Hannah and I went with Calie, Isabella, and Ashley to the Nutcracker Tea again this year. 

The girls really enjoyed watching the ballerinas.  You could tell that Hannah enjoyed it a lot more this year. 

Hannah said that she can't wait until she can dance as pretty as the big kids did. 

We have to have a picture with the Santa outfit for Lily like we have for the other two girls. 

Hannah got to go to Disney on Ice with her Aunt Tiffany and Uncle Chris.  She was very spoiled and had a fun time. 

Hannah had a very fun time building the first snowman of the year with Daddy.  We also made snow ice cream that day.  It reminded me of eating snow ice cream at Sydney Wolf's house when I was a kid. 

Hannah's Christmas concert at Kingdom Kids Preschool. 

She did a good job singing the songs this year. 

We had a fun baking day with our Nanny Kathy making cookies for a cookie exchange.  These melted snowmen were a hit.  They looked cute and tasted even better.  All thanks to Pinterest :) 

White chocolate cranberry cookies.  Super Good!!

The girls' Grandma Pam bought them all matching dresses for Christmas.  These are some of the pictures from our Christmas card. 

Breakfast with Santa at the Rochester Athletic Club

They have a breakfast, activities, and a picture with Santa. 

Hannah in her Christmas concert at Autumn Ridge Church. 

We made a Rice Krispy train this year instead of a gingerbread house.  It was lots of fun, although I think that Andy did most of the work.

The girls LOVE to be in the kitchen helping their momma cook.  So for Christmas they got their work kitchen set, dishes, and food.  They love it. 

Chloe was pretty excited about her bubble bath. 

Hannah said that the only thing that she really wanted for Christmas was a My Little Pony, such big request :)

The girls wearing their new hats that their Aunt Elizabeth made for them.  She also made them some really cute bows. 

The night before we opened presents Hannah said to me that she really hopes that I bought her toothpaste for Christmas.  She was genuinely excited about her toothpaste.

On Christmas Eve we went to church at ARC then drove to Erie, IL to spend Christmas with Cassie's family.  We got in around midnight, but it was worth the drive.  We had a great time. 

Ayden, Hannah, Lily, and Chloe on Christmas morning.