The Princess & The Frog

Well, we didn't get to see the new Disney movie, The Princess and The Frog on opening day (Dec. 11th) but we did make it two days later. William was home and he stayed home with Harris so that Hailey and I could go by ourselves. It was a great movie and we love it! And if I didn't know it already, Hailey proved, she is as girly as they come! When Ray died, Hailey's eyes welled up with tears and she looked up at me and asked, "Mommy, is it ok to cry?" I assured her it was and she had a good cry for a moment. It was so sweet! After the movie we walked around the theatre and got a few fun pics! We both had a great time and loved spending Hailey/Mommy time together.

Christmas Yard Art

We tried to get a new sign for our yard last year but when I went to get it, the salesman told me, he had just sold the last one. I was so glad to find one this year. I knew which one I wanted to get, but I let Hailey help with the decision. Luckily, she wanted the same one I did! She is a brilliant girl! And I think our new sign says what Christmas is really all about!

Happy Birthday Jesus! And Merry Christmas everyone!

Donation

Christmas time to my family is more than just receiving gifts. It's also about giving to others. So every year, we go through the kids toys and donate the toys they don't play with or have outgrown. We usually give the items to Goodwill. This year, when I was explaining to Hailey that it was time to go through the toys and find the ones she wants to give away, her thought process was really jump started. She wanted to know what happens to the toys. I told her that Goodwill will sell the toys at a very low price. She was so upset! She wanted to know... If boys and girls can't afford the toys, then why are they having to buy them, even at a cheaper price? So I did some research, made some phone calls, and came up with a place (Thanks Dee Dee!) that will give the toys away! Hailey was very excited by this! So, today we went through the toys, loaded them up and off we went to Arlington Mission. Both kids did great. They helped us unload the bags and hand them over. But of course Hailey had a brief moment of sadness. But once we reminder her of getting new toys for Christmas, she was all better.

Singing Performances

This week was a busy week for performing! Hailey's kindergarten class had a singing performance on Monday night, and Harris' Parents Day Out class had a singing performance on Thursday night. On Monday, William was out of town and I was trying to video Hailey's performance and get a couple of pictures. The pictures didn't turn out very good. On Thursday, William was there to help me...it's much easier when there are two people! Both kids did great... Harris was a ham! He was more interested in waving to us and being silly than singing! But he sure was cute!

Night of Holiday Magic 09 (part 1)

Tonight, Hailey performed in the Night Of Holiday Magic. She did a tap routine. It was freezing cold outside! And at the last minute, she had to pee! I made her wait because I didn't want her to miss going on stage. As it turns out, she could have gone pee about 3 times! So when she got on stage she was shivering and kinda stumbled a little from the cold and having to pee. Despite being miserable, she did great! We are so proud of you, Hailey!
After Hailey performed, we took the kids to the snow hill. The line moved faster this year than last. But we were so sad when we got to the front of the line and they wouldn't let Harris go down the hill. He went down last year and loved it. This year they said he was too short. Hailey loved it though. She would have gone again, but we wouldn't let her.

Since they wouldn't let Harris go down the snow hill, we promised he could ride the train. He loved riding the train. He was so cold and we bundled him up so much! As you can see from the pic, he could barely see! He didn't care though... he just wanted to ride the train!

On our way out of the park, we saw the toy soldiers and got some popcorn. I had bribed Hailey earlier with popcorn if she could wait to go pee till after she danced. That was a great incentive for her! As many of you know, I don't really let the kids eat popcorn!

Many, many thanks to Dee Dee & Pops for braving the terrible cold to come see Hailey dance! For those of you who missed the dance, your in luck! I taped it! You can watch the video below:

Breakfast with Santa 09

No Christmas season is complete without seeing Santa. Ever since Hailey was a year old, we have seen Santa several times each Christmas. We love Santa! One of our trips to Santa usually includes a breakfast with Santa. We have loved having breakfast with Santa. This year we went to a different place. It seemed so crowded when we got there, but it went great! We found a place to sit and got our breakfast within a couple of minutes, pancakes & sausage... yummy!

When breakfast was over we went up to see Santa. We only waited in the line for a few minutes and got a great picture of the kids with him! When we got back to the car, we realized that we were there for less than an hour!

Snow

Wow! Can you believe we got snow?! And at the beginning of December? The kids loved watching it fall but they were both so sad that they couldn't go out and play in it. It was way to wet and it didn't last, but for a couple of hours. It was very beautiful! I just had to get a quick pic! Here's to hoping we get a white Christmas!