Friday, December 30, 2011

My Best, Best Buddy

Emma Claire:
"You're my best best friend, Arnold...
I love you, Arnold...I don't ever want you to get lost in the woods or a monster to swallow you."

Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas

Hope all of your Christmas wishes came true...





Friday, December 23, 2011

American Girls 2011

Three very luck and happy girls... Diane treated the cousins to our annual American Girls Christmas outing this weekend. We had lunch at the bistro with the dolls, dropped them off at the spa for hairstyling and then shopped.

Emma Claire chose a matching outfit for herself and Rosie - a fuzzy bunny robe and bunny slippers. Since that day, she has worn her robe and bunny slippers every night.

Thank you to Grandee for another special trip to what is a little girls paradise.


Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Santas of Christmas Past

~2008~
~2009~
~2010~
~2011~

Friday, December 16, 2011

Santa 2011



Emma Claire, Arnold and I went on our annual outing to the downtown Minneapolis Macy's Christmas display. Again this year, it was "A day in the Life of an Elf". Arnold loved all of the lights and moving parts. Emma Claire loved the elves and Mrs Claus. We are pretty sure that is what it is like where Marfa lives.

At the end, we had the opportunity to visit with Santa. Emma Claire went into full freak out mode. Not a chance was she sitting on his lap. Arnold was marginally better. He was less than thrilled, but didn't have the panic attack that Emma Claire did.

Yet another year of an unsuccessful attempt(s) to get both kids in a single photo with Santa.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Day 7

Found Marfa in the pantry this morning. She had been into the marshmallows...constructed a marshmallow snowman.