merry christmas!

christmas party

A friend from work invited us over for a christmas party at her house. It was so fun! Lots of kids to play with, good food to eat, decorating gingerbread houses, and a visit from SANTA! The girls were so excited (and surprised!) to get a visit from santa!




The finished projects...
(They were heavy plates!)

christmas dance recital

Ava and Zoe had their christmas dance recital on December 11.


Zoe's class danced to Jolly Ol' St. Nicholas

Ava's class danced to Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. She is the one on the far left. :)

ho ho ho

horsin' around

We had fun hanging out in our pjs all weekend. Here's a video of the girls horsin' around:

a new smile

Ava was so excited to find $5 under her pillow! Yeah...tooth fairy pays now! I got $1 for my first tooth and 25 cents for each one after. Word is she checks for cavities and doesn't pay as much if you're not a good brusher (that's what the first graders say anyway). Ava's really been brushing good; she wants to get top dollar for those baby teeth! (Zoe too, she wants to make sure her teeth are clean..."I brush in little circles, that what the dentist says!")

happy halloween

The girls drew their faces on their pumpkins (Ava got one at school too, so she had two), then Jamie and I cut out their designs

Ava's school pumpkin (left)
Zoe's pumpkin (middle)
Ava's other pumpkin (right)

Ava was a dancer, Zoe was Rapunzel

This isn't really from halloween, but it looks creepy enough to tag along...