Who are the presents for??? Me!

Elle is in the phase where she thinks all the presents belong to her!

Santa Indeed Has Come!

Christmas Morning Report - The Bait and Switch

Jack received a note from Puff the elf in his stocking explaining his number one gift - the Star Wars Lego Republic Gunship - had fallen through.


























Here he reads though note and tries to internalize the impact...

Visions of Sugar Plums!

Got this shot at the zoo last night...

Singing at Church

They had "children's time" at church last week-end where they brought down all the kids to sing a few Christmas carols...



Both Jack and Elle were included though pretty hard to see them....

Elle's Big Birthday Gift!

None other than....

Now this is a Cool Company up in Canada! WestJet Airlines gets a Grade A

Elle Turns Three!

A few recent quotes.

A few days ago on a walk upon seeing a black and white dog..."look - a panda bear"

Being tucked in on her birthday..."is my birthday over"


Elle and Jack made a gingerbread house with Mom!

She dressed in birthday attire for school - including her hat!

Elle scores a Hello Kitty scooter from Granny!   And loves it

Cold in CA? Watch Kimmel

Similar reaction in Northern CA though we tend to get slightly harsher temps and storms.   There was, in fact, real snow this afternoon out our house.... just a flurry.

Elle at the Disney Store Castle

Elle can't contain her excitement in the Disney store princess castle....

Brrr! Sacramento is NOT Supposed to Be 11 Degrees Colder Than Muskegon in December!

 
 
 

 And even a chance for snow on Saturday....

Our Visit with Santa

We saw Santa early this year as I guess he has a pretty busy schedule. It turns out, actually, that Santa is quite in demand and will be spending a lot of time before Christmas in San Francisco at the famous Ghiradelli Square.

Elle was still a bit leery of the plump elf and couldn't be talking into sitting on his lap. She did, however, cautiously run up to him in order to accept a candy cane. She now declares that she'll sit on Santa's lap on Sunday.

For the first year ever, Jack did not ask Santa for a wallet! Rather he asked for 1. The Star Wars Lego Republic Gunship 2. The Star Wars Lego Count Dooku's Solar Sailor and - since Elle was was too scared he allocated one of his three items for her. He asked Santa to bring Elle a dollhouse.

Christmas Time is Here...Again!

Jack got it right on his poster he made for school last year.

He thought Christmas was about: Love...Giving...Family....Hugs....Friends....and finally Puff the Elf. He pretty much nailed it.