Merry Christmas

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Gram, Pop, Laurye and Lauren joined us and we had such a wonderful time visiting with them. I was so lucky to get so many thoughtful gifts from family and from Santa. Santa left me a note telling me how much he loved the cookies and hot cocoa. We'll keep that in mind for next year!

Dear Santa

I spent some time with Santa Claus tonight. We read books, took a few pictures and I told him what I wanted for Christmas. The only thing I want is a shiny horse or a unicorn (a real one, not a stuffed animal) ... we'll see what he comes up with!

Christmas Tree

Yesterday we went to a local Christmas tree farm with my friend Christopher and his family. We found a great tree to bring home with us. Daddy got busy chopping it down for us. It was really tall, so tall that we couldn't even put it upright in our garage. He had to trim a few feet off the bottom before we could start decorating. It turned out so beautiful!

Malibu Tidepools

A few weeks ago we spent some time sifting through the tidepools in Malibu. It was a beautiful day! We saw crabs, sea urchins, lobster shells (insides already a tasty treat to some seagulls) and a lot of beautiful shells. Mommy and I added them to the ones we got down in San Diego. We have quite a collection.

Next Year...Gingerbread Men

We were all filled with anticipation with our gingerbread house kit. I lined up all the candy and mommy put the house together, then we waited the suggested 15 minutes for the icing to harden. Daddy was determined to make the perfect roofline but the top started collapsing and breaking. While I decorated, mommy held the house together and kept pumping icing all over the place in hopes that it would stay together. It looked ok and we got a picture but then it immediately fell in on itself. The whole thing was in the trash within minutes. Next year... gingerbread men!