Christmas photo recap

Merry Christmas

We're still at Grandma's house (and everyone in my immediate family is pretty sick--Rachel's still got a terrible cough, off and on fever, and a headache/ear ache, Rebecca's coughing, my husband's got a bad cold, and somehow I've avoided most of it but have had a horrible headache almost every day). 

But we've had a great time.  Here's a recap of the last several days in photos...

Last weekend we celebrated Christmas with my husband's side of the family.  Rachel was very excited to get these two Rapunzel books.  One has the story of Tangled on CD and she listened to it over and over (and over and over) in her room last week at home.

The kids decorated cookies at Granny and Papa's house. This is one that Rachel did.  It looks like she emptied the entire sugar container on the cookie....



Rebecca, happily eating puffs on Christmas Eve while Mommy tried to get things done

On Dec 23rd Rachel and I went to see The Nutcracker.  Here we are before we left.

This was the scene when we emerged from the parking garage at the theater.  Rachel was in awe and SO excited to see all of the lights.

As we walked into the theater there was this Nutcracker outside.  Rachel was thrilled to see him and waved and waved to him over and over.  She gave him a hug and was so excited to get her picture taken with him.

She loved the "fancy" theater.  She just looked and looked all around at everything.

She loved the ceiling in the theater and asked me to take a picture of it.  Whenever she got bored during the performance (which didn't happen often) she'd lean back in her seat and look at the ceiling.  One of these days I'll write more about our Nutcracker experience (it was great), but I'm not going to write about it right now.

Christmas Eve before bed--matching PJs

Christmas Morning--Rachel and I had to open all of Rebecca's presents.  She loved chewing on her new toys, but had no interest in helping to open them.

Rachel had two favorite presents Christmas morning--the Care Bear she'd been wanting (which we have on video, but not on the regular camera) and this Ariel shell necklace.  She saw a little girl at church a month or two ago wearing it and has been asking for it since.  You press a button and hear Ariel singing.  She was SO excited--I wish we would've gotten that reaction on video!  Her big present was finding out that we're taking her to Disney World in February, but the reaction to that news was nothing compared to opening this necklace!

Rebecca's new set of wheels

She loves having so many new things to chew on!

At Grandma's house--everyone got Pillow Pets.  Rachel's been wanting the Unicorn forever (Oh, and she's holding her new Care Bear, too).

Rebecca was having fun sitting with Grandpa.

Her new favorite toy--Sophie the Giraffe teether.  It's a perfect size and texture for chewing on.

It was a Tangled Christmas for Rachel--a Tangled book...

...and her very favorite gift (which she's had on pretty much 24/7: her new Tangled dress!

Another shot of a happy Rebecca with Sophie the Giraffe

It's been a happy holiday....despite all of the sickness.  Rachel's really not feeling well, and we're all not sleeping well because of the sickness, but we're all having fun.  Daddy goes home today because he has to work tomorrow, but the rest of us are staying a few more days. 

I'll write more in a few days after we're home and (hopefully) well again.