Christmas 09

Addison giving Grandma some lovin'. We spent Christmas Eve at Chris's uncle's house.

Two of my sweet sweet girls

Opening gifts

Sydney, Cali, and Addison

Chris's parents with the grandkids.

Addison, Kari, Alan, Cali, Sammy, Chris, me and Sydney

Christmas morning

Pet Shop!!

And a cool new sweater. Santa has style!

Christmas morning loot. This doesn't include Christmas Eve or Christmas Day with my parents. She's not spoiled or anything.

Squirrels

Sydney: "I'm playing a squirrel in a tree" (as she's climbing my bed post)
Me: "Ok, come in here and brush your teeth. And get off my bed!"
Sydney: (as she's brushing her teeth) "I'm a dusty old woman."
Me: "You're what?"
Sydney: "I'm dusty old woman cause I'm a squirrel. Squirrels must be very dusty."

I have no earthly idea why squirrels must be dusty, but it's stuff like this that just makes my days!

Crafty

Chris decided the other night to get some clay so he and Sydney could have a craft night together (I was out to dinner with friends).

So, this is all the stuff she made.

And here's what Chris made. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I'm extremely impressed. Like, really. I mean, I've seen the yellow submarine he made in 4th grade, but I didn't realize he still possessed such artistic talent. The birdbath was the coolest one I thought. So, we're going to paint all this stuff tomorrow.

And this is what happens when you've just crafted yourself out. This picture gives you an idea of how huge she is. There's a little girl in her swim class who just turned 8 and they're the same height (Sydney's 5 and a half). Yikes!

And this one shows you my handsome husband and my beautiful daughter. Aww...

Lights!

Friday evening, we went to a surprise party for my friend, then headed out to a local town where the square and the park were lit up for Christmas. My niece lives close by, so we picked her up and took her out with us. I didn't have my camera, but we took this with my niece's phone. Aren't they precious?