Jingle Bells

We got all dressed up for the Friendship International Christmas party. Gloria and Lydia love to sing Jingle Bells (though only caught L on this one) Enjoy!

Choir Performance

Lydia had her first public performance during the Children's Choir Christmas performance. It was at 5pm on Sunday but the room was packed with parents and grandparents.
She was WONDERFUL! She stood and smiled and sang all the words and did the hand motions and didn't act up (or sit on her bottom like my first performance) and came down when finished.
They sang-Clap your hands, Hallelujah and Little Gray Donkey, Clip clop (with rhythm sticks)
Nana & Grandpa came and Lydia and Gloria both wore beautiful fancy purple dresses (Gloria wore the same one Lydia got dedicated in 3 years ago). Below Gloria is holding our church's baby Jesus from a large nativity scene.

Christmas 2010

Good Blessings Religious Christmas 5x7 folded card

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Christmas Tree

Our second year of a big tree. The girls get so much joy out of it. The bottom decorations get taken off and redone everyday. We remember the stories and countries of where the ornaments come from. Lydia says her favorites are Ariel (her 3rd Bday), Snow White (my trip to Disney) Belle (mine from HS) and all the pictures of when she was little (yes they are self-centered and princess-centered at 4)The only person to break one yet has been me (two that is, one was fixable the other wasn't). We enjoy the rainbows from a crystal sailboat in the morning, and the lights in the dark.

Birthday Sisters

This Lydia's 4 year old birthday photo and they both wanted them both to be in it together!

I've actually captured a few cute pictures of them both looking and smiling. We have been having great moments as sisters-sharing, caring, helping, laughing AND many fighting, crying, fussing, arguing moments as well. I've been told to remember the good, that is if I can keep surviving the not so great!

Natural Blondes

People always ask me where Gloria got her blond hair. So I took this picture at Caleb's family's Christmas-his mom, two sisters and various cousins. All of these are natural blondes (and his brother but he doesn't have much hair left). As you see Lydia has the darkest hair of the whole group.

Grandparent weekend

Just like when Gloria went to my parents' in Oct Lydia got a weekend this month. They took her to 'Disney Princess Ice Shaking' she had a wonderful time and all of them were her favorites! We laid low with Gloria (after 30 minutes into her nap time when the house was silent, I felt like it was too quiet) and went to Cabela's Saturday morning. Fun time had by all.