a few pictures from ya ya christmas

Is this the cutest or what?!? My mom built this little campsite in her garage for the girls for Christmas. Complete with a fire, roasting sticks with marshmallows and hotdogs, bow and arrows (that she made), a cooler with snacks, and a lantern. They played out there for hours. So fun.

And here is one of Heidi’s most favorite gifts… a U.S.A. gymnastics outfits and a tumbling class to take this winter.

christmas cuties

 

(Kyla was not into this little impromptu photo shoot on the way home from church. That’s why she didn’t get any individual pics).

snow day

Usually a day off from school because of snow is exciting… but this snow day started off in tears. It was the last day of school before winter break, pajama day and party day. Heidi was so looking forward to all the festivities of the day. There had been talk of snow the day before. When she got up in the night to go to the bathroom she checked outside and was relieved to see no snow at 4am. But by seven there was snow and a two hour delay and by eight school was canceled all together. She was so disappointed and upset. Until we went outside.

We love our neighbors and our neighborhood. It was a full on snow party in our cul-de-sac. Pearson came up to join the fun and we all went to the park for a little bit of sledding in the 2 inches of snow that we had. It was a blast and the missed parties were soon forgotten.

a christmas coat

 

Molly typically loves hand-me-downs. She loves to say this is Kyla’s this or this is Heidi’s that. BUT when I got down this Christmas coast of Heidi’s she immediately said she did not like it and that she would not wear it. Not even with the hood down. I don’t know why. I asked her several times to please wear it but she declined. Finally I offered up a bribe. One Hershey’s kiss for a few photos on the front porch. She agreed. I love this picture. I love this coat. And most of all I love this girl.

Lang Christmas Party

Once again, I took barely any photos of this annual tradition….what’s up with that?

I snapped only two cute ones before it got super dark. These two were happy to oblige even though it was literally FREEZING outside.

Here we have the best shot of (all but one) of Grandma and Grandpa Lang’s great grandkids. So many tiny babies this year. Look at Kyla holding Hailey. This is what makes this party LOUD and CRAAAAAAZY!

And this is all I could get from the Bell girls at the end of the night… not a lot. Not much to say except the Seahawks and Fred Lang Building Co. bread boards were in high demand once again. And that this is a fun party with family and friends that my girls will always remember.

Seeing Santa

Buddy, our elf arrived a day early this year. Heidi was just soooooooo excited to see him. We tried to explain to her that he doesn’t come until our tree is up but she insisted on leaving him the following note….

So he decided to come and grant her request.

Here are their Santa letters….

All Heidi wants is a guitar. She wasn’t sure if she’d been naughty or nice (in fact she was quite stressed about it). So I solidified it by outlining SWEET in marker (so she couldn’t change it on us).

Kyla’s note reads as follows…. “Dear Santa,  I want a pretzel machine, a popcorn machine, a slurpee machine, and a drumset. P.S. I don’t play angles!” ???? This girl. She is a crack up. I love her.

Molly was very excited to meet the jolly old guy. She had rehearsed what she was going to ask for, “a Sofia microphone.” I told her she was going to sit on his lap and she was fine with that. Shegenuinely looking forward to getting into his little house to meet him. Did I mention we had to stand outside in freezing temperatures for an hour in line? We did. And these girls wouldn’t wear the pants that I had brought them.

When we got inside Molly literally FREAKED OUT. We let Harper and Pearson go first. She did not want to go near him. So we told him for her what she was hoping for….flung him on his lap, got quick out of the way, and snatched her up again. Poor girl. To top that off her candy canes kept breaking which made her more angry and upset.

This isn’t the greatest photo (she’s out of focus) but it shows the true feelings of just having met with Santa Claus.

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