Breakfast with Santa!

Yesterday, we headed downtown for breakfast with Santa.  Milan ran right up to Santa when it was her turn and told him that she wanted a dollhouse for Christmas. 

Eden, on the other hand, was not the biggest fan of Santa.  This was the picture that the photographer printed for us....it's hanging on my fridge and it cracks me up every time I look at it! 

 Eden did love hanging out with the festive cow so I would say the event was a success.

A Beary Merry Holiday

Milan had her preschool program on Thursday evening and it was one of the cutest things I've seen (obviously I'm super biased, but I'm just a proud mom!)  Here's Milan backstage before the show in her cute bear gear......

 Eden waited semi-patiently for the show to start..... 

The morning and afternoon classes performed two songs together.  Their first song was Teddy Bear.....

"Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around." 

(Milan forgot to turn around on this part, but it didn't seem to bother her :)

"Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground."

"Teddy bear, teddy bear, shine your shoes." 

"Teddy bear, teddy bear, skidoo.  Teddy bear, teddy bear go upstairs."

"Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers."

"Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light."

"Teddy bear, teddy, say good night."

Next, they sang a super enthusiastic "Jingle Bells!"

So, if you don't think there are enough pictures here, we also have a video of the entire performance!  Yep, we were those parents at the concert :)

Winter

I thought the winters in Rock Springs were cold, but it turns out that Laramie is even colder!  So, we have been staying inside, enjoying 70 degree temperatures, and playing lots!

We build a lot of trains; Edenzilla usually comes and tries to crawl over the track but usually misses and crushes our track so we rebuild.  Eden and I played trains by ourselves while Milan was at preschool and she was fascinated by the tunnel.  So cute!

Hugs!

We broke out Twister last night. 

Milan and I do a lot of coloring.  Sometimes Eden likes to sit in her high chair and pretend she's coloring too.

This morning, I helped Milan write her letter to Santa.  She wants a dollhouse and a scooter-bike (which I think is a lot like a bike).  I think the bases are covered as long as she doesn't change her mind at the last minute.  I think we're all pretty excited for Christmas and our month long vacation!

Here's Milan little signature!

Gingerbread House!

We kicked off the Christmas season tonight with a little Gingerbread decorating.  Milan was an awesome little decorator and taste-tester. 

 Eden just liked to watch and steal candies.

 Ta-Da!  Here's the finished masterpiece!

Turkey Day

This Thanksgiving, we stayed in Laramie to finish up moving.  Our friends invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner and it was wonderful!  The food was yummy and the company was great! 

Even though Eden loves food, this wasn't her favorite holiday since dinner was in the middle of nap time.  She was pretty cranky, but at least she was cute!

Milan loved this holiday! It wasn't too surprising when she decided she didn't like turkey before trying it. Instead, she asked for a roll and bread for dinner. Of course, her favorite part was playing with her friends.....they attacked whichever guy was on the floor and they were relentless little wrestlers!

 They tired out after a while and watched 'How To Train Your Dragon.'

Here's Eden just chilling with dad. 

Steps

This post isn't about Eden's first steps quite yet.....she's only 14 1/2 months so obviously it's a little early for that! Instead, we moved to a new apartment with stairs and they are quite the attraction for the girls.  Eden spent most of the afternoon climbing two stairs to the landing, sitting proudly, then working on her descent.

Since she refuses to even think about going down the stairs backwards, her approach is a little scary.  She pretty much just thrusts forward slowly until she ends up on the bottom stair.  So far her strategy has been entirely successful and she's LOVES it!

 Milan, however, managed to fall down the stairs face first.  Luckily Dave was able to catch her midway and thankfully she's okay.  Despite this little setback, she also likes our new place....she gets her own room again and a playroom so she's a pretty happy camper.

Some New Things

Eden's at the age where things start speeding up and she's been learning some fun new skills.

She can now hold her own when it comes to playing dress-up.......

She can whirl and twirl with her big sister.  Who needs to walk, when you can be part of a very cute dancing team......

This is Eden's whirling twirling mentor.......

Apparently, Milan and Eden can now do breakfast together without my help.  We need to work on Milan's lifting skills then I can embrace sleeping in. 

Eden can now say ma-ma, da-da, fish (isssh), ball (ba), dog (dah), hi, bye, no (na-na while shaking head), yes (esss), and a bunch other cute noises.  She has 4 grown teeth and she's working on 4 more (2 top front teeth and 2 top molars.)  All these new things can make a little girl tired.......