Celebrating the holidays

While we are in fact getting exciting for our upcoming trip to Australia.  We are still trying to take time to enjoy the holidays.  Lily definitely seems to enjoy Christmas the most already.  Everything from the tree to the lights to marking down on her chalkboard how many days until Christmas.  On Sunday we made and decorated sugar cookies for Christmas.  Lily is a pretty decent froster and definitely an expert at the sprinkles.  OK, maybe just an expert at getting a LOT of sprinkles on each cookie.  She hung in there for three or four pans of cookies though.  What a trooper.

Then Sunday afternoon, she had her two best friends over (Lluc and Gianna) and their families for a play date.  We were planning to take the kids to Zoolights at the National Zoo, but the rain and inclement weather kept us from going gung ho.  Never the less we enjoyed dinner, gingerbread house making and the kids even sat down to watch Polar Express.  They even had hot cocoa to go with the movie.  She and her friends had a lovely time.  I won't mention the fact that we found them upstairs in her room with their shirts off.  They were all trying to put Lily's pajamas on before the movie.  Yes, I was slightly embarrassed.  And Chris refused to address the issue.  Hopefully the parents don't think we are teaching our kid bad habits.  I happened to think it a little hilarious.  O.K. a lot hilarious to find three kids on the upstairs landing dancing around with their shirts off.  So innocent.  Not for long I suppose.

Attaching some pictures of our wonderful weekend.

Lily with a Christmas present box on her head

Enjoying Chex Mix that she just took from her gift box from Aunt Nene & Uncle Dave

There is no getting this chex mix away from her...

Lily & Dad getting ready to frost cookies

Lily taking her baby for a ride on her pink car

Lily and her friends Gianna & Lluc

Lluc, Gianna & Lily decorating their gingerbread house

The finished product