Finally Tall Enough.....

Macy is finally tall enough to ride the bumper cars at Mall of America!!!!!

She loved every minute of it and I think next time she wants to drive!!!

Life is Good when you can ride the big kids rides!!!!

White Christmas in MN

The girls have been very excited about having "purple yogrit" with Papa Dave.  I just can't mix blueberries and yogurt like he can!

Whitney is officially done taking sister photos by Christmas trees!!!!!

The girls had a great time wrapping up random things in the morning and watching people open them:

 Papa got a glue stick.....

 Uncle Dustin got a baby blanket and ball.

 Jamee brought antlers for the girls.....

 Uncle Dustin brought a box addressed for all 4----4 little monkeys!!!!

 Watch for these little friends along the way on our Malaysian and other travel adventures....May have the girls keep a journal similar to Flat Stanley.

Played a little pool too.....

She loved the antlers and wore them all day and night!!!

In the next few days we will do all of our MN favs....Mall of America, Children's Museum, Zoo and more shopping before we head out to North Platte, NE to visit family.

Life is Good with Family at the Holidays!!!!

Christmas in Iowa

 We had a great few days in Iowa and were able to visit with a lot of family.

On Christmas Eve the girls get a new pair of jammies........in the past they have also gotten presents from us that night(including board games to play).  We had to do that a few days early so they could get packed and sent on their way to Malaysia!!!!

Santa did a great job getting the girls ready for some pool fun!!!!

 They also got activities and snacks to have on the plane ride.

Later in the day, the girls and their cousins enjoyed the great sledding hill that Papa Scott made.

Who needs a sled?!?!?!!?

 Love that we have a kids table now and that it is in another room so the adults can chat and enjoy their meal---at least for a few minutes before someone needs help!!!!

Grandma Patti has some connections with Santa, so he came to her house the night of the 25th also.

 I think the girls' favorite gift was a chest of dress up clothes Grandma got at a fundraiser.  They also get a tea party and special beauty day this summer along with it.

 

Thanks to Uncle Kyle and Papa Scott's  farm supplies, we were able  to pack up and head to MN.

A Visit with Santa

Tonight, we met our cousins at Bass Pro Shop to visit Santa and do some bowling.

 Waiting for Santa.......

 Macy wasn't too sure about sitting with Santa, so beforehand we talked about how we would do a family photo.  Once we got up to him, Whitney wasn't too sure either.

I think we ended up getting a pretty good photo:

The kids AND adults enjoyed bowling.

 Cheers.........

Good thing Aunt Kristin packed goldfish because the babies were hungry!!!!

 Hey, who took our snack?!?!?!?!

 Much better.........

Life is Good with Santa, Bowling and Goldfish!