Christmas at the Zoo

We took Kenzie to Christmas at the Zoo this year. Aubrey will be joining us next year. We had lots of fun seeing the animals ( we even saw some reindeer!). Tons of lights too! Santa's workshop was also a highlight!

Riding the train--another important part of the evening.

The blinking lights tree--what fun!

Mailing her letter to Santa.

Visiting the reindeer.

It was a very fun evening!

Christmas Decorations

I have gotten a chance to get some more Christmas decor this year. It has been fun picking out some new stuff. Plus, I have gotten some great bargains!


Mackenzie with her "princess"tree in her new room. The dress she has on is her favorite right now. It's all she wants to wear.

O Christmas Tree

Our "village"

Some knick knacks. The block letters say "BELIEVE".

The stockings hung by the window with care.

Fun Disney Characters.

The nativity scene and others.

Mackenzie's buddy, our Purdue snowman.

My 5.00 bargain at Kroger.

Enjoy! 23 Days til Christmas!

Putting up Christmas Decorations

It is always fun to put up Christmas decorations. It was even more fun this year with the age of Mackenzie. We started decorating the night of Thanksgiving. I will post a few pictures of that and I am going to take more pictures now that everything is up (be looking for that post). I have added some new stuff to the collection this year.

Daddy putting up the tree while Mackenzie watches Rudolph.

Mackenzie found the Christmas animals and here she is wiht Mickey Mouse.

I was only supposed to take a picture of Mickey :-)

Happy December!

Lots of stuff coming up (updated pictures of her room, updated decorating pictures of Christmas, breakfast with Santa, Disney on Ice, etc)

Check back soon!

Christmas Fun!

The big gift that Mackenzie got this year was a play kitchen. Christmas was a lot of fun this year with her. Take a look at these pictures from Christmas morning! She was very adamant about Santa bringing her a doll for Christmas. She definitely did well in that department.

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas

Christmas at the Library

Our library had a Christmas Celebration today. I took Mackenzie and we had LOTS of fun! We sang songs, made a craft, had a snack, wrote a letter to Santa, and, of course, listened to some stories. So much to do! They had the junior department set up with stations that the kids could go to. Here are some pictures to capture the event:

Writing the letter to Santa was the first stop. What fun!

Every time we ask her what she wants Santa to bring her, she says a "doll" so that was number 1 on the list.

She could choose between an angel and wreath craft. As you can see she chose the angel.

A nice, healthy snack. Mama opted not give her the cookies and sweets. I did want her to take a nap later. :-)

Singing songs. This was a lot of fun too! The kids got to play instruments as you will see in the next couple of pictures. This was also the time when Mackenzie decided to bring over Elmo and Winnie the Pooh.

Playing the bells.

Playing sticks to the beat of one of the songs.

Enjoy! Check back soon!

23 days til Christmas!

The countdown has begun and we have a very excited toddler at our house. Ho Ho Ho! Anything and everything that has to do with Christmas is Ho Ho Ho. The snow is also very exciting! That was a quick word learned! Mackenzie even has a little Christmas tree in her room. Here are some cute pictures of her at the Christmas tree with her new Santa shirt. She even has some Santa light up socks. She loves to touch the ornaments. I'll try to get some more pics up as we go through the month of her with Christmas items. Happy Holidays!

The big cheese with her Santa pillow. You couldn't wipe that grin off her face.

This is my favorite. It just captures the magic of Christmas.

Mackenzie and her beloved bunny.

Enjoy your Tuesday!