Christmas

Another Christmas has come and gone, unless you are Olivia who still believes that Santa (aka "HoHo") will still be coming back with more toys for her. We have tried to tell her that Santa has already brought her every toy known to man (except for TMX Elmo we are VERY happy to say), but she is still waiting. Olivia loved opening her many, many gifts - including her very own cowbell. Thus far the favorites seem to be her purple squishy ball (a $2 stocking stuffer!), a magnetic Princess "paper doll" set, doctor kit, and new wooden food items for her kitchen set. A selection of pictures from the holiday festivities...

Over the River and Through the Woods, to Grammy's House We Go... with our favorite Wiggles Holiday CD in hand!

Cookie decorating at Grandma's house is an annual tradition, although Joe sees it as his annual torture. Olivia believed in using mounds of icing - preferably purple - and using as many sprinkles as possible. Believe it or not, she actually did not eat/sample every cookie she decorated - she stopped herself after eating three (sugar high!)!

One of Olivia's favorite activities this year was setting out the cookies & milk for HoHo and a carrot for Rudolph. She then received her own special letter of thanks from HoHo (thank you mom and Aunt Rachel), which she carried around for 2 hours afterwards, showing everyone over and over.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Baimas!