Christmas with the Krucks! Jim did a great job setting up the village this year and all the kids love to look at it. It has been awhile since the last blog, so here is a few things we did in December... enjoy!
We have been having quite a few all day playdates with friends. This is a picture of Katelyn and Elsa playing barbies in the window. They were facinated that they could see their own reflections in the window. They are best friends. Elsa is only a few days older than Katelyn and they are both in the same preschool class. It has been very cute to watch them grow together this past year and become such great friends.
Jake is a few months older than Claire, and is Elsa's little brother. He was also facinated that he could see his reflection in the window but couldn't figure out why it did everything he did. He got such a kick out of it!
One of Claire's favorite meals is sweet potatoes and bananas, but oooooh.... what a mess it makes!
Sometimes we end up with quite a few friends over and it makes for a very girlie playdate! Here Leah, Katelyn, Elsa, Kylie and Abby were all playing ponies and watching a show together while Claire and Jake played on the floor. It is such fun to see so many kids together enjoying each others company!
Katelyn and Kylie made gingerbread houses... they only lasted a few minutes before they tore them apart and ate the frosting. Believe it or not, they wouldn't eat the graham crackers or candy, just the frosting! Silly girls!
We had breakfast with Santa and were able to do all sorts of activities. One of those was frosting their own sugar cookies... which they are obviously very proud of. But not too proud... they ate every crumb!
Katleyn was so excited to eat her cookie that she couldn't wait to get a picture of it... So she paused for a second for a quick photo and proceeded to eat the entire cookies! Such a big cookie for a little girl!
Carrot fun! Who said vegetables aren't any fun!
Here's looking at you!!! Kylie loves to be silly for the camera!
Tiger and Lewei have gotten to be so close. I just missed getting a picture of the kissing... they bump noses all the time when they don't think anyone is looking. The are such great pets. The girls love them to pieces!
This was when we were at the breakfast with Santa event frosting the tree cookies...
Kylie just couldn't refuse to taste it before she put it on the cookie!
Mrs. Claus was reading stories and Claire thought it was the perfect opportunity to take her shoe off for the 121st time within the hour and try a bite. After all, she saw Kylie taste the frosting :)
Claire is such a joy. She is the happiest little one! Her smile and little giggles make me melt!
This is Claire's first time visiting Santa. She wasn't sure what to do even though her big sisters were there with her. Claire sat there for about 30 seconds and then started to scream! Kylie and Katelyn ate it up and told Santa all about what they wanted for Christmas.
Naughty or Nice? Katelyn was very excited to see that Santa had her on the nice list!
Kylie wasn't sure if Santa would have her on the nice list when we asked her, but she found her name was in fact on the nice list!
Claire loves to help! But this wasn't the kind of help Kylie was looking for...
One way or the other... Claire has to find a way to get her sisters attention. She may not be able to keep up with them yet, but when Kylie and Katelyn stay still, Claire is all about getting their attention any way she can!
Merry Christmas :) This is a picture of our christmas tree. The girls have a small one in their playroom that they got to decorate with handmade ornaments and toys. All of the girls did a great job this year and only broke 1 ornament! Not too bad!
Big sister kisses are wonderful. Kylie is particular about her kisses though... she likes to kiss Claire, but doesn't like "slobbery kisses!" So she won't let Claire kiss her back.
Katelyn on the other hand loves Claire kisses. She thinks it is so funny when Claire gives her a big slobbery kiss!
Claire... what can I say! I love my little bear!
Here are a few pictures of my sweet little girls for Christmas...
Christmas with the Krucks! Jim did a great job setting up the village this year and all the kids love to look at it. It has been awhile since the last blog, so here is a few things we did in December... enjoy!
We have been having quite a few all day playdates with friends. This is a picture of Katelyn and Elsa playing barbies in the window. They were facinated that they could see their own reflections in the window. They are best friends. Elsa is only a few days older than Katelyn and they are both in the same preschool class. It has been very cute to watch them grow together this past year and become such great friends.
Jake is a few months older than Claire, and is Elsa's little brother. He was also facinated that he could see his reflection in the window but couldn't figure out why it did everything he did. He got such a kick out of it!
One of Claire's favorite meals is sweet potatoes and bananas, but oooooh.... what a mess it makes!
Katelyn and Kylie made gingerbread houses... they only lasted a few minutes before they tore them apart and ate the frosting. Believe it or not, they wouldn't eat the graham crackers or candy, just the frosting! Silly girls!
We had breakfast with Santa and were able to do all sorts of activities. One of those was frosting their own sugar cookies... which they are obviously very proud of. But not too proud... they ate every crumb!
Katleyn was so excited to eat her cookie that she couldn't wait to get a picture of it... So she paused for a second for a quick photo and proceeded to eat the entire cookies! Such a big cookie for a little girl!
Carrot fun! Who said vegetables aren't any fun!
Here's looking at you!!! Kylie loves to be silly for the camera!
Tiger and Lewei have gotten to be so close. I just missed getting a picture of the kissing... they bump noses all the time when they don't think anyone is looking. The are such great pets. The girls love them to pieces!
This was when we were at the breakfast with Santa event frosting the tree cookies...
Kylie just couldn't refuse to taste it before she put it on the cookie! 
Mrs. Claus was reading stories and Claire thought it was the perfect opportunity to take her shoe off for the 121st time within the hour and try a bite. After all, she saw Kylie taste the frosting :)
Claire is such a joy. She is the happiest little one! Her smile and little giggles make me melt!
This is Claire's first time visiting Santa. She wasn't sure what to do even though her big sisters were there with her. Claire sat there for about 30 seconds and then started to scream! Kylie and Katelyn ate it up and told Santa all about what they wanted for Christmas.
Naughty or Nice? Katelyn was very excited to see that Santa had her on the nice list!
Kylie wasn't sure if Santa would have her on the nice list when we asked her, but she found her name was in fact on the nice list! 
Claire loves to help! But this wasn't the kind of help Kylie was looking for...
One way or the other... Claire has to find a way to get her sisters attention. She may not be able to keep up with them yet, but when Kylie and Katelyn stay still, Claire is all about getting their attention any way she can!
Merry Christmas :) This is a picture of our christmas tree. The girls have a small one in their playroom that they got to decorate with handmade ornaments and toys. All of the girls did a great job this year and only broke 1 ornament! Not too bad!
Big sister kisses are wonderful. Kylie is particular about her kisses though... she likes to kiss Claire, but doesn't like "slobbery kisses!" So she won't let Claire kiss her back.
Katelyn on the other hand loves Claire kisses. She thinks it is so funny when Claire gives her a big slobbery kiss!
Claire... what can I say! I love my little bear!
Here are a few pictures of my sweet little girls for Christmas...
Katelyn and Claire seem to become closer and closer everyday. They adore each other!
This was the second time we saw Santa. We were at Kylie and Katelyn's Christmas show for preschool. Claire was very interested in Santa this time and was thankful her big sisters were there with her!
Christmas craziness... enough said!
Bendaroos... Tons of fun! They stick to walls, windows... everything and anything.. Great :)
Daddy helped the girls put our reindeer food on Christmas Eve. They sprinkled it in the grass so that the reindeer would have a treat while they were waiting for Santa to eat his cookies and fill our stockings.
Ice cube popcycles. Very nice because they don't stain! I love it and so do they!
10... the number of Kylie's green fingers... the number of minutes this probably took for you to read...(sorry, it was very long!)... the number of days I wish were in a weekend to spend family time together... the number of times every minute that my girls make me smile! I hope this brings a smile to your day! 