Monday, December 30, 2013

Last Stretch Before Christmas!


Brennan and Caelan both practiced for a song at Church the Sunday before Christmas……They did pretty good during rehearsal, but Caelan would have no part of standing up in front of church once we actually got to the ‘show.’  Brennan actually did a great job singing a pretty hard song (not really a kid song if you ask me…). 
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After church I wanted to get a picture of Caelan in her cute dress, and she rushed to get her completed potty chart…..I am just happy anytime I get cooperation for a picture from the kids…..
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After lunch we watched The Polar Express for the first time this season.  (Sean was at the football game and I had some holiday cooking to do in preparation for a party that night – perfect time for a movie!).  I was very surprised how long they sat like this.  The Polar Express still scares Brennan a little bit, and in anticipation of the scary ghost parts, Brennan volunteered to snuggle his sister.  So sweet! 
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And…..then the scary part hit…..and Caelan bailed and came and helped me in the kitchen. 
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That night we went a party with the Hoffman’s and the Ellefsen’s…..fun night celebrating the holidays!
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We finally went to see Santa a few days before Christmas, and as expected, Caelan would have no part of sitting on Santa’s lap.  Unfortunately, I woke up that morning at 3am and couldn’t get back to sleep so I look very tired in the picture…..and you can see that Caelan is definitely NOT happy with the situation…..but at least she’s not hysterically crying this year. 
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After we got back from the mall we decided to try and deliver our neighbor gifts and as you can see Caelan was still in a stinky mood…..but the combination of colors and clothing were irresistible to try and take a picture!   (I had just bought Caelan and Brennan each a scarf at the mall – and they were both so excited..)
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My absolute favorite is below…..its like she is a model who is posing!
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