More December

Waiting to see Santa...in the dress I wore when I was 19 months, Abigail wore when she was 20 months, and now Brianna wearing it when she is 22 months.

Abigail made a picture for Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Thank you candy canes for the smile from both of them!!

Because we all wear our sunglasses to eat our cheerios, right?!

Decorating (or eating!) cookies 

Might as well lick the bowl...

Frosting everywhere!

Abigail helping Brad shovel the snow

Christmas program for Preschool! 

She was supposed to be performing in her dance recital this night...instead she and I were flat on the couch with a stomach bug :(

Watching the orchestra warm up before the Nutcracker ballet in Boise!

So fun to carry this tradition on...my mom has been taking my sister and I since we were very young!

Cookie decorating with Lisa and Noah and Nanny

Tongue-out deep concentration!

Not sure she decorated any cookies...I think she just ate the frosting...again!

Noah liked the cookies!

Frosting faces!! 

My little snow bunnies!  Abigail on the left, Brianna on the right!

Early December

Abigail took a dance class in the fall and they performed at 3 local basketball games.  This is from the game in Fruitland!

She is the one on the far right...not sure why she's the only one jumping ;)

There may have been a little bribery involved...she had a pretty good case of stage fright, so a sucker was promised if she went out there with her class!

Just a regular day of play at our house....this is why I am so thankful for the playroom--all the toys are contained and it has a door!

There's a sleeping baby in there!

The dish towel drawer is for sitting, right?!

Waiting for the Winter Wonderland parade to start!

Watching the parade!

And the stockings were hung...

Watching the snow fall.

Decorating the tree! 

One of my all-time favorite pictures...the wonder of a child

Wearing their silly glasses!

Making gingerbread houses...I'm pretty sure she ate more than she decorated! 

Abigail was very into it...

Their creations!

Thanksgiving weekend 2015

Brad's dad, his girlfriend Paulette, and Stefani came and stayed with us for a few days over the Thanksgiving holiday!

Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving morning!  It was fairly cold, but a good walk! 

Brianna having her snack at the kid table on Thanksgiving

Getting the feast ready!

My GIANT rolls! They rose a LOT!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

The beautiful table!

Having dinner!

The next night, all of the Hollands who were in Meridian visiting, came to Fruitland to have dinner with us!

Grandma Billie laughing at silly Brianna

The Holland cousins with Grandma Billie 

The whole Holland clan!

Brianna wrapping her baby up in the blankies