There are always a lot of photos taken over Christmas that don't seem to fit anywhere else.
I love when we set up the Fisher Price Little People Nativity scene. We actually have two so it is fun for the girls to each get to play with them. We even will have guest appearances from members of the little people zoo or castle from time to time.
Every year I take Katherine to see the Nutcracker. She loves the ballet and it is a really fun Christmas tradition. This year she started taking ballet at the school that did this production. Next year she may even get to dance in the Nutcracker. That would be so fun for her.
Another favorite tradition is to go to the Bethlehem walk through at a nearby church. This year we met a few classmates. Their teacher actually plays the piano for the program. All the kids went up front for singing. Then we walked through a few scenes telling the story of Christ's birth.
After the walk through you get to decorate cookies.
Katherine's buddy Ben was there and it was fun to get to hang out with him. Now that they are in Kindergarten at different schools we don't get to see Ben as much.
Caroline's class had a performance at preschool. She was on the front row and sang most of the songs. Poor girl though had a little boy playing with her hair for most of the show.
Every year we go on a "pajama ride" where we load up once we are ready for bed and drive around looking at Christmas lights. The kids love it.
This year we had a new elf on the shelf. Last year Josh was a bit scary for Caroline. This year he sent a letter to tell us that he needed to stay at the North Pole and that his younger and more mischievous sister Tweet Tweet would be joining us.
Josh just moved around the den but Tweet Tweet was sometimes found in the candy jar or playing with toys.
On Christmas Eve the elf gets a hug and a kiss before going back to the North Pole. This year they enjoyed the elf and again, Katherine cried when he had to leave. She grows quite attached.
