The Night before Christmas...

 Magic reindeer food.  Gabby got from school for the reindeer.  She poured it in a big pile on our drive way, so the snow wouldn't cover it!

 Milk, cookies, carrots and a note for Santa

Christmas Jammies.

*Charley actually opened her PJ's last week.  She had pajama day at school, and got to watch "the Polar Express."  The night before as she was trying to decide on what to wear, she came to me crying.  She told me all of her pajama's didn't fit her right, and she did't have anything to wear.  It was so funny that she was so worried about it.  So I told her she could open her pajama's early if she promised she wouldn't be sad when the other girls opened theirs.  She was so excited to have something new and cute to wear to school for pajama day!

Christmas Sunday

I didn't get the girls any "Christmasy" dresses this year. It was actually last minute I found some skirts for them, but they are pink.  And dani's cute dress is the dress she got from Aunt JoJo for her birthday!  It is super cute on her!  We put a cute little pink sweater over it, since it was snowy.  Merry Christmas from the UT Schramm's!

School Christmas program

The girls did awesome at the school Christmas Singing Program!  It was so fun to watch both girls!  (Charley was the top left corner of the kids. Gabby is a little easier to see, she has the red start and red skirt on!)

Dani's Birthday! She's 2

Can you believe my baby is 2?! I can't! She is growing up so fast.  Right now she is in her "I do it myself" phase.  And she is so proud to be a "big girl."

For her birthday we just invited a few friends over for cake and ice cream.  Her big gift she got was a big car.  It was in the box when she opened it, and would not leave Ben's side until Ben finished it.  She was pretty excited.

I love my sweet baby girl.

**Yesterday (12/23/13) we were visiting Granny and Grandpa Schramm in Ogden.  She was siting on their bar stools and fell off.  She bit through her bottom lip and chipped her two front teeth.  We took her to Insta care, where luckly she didn't need stiches, but she did have to get her chin glued shut.  She was a tough little girl, I on the other hand about fainted!  But she is doing much better, it looks worse than it is.

Lately

 This little lady lost her first tooth in November.  She lost it while we were in Omaha at my parents house.  She lost her second one a week later.  She is now excited to lose all of her teeth....she liked getting her dollar from the tooth fairy. Can you Believe she will be 7 in a few weeks?!?!?!  I can't!

 And this graceful little thing will be 2 in a few weeks!!!  Baby no more....it is kinda sad.

 And of course Gabby.  She did this pose intentionally. ....she cracks me up daily!

....and Back to Dani......This is her first night in a toddler bed. :(  We are having family come in for Christmas, so I decided to start getting the rooms ready for multiple visitors.  I put the toddler bed in the little girls room, not thinking Dani would actually sleep in it.  But she wanted to.  And Ben only had to tell her once that she couldn't get out.  And there she stayed the rest of the night! Maybe Potty Training will be just as easy, but I'm not quite ready to start that yet.  I am not ready to fully give up my baby! I am ok with diapers for right now.

We spent Thanksgiving with Ben's family on the Hinckley/Ewing side. It was a fun/relaxing day.  It was especially nice because I didn't have to host or cook anything big!  I bought a pie, and drinks, and made deviled eggs. The day before Thanksgiving, Ben had to work, but the girls didn't have school.  So we went up to Ogden to visit Ben's Grandparents, Granny and Grandpa Schramm. It normally takes the girls a good half hour to warm up to them.  But I was really happy with them.  They took the Granny and Grandpa right away.  I was glad, because they were looking forward to their visit.  Afterward, I took the girls to Aunt Virginia's green house.  They own a huge Green house not far from Granny's.  They grow thousands of poinsettias every winter. It is kinda cool to look across this huge green house and see all the flowers.  The girls LOVED it! And we came home with some as well.

But November is over, and December is here.  The tree is up, and shopping is pretty much done.  December is a busy month.  I have a lot going on with primary, and work, and the kids stuff.  But I will be happy and relaxed once school is out for break.  Then things really get to slow down!