Pouty Face

Ha ha! My friend, Liz, took this picture of Kaylie today at her house, and I love it so much I had to share. :) Kaylie's going through a funny phase right now. She is great at our house, and has been so fun and cute to play with. But she just wants to stay at home. When I ask her what she wants to do, or if we should go play with friends, she says, "Just stay home with Mommy". We tried to go play with her friend Eva today, and she was sad and crying and wanted to go home from the moment we got there. So I invited them to come to our house instead, and Kaylie perked right up. She was a totally different person once she got home, giggling and dancing around the house. She drives me crazy, but cracks me up at the same time. :)

Merry Christmas!

Ahh, Christmas! I think this picture of Kaylie pretty much sums up what I love most about Christmas morning. Staying in comfy pj's, relaxing, and eating candy. Love it!

Kaylie had a lot of fun handing out all the presents to everyone this year...

...and she was very proud of herself after each gift was delivered! Yeah!

Kaylie's Christmas Gifts
(not all, but the few I got pictures of)

and last but not least...

What toddler doesn't want blue hair extensions for Christmas?

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday! We celebrated Christmas at Mark's family's house this year and had a great time. Here are a few pics and highlights from Christmas Eve. More to come of Christmas day...

Playing with the Nativity
Kaylie got pretty good at telling people about Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus and the 3 Kings.

Caroling Around the Neighborhood
I wasn't sure if Kaylie would sing in front of strangers, but she absolutely loved it! She stood right in front at every house, and sang with everyone (even when the doors opened.) She is a natural!

Christmas Story (flannel board)

Grandma and Grandpa Jensen with all 3 Grandkids
Kaylie, Justin, and new baby Jada

I love these girls!

We had two of Kaylie's cute friends (Eva and Lucy) over to make graham cracker houses last week. Kaylie talks about her girl friends all the time, and loves to count them on her fingers. (Eva, Lucy, Monae, Dru, and Violet.) It's very cute! It is so nice to have friends that Kaylie does so well around, especially since she is still pretty shy. Thanks Eva and Lucy for coming to play!

Kaylie's friends!

They love their sippy cups!

And Mommy's friends! (Amy and Liz) You guys are the best!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

More Singing...

Kaylie sings Christmas songs almost all day long nowadays. She has a few favorites: Frosty the Snowman, Away in a Manger, and Jingle Bells. I thought I would share just a few of her singing moments because she is just oh so cute! And thank you again Grandma Brown for the new Frosty doll! Kaylie LOVES it!

Frosty the Snowman

Spirit of Thanksgiving

I read somewhere that Thanksgiving for toddlers should be all about the turkeys.  So we "turkey"-ed it up all month long.  :)

Turkey sugar cookies...

Turkey Hands with treats...

Candy Turkeys (idea from Our Best Bites, my new favorite blog!)... 

Turkey coloring pages...

and Turkey Hand painting (with coloring).

Hope you all have a Happy Turkey Day!