Curious George at McWane!

One of our family's favorite places to visit is the McWane Science Center. I love that everything is hands on! It is one of the few places that you can go and not worry about your kiddos touching (or breaking!) something they should not! And ofcourse, the teacher in me loves to see all of the little faces of eager children light up at the discoveries they are unknowingly making about science. SOOO, imagine our excitement when we got the update from McWane that GEORGE THE MONKEY WAS COMING!! George is one of the few things Daniel and Caroline agree on!! We headed over to see the famous money himself after Caroline's nap yesterday. It was a cold, rainy day--perfect for an indoor hands on museum! They had a special room set up with activities in which we could participate while waiting for George. There was even a banana stand set up! Daniel had two!! Caroline enjoyed coloring and both of the kids loved hearing one the McWane workers read them a Curious George book. Finally, the monkey arrived! Caroline was so excited to sit on his lap. She kept saying, "George held me!" I think the visit to see Curious George was more exciting than the one to see Santa!!

Caroline's First Haircut

Well, those of you who have tracked Sweet Caroline over the course of her life know that her beautiful blonde hair has been slow to come in. That fact has made it really hard for me to let any of it go! But, this week I decided it was time to take her in for her first official big girl haircut. Being my girly girl, I knew it had to be somewhere... pink. Sweet and Sassy was the perfect place. Their hairdryers were even pink! The wrap they used to cover her outfit was monogrammed "princess." Boy, did that apply! She was not sure what to think to begin with, but once we got started she LOVED it! She kept telling Camille (her stylist), "Thank you for my haircut" and "I like this". Overall, it was a blast! To celebrate the big day, we headed over to Edgar's for a chocolate cupcake. I love having a daughter!

Daniel's Class Christmas Party

Daniel had his Class Christmas party on Thursday of last week. The kids had such a great time making reindeer food, playing a Gingerbread Man gift swap game, decorating Christmas cookies, snacking, and spreading cheer! Luckily, Matt and I were both able to attend. Young children absolutley MAKE Christmas!!

Gingerbread House!

This morning the kids were so excited to decorate our annual Gingerbread House. Our kit this year came with two gingerbread men (thank goodness it came with TWO so the kiddos could each have one!) and a tree! This was the first year Caroline has really participated, and boy did she take her job seriously! We had a great time, and I think the end result was pretty impressive! Special thanks to Ms. Billie for the kit!

Breakfast with Santa at the Church

This past weekend, the kids enjoyed a delicious breakfast with Santa at the church! Afterwards, Daniel stayed to create many unique, handmade gifts for friends and family. We are so lucky to be members of a church that goes above and beyond for the youngest members of our congregation!

Unfortunately, this was the only pic I got because my camera battery went dead! Good thing they are so stinkin' cute in this one (notice Caroline holding onto Daniel's pinkie finger!!) :)