Jingle Bells Merry Christmas

Today we went to get our Christmas tree, which the girls named "Jingle Bells Merry Christmas".




We took her home and decorated her up real nice!

Auntie Laura put the lights on, which was EXTRA nice because Jingle Bells Merry Christmas is VERY pokey.

Disneyland (Day 1)

For Haley and Abby's 4th birthday we went to Disneyland, and it really was the happiest place on earth. The day before their birthday was a pre-school day, so they got to bring cupcakes.



Then, when I picked them up from school, we hopped in the car with both grandmas and headed south!

On their 4th birthday they were SO excited to be at Disneyland. They were so into it. They loved the rides, the characters, everything. They just LOVED it.
Riding the tram from the parking lot into the park...notice how brightly they are all dressed. We didn't lose anyone.

Oh, we are so excited to finally be at Disneyland.

As soon as we walked into the park, we ran into Alice. The girls had no clue who she was, but they were thrilled to see her.




You can kind of see the "Happy Birthday" pin that they gave to the girls. So, as we went through the park, everyone that worked there would say happy birthday to them. They loved that.

Probably the highlight of the trip was the princesses. Haley and Abby were in heaven hugging and chatting with them, and being wished a happy birthday by them.



When they met Cinderella, they kept asking her about her stepsisters; where they were and why they ripped her dress!

Seth was not such a fan of it all. He did not like the characters or any of the little mechanical things in It's a Small World or any of those kinds of rides.

He did love playing at Goofy's house, though.

In Toon Town they have a little roller coaster that goes fast, but doesn't really have a huge hill and only lasts about 23 seconds. The girls both wanted to go on it. Carey and I and both of our moms figured that Abby would love it and Haley might cry.
We were all wrong. This is Abby after the ride. She cried. Then she told us she wanted to go on it again but she wanted to ask the lady to make it go slower! Haley LOVED it and even went on the Matterhorn the next day.

By the end of the first day, we were all very happy and very tired.

Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek at our trip to Disneyland. I will do a post on it (and Thanksgiving) soon.

Family Pictures

We had a "mini-session" of family photos recently. I am a rule follower, so I put the watermarked ones on the blog. Don't worry. We got some with no watermark!

Like Father, Like Son

Morning Comments and Conversations

This morning as we were driving in the car:
Abby: Mom, I really want to ride a squirrel.

You may wonder what the context of that comment was. It came shortly after she told me at afica and mafica rhyme.

Also this morning in the car:

Haley: Mom, do unicorns live at Disneyland?
Me: No, honey. But it does seem like there should be unicorns at Disneyland.
Haley: Then where do unicorns live?
Me: In enchanted forests.
Haley: Where's the enchanted forest?
Me: In your imagination. There aren't any real enchanted forests, but you can imagine them.
Haley: But where are the unicorns.
Me: Honey, there aren't real unicorns.

At this comment, Haley's eyes welled up with tears. It was so sad. I wished I could make unicorns real for her.

Me: I don't know why God didn't make unicorns, but He didn't.

After a few moments of silence...
Haley: I'm gonna pray that God will make unicorns.

(Katie, obviously I was thinking of you through that conversation.)

Babies:)

Haley and Abby's biological grandparents gave us a whole bunch of baby pictures of the girls. It's so fun to see them when they were so small (also a little heart wrenching, because I SO wish I could have held them and loved them then). Here are a few for y'all to enjoy:

One month old: Abby is on the left and Haley on the right.

2 month old Haley

3 month old Abby

4 months old: Abby on the left and Haley on the right.