Christmas in Kansas #2

The lucky girl had 3 different outfits to wear for Christmas. I heart Santa on Christmas Eve Day, Christmas pj's given from the grandparents, a Christmas dress and a Mrs. Clause outfit for Christmas day. Guess that is 4. (And I spent less than $10!)
Every time we were outside, Maci had to check out the snowmen.
Family picture. Had to pull teeth to get David to stay in his Sunday clothes for a few more minutes and then had to tickle Maci so she would smile and look at the camera.Maci loves playing with Uncle Eric!



I don't know if this video will work, but she is dancing in her Santa outfit.

Maci loved everything about Christmas; baby Jesus, her Christmas Story quiet book, the music, lights, Christmas tree and Santa. I think her favorite was driving around looking at Christmas lights. Every time she saw a Santa Clause, she would point and say Sssss. I would say Ho, Ho, Ho and most often would try to repeat it. (We did try for a picture with Santa but not this year.) She always danced to any Christmas music. We had to wake her up on Christmas morning and she wasn't too interested in tearing paper off her gifts but loved all of her toys. I was worried she would want her cousins toys more than her own but she didn't. Our plan was to have very few gifts because they aren't that important at this age. Balls, cars, books, shoes, learning toys, talking toys, cat flashlight. Hmm, maybe we will do better next year...

Christmas in Kansas #1

Christmas was so much fun in sunny Kansas. We packed way too many long sleeve clothing and not enough sandals and short sleeves!!! Maci just loved being around her cousins. It was always wild and crazy when everyone was awake and wonderfully peaceful when everyone was napping or sleeping.
Maci especially loved being around Kirra. "Cousin twins" being born on the same day. This was a daily ritual. Or it was the other way around. The other extremely cute bonding time was when Kirra wore Maci's new shoes. These aren't just any shoes, they are squeaker shoes. So both of them are smiling and laughing at each other as they listen to themselves squeak and chase each other. So adorable!!!Sarah loved playing with Maci. I promise, that's a huge smile on her face and lots of laughing.Carly was in on the fun, too. She and Maci spent a few afternoons outside with me and they let me take a few pictures. They were having too much fun to look at the camera, though.Poor Haily wasn't feeling too well during the break so I didn't get any pics of her with Maci :(