More Christmas Photos

They're napping now, so I have a brief peaceful moment to do a quick post. Here's Sydney making the most of the White Christmas by catching snowflakes on her tongue, while Nai-Nai and Isaac look on in disbelief in the background.
The whole (local) family assembled around the Christmas Lasagna (we're also celebrating Isaac's return to more solid food).
Isaac really liked the stringed instruments: Sydney got this small guitar, and Daddy finally unwrapped the Ukelele he got from work last Christmas. Here, Evan gives him an early lesson (not his first, I think Dave got that honor).
Sydney enjoying her girly Christmas presents, here a nice makeup kit. A smile like this goes a long way! Megan and Bug are troopers to help her play like this. Isaac is fascinated, as usual.




It continues to play the White Christmas role to the hilt: it's been snowing steadily (though not hard) all day long. We've added perhaps another two inches today (it's Thursday middday).

Happy Holidays from Elk Mountain!

Merry Christmas!

Sydney and Isaac got this (half assembled) playhouse for Christmas. Inside was the present Sydney's unwrapping, a set of cleaning stuff --- broom, mop and so on. Even before the windows and doors were up, she was cleaning!

The white stuff on the ground outside? Our white Christmas! Without warning, it started snowing about 10am, and by 3pm there was a couple inches. It was beautiful and a delightful treat.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

Story

Terrie transcribed this story for Sydney:

One day there was a little gingerbread man and there was also a barbie girl and her name was Bella and then Minnie and Mickey arrived. Then there was another barbie girl named Ella. Then there was a gingerbread girl. There were two reindeer named Kelly and Melly. Cindarellie wanted to go to the ball but her stepmother turned her dress into a frog.

I've really fallen behind on this blogging thing, sorry! I've missed Halloween, Thanksgiving, two birthday parties and a bunch of play days. Here's some pics from a recent trip to the Children's Museum next to the Portland zoo. There's a shopping area:

... and a water play area:

... and a mini-stage, with costumes, lights and a curtain. Sydney loves play-acting so much, this was a big hit.