Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa

Well the girls did end up getting one Christmas present early so far this year, bunk beds!!! They are very nice beds made of real wood and can be set up as two twin beds or as bunk beds. I was not so excited to get these beds I must admit. Tristen has slept with me since she was just a few months old and I was not looking forward to her leaving my bed. It is as if she is growing so quickly that I want to keep her my baby for as long as I can. Anyhow, Grandma Linda and Grandpa Mike came over on Saturday. Mike took Sean to pick up the mattresses for the beds....Thank You Mike! Then we had our Christmas celebration afterwards. I would like to say thank you so much Mike and Linda for all of our gifts, but especially for the book you gave us T'was the Night Before Christmas. This book is very special to me as a child and I love being able to share this book with my girls.The girls got their own bedding to go with their beds, Chloe got Little Mermaid and Tristen had Dora. Grandma and Grandpa also got them lots of books, which is great considering that Chloe loves to read stories to all of us. There were various other toys the girls received including stuffed animals which were stacked into piles all around the house throughout the evening hours. It took Sean and I six hours to put up these beds. Chloe gets the top bunk. All day Sunday I could not get the girls out of their beds. They would take their toys to their beds and play there. Chloe said " I love my bed and I am not getting down!" LOL
On Sunday we made a ginger bread house. I am absolutely thrilled about how it turned out. I have never done such a project before so I wasn't sure what to expect. It didn't take much talent which is swell considering that I am no artist. Basically the house was pre-built and all we had to do was make the icing and decorate the house with candies. Both the girls really loved this activity and I plan to make this a holiday tradition for years to come:)

Tomorrow night is the school concert that I have been waiting for. I am always delighted to go and watch the girls perform. I am hoping that the weather stays tolerable for this event.

I will be getting five days off this year for Christmas. I am thankful for being able to spend this holiday with my family.

Snow snow go away...

I reposted the following video as I noticed it was not working, hopefully all will be well now.

The last few days here in Iowa was awful with the ice and snow. I was unable to make it to work. Thankfully I have a great boss and awesome co workers who were able to cover my shifts. Also Chloe and Tristens concert at the school was cancelled, it has been rescheduled for Thursday the 20th. I am hoping that the weather will stay calm so I can get a good video of my stars performing.

We had a nice surprised today. In the mail the girls received Christmas presents from Auntie Sara, Cole, Carter, and Bill. Thank you guys!!! The girls were really impressed. They have never received a parcel in the mail and were very anxious to open the gifts. They took turns showing off their artwork as they drew pictures for each other on the dora the explorer aqua doodles. Tristen made a family with all her ponies and welcomed in the newest member. Chloe is excited to use her makeup, so she tells me, Now I have makeup like you mommy... LOL..
So once again Thank You guys!

Another video

I am really enjoying my new camcorder and taking these videos of the girls. This Thursday night is their school Christmas Concert, I am thrilled. I have their outfits all picked out and my camera ready to go. Hopefully I will have the video finished by Thursday night so that I can post it but, if not then I will have to wait to post until Monday.