A few weeks before Christmas, we had some really cold weather (at least, cold for these parts...) Hannah really enjoyed wearing her jacket, snow cap, and mittens!
She was quite excited for Christmas too. She kept asking, "when is it gonna be Christmas?"
To kick off our Christmas break, we went to see Zoo Lights!
Then on Christmas Eve, we went to my parents' house in the morning. We did our "big" family gathering at that time. Instead of going straight for the presents, Hannah and Zoey went for the toy drums (makes sense to me...)
Then they were enthralled by the little music box (the little bear inside turned when wound up). We couldn't pull them away from it!
Finally..presents!
My sister, Jasmyn, bought a "fancy" camera with all kinds of capabilities that ours doesn't have. I of course let her try it on us! I love how she edited this one!
The 4 grandkids sitting on my parents' front porch.
That evening, before preparing for Santa, Hannah and I played her new Memory game. She even beat me!
This picture cracks me up, although the lighting is not the greatest. We talked about leaving milk and cookies for Santa, and Hannah was all for it. But, when it came time to leave the plate out before going to bed, she was quite upset that she didn't get to eat the cookies ("I don't want Santa to get them...I want to eat them!")
Next came Christmas morning! Santa sure was good to Hannah (she was, afterall, on the good list...)
Prior to Christmas, we had talked about it being Jesus' birthday. The first thing Hannah said was, "Can I blow out the candles for him since he is just a little baby?" So, we decided to start a new tradition: birthday cake for Jesus on Christmas night! Hannah was very excited to blow out the candles (and yes, excited to eat it too!)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
She was quite excited for Christmas too. She kept asking, "when is it gonna be Christmas?"
To kick off our Christmas break, we went to see Zoo Lights!
Then on Christmas Eve, we went to my parents' house in the morning. We did our "big" family gathering at that time. Instead of going straight for the presents, Hannah and Zoey went for the toy drums (makes sense to me...)
Then they were enthralled by the little music box (the little bear inside turned when wound up). We couldn't pull them away from it!
Finally..presents!
My sister, Jasmyn, bought a "fancy" camera with all kinds of capabilities that ours doesn't have. I of course let her try it on us! I love how she edited this one!
The 4 grandkids sitting on my parents' front porch.
That evening, before preparing for Santa, Hannah and I played her new Memory game. She even beat me!
This picture cracks me up, although the lighting is not the greatest. We talked about leaving milk and cookies for Santa, and Hannah was all for it. But, when it came time to leave the plate out before going to bed, she was quite upset that she didn't get to eat the cookies ("I don't want Santa to get them...I want to eat them!") 
Next came Christmas morning! Santa sure was good to Hannah (she was, afterall, on the good list...)
Prior to Christmas, we had talked about it being Jesus' birthday. The first thing Hannah said was, "Can I blow out the candles for him since he is just a little baby?" So, we decided to start a new tradition: birthday cake for Jesus on Christmas night! Hannah was very excited to blow out the candles (and yes, excited to eat it too!)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
