Christmas 2012

We started out the week with a visit to Santa. Lea has been very good this year so of course he was happy to see her well written and simple note. 

We went out to Grandmas on Wednesday and spent the week with Grampy (Lea's Great Grandpa) and Margarete. We had one beautiful day and we spent it outside. We fed the goats and donkey, we filled the bird feeders, Lea played scientist and wandered around finding things for us to examine.

We played many games of Train Dominos. 

Someone asked if Lea had a boyfriend and her response of "I'm only six, of course I don't have a boyfriend!" got a big hoot out of Grampy.

Katelyn the "Our Generation" doll (Target's version of American Girl and far more affordable) came with a skating outfit, a book and then also under the tree was a bowling outfit, a sleeping bag and tent and pus for Katelyn. That was certainly the prize present. Lea and Katelyn have been practically inseparable.

Lea also was an awesome gift giver this year. At our church's bizarre they had a "children's store." Garage store quality goods from parishioners that the kids could shop for. The church ladies helped Lea shop without us and she got a gift for me, Dan, Grandma and Grandpa Dan. Lea wrapped the gifts all by herself and left them under the tree for over a month without telling us what they were. All we knew as that we had to be careful with Grandma's because it was breakable. She did wonderful! Grandma got a glass jewelry box, I got a cute box and candle and Dan got a Norman Rockwell coffee cup with a fisher man because "I knew you liked to fish Daddy!" She was so proud and really put thought into the gifts. It is was so cute and sweet. She did awesome!

Santa brought the Playdoh Smashed Potato game which is fun for the whole family. There is a machine that crinkle cuts, chops, snips or french fries your little guy. There could be an extra smashing space on the spinner for more smashing fun, but I guess then the game would last too long. It quickly turned into a game of "restaurant and potato orders" but that was fun too. Santa also brought a Barbie pretend news camera so there was much reporting going on. And in Mommy's stocking was a new camera! Hooray no more rubber band holding her camera together!

A wonderful Christmas. We'll be back out in East Texas for a low key New Years. Thanks to all the rain the week of Christmas we should be able to have a nice fire in the fire pit and roast some marshmallows and drink some cocoa. A wonderful holiday.