Well, Christmas has come and gone. The girls waited patiently for Santa, and it was worth the wait. Anna received the digital camera she wanted and Madison got her Princess Castle. They were glad that Santa remembered what they wanted, particulary since Anna didn't see Santa this year.
We spent Christmas in the Tri-Cities with my family. We went over the Saturday morning , and it was the 6 1/2 hour tour. We had to chain up on Snoqualmie pass and it was stop and go until we made it through the inspection point, then traffic loosened up. We hadn't chained up in a decade. We were all glad to finally reach the Tri-Cities. The weather was nice in Kennewick, it was cool and sunny most of the time. We had a nice time visiting family and friends. Christmas is always chaotic, but less so this time. The girls didn't rip through their gifts as I thought they would. Instead they liked delivering gifts to people and helping/watching them open them. The girls did get spoiled once again this year, by myself and Grandma/Grandpa. Grandma let them open one gift everynight for the three nights before Christmas, this helped contain their excitement. The girls got a lot of cute clothes and toys. Anna got a lot of art supplies, which she has been using since we got home. They both love playing with the Princess Castle, Anna likes driving the princesses around in their horse drawn carriage (which plays music when it moves).
The girls go back to school on Monday, January 7th and I can hardly wait. They are anxious, but not as much as I am.
Madison showing off some new clothing.
Anna with her new digital camera
Madison in front of her Princess Castle
The girls in their Christmas dresses, before going to Church.
Girls showing off some gifts they opened on Christmas Eve.
Dave (Dad) on Christmas Day
Madison's self portrait
Madison on Christmas Day
Anna showing Madison her picture
Madison makes this face all the time, now I know she gets it from Uncle Doug!!
Aunt Kara on Christmas morning
Our cat Bandit
