Santa photos

This the last of the Christmas posts.  I still can't believe Christmas has come and gone for another year.  I was so much in denial that we just got rid of the Christmas tree last weekend...  I have to say it lasted a long time - 6 weeks!

Anyway...  on to the photos!

Santa's legs apparently don't get much sun at the North Pole

So sweet!

Notice anything?  I'm not in the photo :) this is the first year since AK was a mere 6 months old that I haven't had to be in the Santa photo with her!!!!  Success!  I think it helped to do the photos with Hunter first. 

How could we resist a family photo? 

Christmas morning!

A new family tradition - crawling back into bed to open stockings

Getting right into it!

Santa came!  And left a note!

Beautiful tree and loads of gifts!  We were all spoiled. 

Busy busy busy!  Couldn't even brush hair before opening gifts. 

Brunch table set for company! 

Maddie opening her gift from AK - apparently she loves it! 

AK opening her gift from Maddie - it's a cat that moves and meows :) Thankfully I'm not allergic to it!

Everyone's brunching, even Maddie!

AK turned her nose up at everything but the blueberries.  What a kid.  To be fair, she was under the weather then!

Christmas Eve fun

Letter to Santa

Dear Santa
I am a nice girl.  I woyld like a rapynsel doll.  I will leave some cookies for you.
Love Annabelle

Mailing the letter - Christmas Eve's not too late, is it?

In it goes!

Posing by the tree at the movie theater.  We went to see Frozen. 

At Santa's workshop

Polar bear photo with Richard

Trying to catch some "snow"

Cookies and chocolate milk ready for Santa!  That's one tired kid!!!

Pre-Christmas Sleepover

Hunter came over for a sleepover just a few days before Christmas.  I think this was the last day of school so the kids were pretty pumped for holidays! 

Opening gifts!

Hunter's gift was a sleeping bag, that's why we opened gifts that night so he could use it for the sleepover!

AK's gift was a microphone stand - perfect for karaoke!

Making cookies.  Hunter sadly wasn't interested :(

Decorating

Silly pictures with Ben and Hunter

Let's hope Ben's face doesn't freeze like that!!!

Our family photo :)

Our favorite neighbor Maddie

Snugglefest!

AK and I love having Maddie close by!  We popped by one Saturday afternoon before Christmas to check out Maddie's beautifully decorated Christmas tree and had some fun with her too.  AK and Maddie absolutely adore each other...  they are full of giggles and smiles when they see each other.  Maddie is a crawling monster and is doing really well with pulling herself up and is working really really hard to stand unassisted!  Fun times! 

Nativity Huddle

AK helped us put this nativity scene together, she purposely put all the characters in a huddle around Baby Jesus.  She also insisted on adding Frosty to the group.  Apparently he was there back in the day when He was born...  she learned that at school.  Ha!

Last Day of School before Christmas

Stopping for a photo op with "Tiggy"

We found one of AK's school friends at the fountains

They wanted photos in front of the Christmas tree

Big tree at Camana Bay!

Picture perfect :)

AK told me this decoration was like an umbrella!

She had a hard time deciding which one we were going to buy!  The white one won out!

On the last day of school before the Christmas break, I picked AK up at noon and we headed out to Camana Bay for a picnic lunch at the fountains and some pre-Christmas fun!  Here's a few photos of our adventures!