Snow

Miss Samara got to attend the Snow Queen Ballet a couple weeks ago with her cousin.  They lucked out and got second row seats and were the first ones to meet all the dancers afterwards.  She had a great time!

We had to to get a few photos, of course.  Here she is explaining to Lizzie that it's in her best interest to cooperate and just get the picture over with.

 Ah!  So sweet.  Gotta love that Lizzie at 18 months is wearing a size 3-6 month coat.  I think you need a graduate degree to decipher how all the different brands figure their sizes!

We haven't had much snow so when it snowed one Sunday a few weeks ago, I jumped on the chance to get pictures in their Christmas dresses.  I'm a wee bit behind on everything....but we are getting there.

L: What is this stuff?  Pollution?  Ashes from the fires in Malaysia? I'm cold!

(We really did have smog come our way from the agriculture burning there.  I don't miss that but I do miss being 10 miles from another country.)

S: It's snow!  Smile, you silly.  She has mini eggs in the pantry.

Keep smiling.  It's a family size bag!

 Now do your serious angel look.  Good.  I can almost taste them.

Say, "mini eggs!"

Denise, thanks for the darling dress!  She refused to wear her original Christmas dress because it was only black and not different colors or pretty like Lizzie's.  We compromised with this one.  Your dress saved the day and now I have pictures of them in their Christmas dresses.  :)

Speaking of mini eggs....we were walking home from the grocery store today.   We opened a bag and the part of the wrapper we ripped off fell on the ground.  Samara promptly picked it up and said, "Mom, I'm going to put this in my journal." I have taught her so well.