Holly Jolly Christmas

The holiday season is in full swing and we are getting into the spirit by visiting Santa, listening to carols, looking at decorations, and baking goodies.  We love receiving everyone's holiday cards in the mail, too!  Nina is also currently into playing Apples to Apples.  Mostly she has fun talking about the words; as a side benefit, it seems to help her gain vocabulary and work on her debate skills. 

The girls recently had two other enjoyable nights.  First, they got to go to a Chemistry magic show, an annual event at Kara's work.  They were enthralled with all the activities, volunteered to help (only Nina was chosen), and were very sad to have to leave early for bedtime.  Second, we were honored to spend an evening babysitting Clara.  The girls danced, brought her toys, and read her books to help entertain.  Clara is an easy-going baby and we all had a good time.  Pip was very sad that Clara didn't spend the night at our house.