Christmas...Blizzard...2009

Wow - What a memorable Christmas 2009 will be for most of my family and friends... I don't remember a time what I was not able to travel where I wanted on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. All family got to where they needed to be and everyone is safe and sound and warm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Matt, Harper and I went to a movie Christmas Eve day and then headed home to open gifts. Mitch & Brandy headed to Syracuse, Steve was in Ashland with Deb and Stephanie was in Salina with Deron's family. We had all planned on heading to Chester Christmas Day, but with the weather it wasn't a good idea. Which is probably a good thing as Aunt Jayne called Christmas morning and they had no power! Sure glad I was in Lincoln with electricity!! LOL

Christmas Day.... SNOW

Christmas Eve

Right before bed on Christmas Eve, we check the Norad Rador to see where Santa was. Matt explained to Harper that Santa was in South American and was on his way to the United States. She looked at it for a little while and then actually asked.... if she could go to bed.

Matt, Harper & I had a nice family Christmas Eve together this year. I had to work until noon and then headed home for the long weekend. We went to a move in the afternoon (Princesx & the Frog - which I highly recommend) & then home for the evening. We opened our gifts to one another and off to bed - Harper went.

Her new Princess nightgown -
today she told me that she is not goign to take it off for 21 days..???

Sparkely shoes....

Princess calender...

SpongeBob Connect 4...

Our Gingerbread House...

Harper and I went to he Children's museum a couple of weeks and make a Gingerbread house. The house was already assembled and all we had to do was decorate it. They provided red, white and green frosting and as you can see ALL the candy you can think of...

SNOW SSNNOOWW SSSNNNOOOWWW SNOW

Princess of the Mountain....

Harper sitting on the huge snowpile outside our house...

Harper and the neighbor girls had a blast playing in the snow

Decorating the Tree....

Finally got the Christmas tree decorated the other night. We had good time doing through all the totes and finding each years ornament. The year Matt and I got married we started to buy an ornament each Christmas. Harper was also helping and as you can see she was placing things under the tree. We had to explain to her that the presents so under the trees....

Harper and her Daddy....

'the pose'

As you can see we were watching Rudolf while decorating the tree

SANTA........

Jayne, Harper & myself went to the church where Harper goes to preschool to see the Decorated Christmas trees & Santa. Every year different companies, business or organizations decorate themed Christmas trees and they are on display. Harper is standing in front of the one decorated by the Westminster preschool classes.

Harper and Santa...

This is the first year that Harper has sat on Santa's lap. She has always been scared in the past, if you can actually believe THAT. This year she sat on his lap and told him what she wanted... and also told him that had seen him fall off the roof - but that was just pretend. (we had just watch Santa Claus with Tim Allen a few nights before). We looked at more of the trees and she went back over to talk to Santa some more - not sure what she was saying... LOL