Hers a Mess!

I titled the post in that way because Ellie completely misuses her personal pronouns. Ha!

But seriously, this quirky gal is a mess. She is sassy, spunky, sneaky, and sweet. She hides things everywhere. We find the strangest things in her room (including her air vent in her room). For example, the other day I found tucked in the corner of her room, all of our washcloths which she had taken from our linen closet! Or she'll take Everett's bracelets or Hampton's glasses and hide them. Needless to say, she keeps us on our toes!

Last week I broke the cardinal rule-never leave a toddler unattended for too long! I thought she was just upstairs going potty, but then I heard water running. I found her completely naked and her hair was a wet, soapy mess. She told me she needed a bath. A bath with hand soap that is! 

Oh Ellie girl-you add even more personality to this family of ours and we wouldn't have it any other way sister!

A Season of Joy Part 2

Last week we had the joy of going to see Hampton in his preschool Christmas program. He has been practicing for awhile and had already given us a little pre-show of his performance. He did great!

Eleanor was looking even more like a doll face that morning. Super cute!

 But oh my, a complete MESS! 

 There he is waving at us! 

 And Eleanor proudly waving back-"Hantin!" 

 And afterward at the post performance party, Santa made an appearance!

 My people. 

 Making gingerbread play dough. It smelled wonderful. 

A Season of Joy

Christmas really snuck up on us this year! We did do some festive things-like going to look at lights, eating Christmas donuts, tons of Christmas crafts....

Life gets so busy with four small children, but today we had a much needed pajama day. It is Christmas Eve day and we spent it in our jammies. We ate good food, watched Christmas movies, and did some Christmas crafts (because our kids love crafts!)

Here are just a few pictures of the children this month....

 Nativity pattern blocks. They had fun with these!