A visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Abby is the luckiest little girl!  Even though Santa is SUPER busy right now, he and Mrs. Claus took time out of their busy schedules and stopped by daycare to visit and do one last naughty or nice check on the kids.

The kids were so surprised and SO excited to see them.  They got to spend about an hour with Santa and Mrs. Claus singing and dancing and talking all about their good behavior and what they had to work on for next year.  What better way to teach the kids more about manners and good behavior!  Nicole is one smart cookie to have Santa come for that lesson! ;-)

    

  

When it was Abby's turn to sit on Santa's lap and get her present she didn't hesitate.  She was pretty curious about this guy with a beard all dressed in red! 

She wasn't afraid at all and was a little upset when her turn was over.  Since she is too small to talk to Santa, the rest of the kids answered his questions for her...

Santa: Was Abby a good little girl this year?

Kids:  YEAH!

Santa: Did she cry this year?

Kids:  Yeah...she cried when she was hungry or tired or didn't want to nap.  But all babies do that right Santa?

Santa: What do you think little Abby wants for Christmas this year?  Maybe a doll?

Kids: Yes!  She wants a doll, and a grocery cart, and a chair, and maybe some clothes for her dolly.  Toys for her so she doesn't take mine all the time!

Santa: So maybe next year you kids can help Santa out and teach her how to share her toys?

Kids: Yeah we all work on sharing everyday.  We will help!  Like the elves help you!

It was so cute watching all the kids with Santa.  It's funny to see how all the kids act around him.  They were all honest about their timeouts and promised to try not to have as many next year.  They all promised to help more around the house, to listen to their parents and be nice to their brothers and sisters and neighbors.  Santa even asked them to pick out a toy that they didn't play with anymore and give it to someone who needs a toy.  What a great Santa! 

Abby and all her friends at daycare had a blast and can't wait to see him again next year!

Happy Halloween!

 

 Hope you had a great Halloween!

Abby loved her costume and even kept the hood up all day!

What a little cutie...

Moo...

Bye Bye!

Ok, really it's called the Pleasant Valley Tree Farm.  You may remember my post about this same place last year.  If not you can read it here.  Times have changed a little since then.  Abby was able to enjoy it with us this year.  She's still a bit young for most of the activities which means every year it will be more and more fun for her to go.  Unfortunely Joe was not able to go with us as he was working hard to cross off some of the line items on our house To-Do list but you can bet we took plenty of pictures to share!



hehe - a little belly shot!



this is a fake horse by the way...

Labor Day Weekend

Warning = another post with a TON of pictures!

As usual we spent Labor Day weekend camping.  This year we changed up the location and went to O'Neil Creek Campground in Chippewa Falls, WI.

The weekend was cool (I'm not complaining!) but we had a blast.  We had a great time with family and our close friends.  Since I have a lot of pictures in this post I will keep the text to a minimum. 

To sum it up, the weekend consisted of;

Great company

Grilling

TWO huge campfires

Bike rides

Stroller rides

Family time in the camper

Cuddling with Abby around the fire

Train ride through the campground

Playgrounds

Smores

Deep fried venison, french fries and pizza rolls (hey, I never said we eat healthy)

Bean-Bags

Washer Toss

Catching up

Gossip

Picking out house furnishings (my cousin is doing a full remodel right now!)

Relaxing

And now for the pictures!



Hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend!