Merry Christmas!

Lauren had so much fun this week. She loved decorating the Christmas tree - assisting with the lights, beads, and ornaments. Unwrapping the presents was lots of fun, but playing with her new toys was even more fun. And Christmas dinner was a surprise as well - who knew she liked filet mignon? She wouldn't touch the potatoes or green beans, but steak - 'more, more'!

My First Updo

Lauren came home from daycare on Mon with this new hairdo. She'd just gotten her haircut (so even less hair to work with!), but I guess the teachers there know how to work 'hair magic'. Stew picked her up that evening, and was a tad embarrassed to stop at the grocery store with her on the way home :)

Ho ho ho.....

This year we visited Santa and Mrs. Claus at work - and I was quite impressed by the spread. There were cookies & punch (even cookies to ice and decorate), a table of little toys/trinkets for the kids to pick from (we chose a wooden number puzzle for Lauren), a movie playing in the background, and pictures with Santa for only $1. Sure beats the mall Santa prices and crowds. Now if we could only get Lauren to smile....