Merry Christmas!

Advent Calendar: Days 21-25

So I skipped out on the last few days of the Advent calendar. I knew it was going to happen but I wasn't sure how many days we would miss. Luckily it wasn't really that many since the last two days were pretty much freebies. We probably could have done game night on the 21st but I got really wrapped up into packing for 3 people that it just didn't happen. We spent the 22nd traveling. We could have done graham cracker gingerbread houses on the 23rd but the girls were already quite preoccupied with being at Granddad's house and there was last minute shopping to do. We spent the 24th traveling and the 25th was just a "open your presents and have fun with family" kind of day. Charlotte completed the puzzle when we got home.

I don't know where the 22nd's craft stick went but there wasn't anything written on it anyway

Charlotte was excited to have a new butterfly puzzle to play with

I had a great time creating the Advent Calendar for the girls and I can't wait to use the family one next year and to come up with new ideas for us to do, hopefully by then Daddy will be with us too!

Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse

Did you catch the super awesome historic once in a lifetime winter solstice lunar total eclipse? 

I did.

I woke up at around 3am, went outside, snapped some pictures and went back to bed.

It's a night that will go down in history.

Advent Calendar: Day 20

Charlotte already started Tattoo Parlor day early by stamping her face with markers as soon as she woke up, and then decided she wanted to be a dog and play tug o'war.

We love tattoos in our house, we love all art in our house and tattoos are art.

Tattoos for everyone!

I had originally wanted to buy a book of temporary tattoos based of real tattoos but never got around to doing temporary tattoo shopping...markers to the rescue!

I had to give her the cheesy spiderweb on the elbow, she LOVES Spider-Man

I was trying to think of all the classic tattoos, the Mom heart and the black panther, etc. I am not a very good tattoo artist to say the least so I just let her finish up herself.

Quite proud of all her work, I wonder if she'll really want tattoos once she's old enough. She's kind of a drama queen, I say one line and she'll be done with the pain...

Advent Calendar: Day 19

I knew "pedicures" would be a hit because all you have to say is "Nail Polish" and Charlotte will go into a fit of crazed excitement. I say,"pedicures" because really they weren't nice pedi's you get at the mall (which I've never had and don't plan on ever having), all I did was clip and paint their nails and let them pretend to use the Ped Egg. When the girls were done getting their piggies painted I let Charlotte paint my toenails, she did a terrible terrible job and I had polish all over my feet and floor but she had fun and that was my goal for the Advent calendar so...WIN!

Of all the polishes I have, Charlotte chose brown.

Lexi was having fun curling her little pink toes.