Paper Dolls

One of Piper's presents was a book of paper dolls that were the Disney princesses. This was the first time she has really payed attention to any of them, except for Snow White. She had fun dressing them up and learning their names.

Christmas Day

Piper enjoyed opening all of her presents. She loves her stick unicorn she got from Santa, as well as her Leapster Explorer and FurReal Dog.

Christmas Eve

Message from Santa

Here is the video message Piper got from Santa this year.

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/guest/c6XRS2rbWB8U9fXuSUNnTQ

Gingerbread House

She was very certain as to where the candy must go.

Every house must have sprinkles

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Here she is counting the bowls. We counted a lot during this project, the candy, the bowls, etc.

Finally it was done! She's so proud.

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Polar Bear Express

We did the Santa train last night. It wasn't a complete fail, but not exactly a success either. They listened to a story, and then boarded the train for an hour long ride. We got to see lots of lights and deocrations, as well as many people and costumed characters waving to us. On board, the kids were served giant sugar cookies, hot chocolate, a bag of candy and yogurt pretzles, and given a small stuffed polar bear. They were visited by a costumed polar bear and Mr. and Mrs. Claus. It was really nice that they spread everything out and each person took time to talk and sing to every child and take as many pictures as you wanted to take.

Hiding from Santa

With that being said, the polar bear was a hit after the first time through. Piper launched herself at him after refusing to get near him when he visited the first time. Stella was okay with him.

They both liked Mrs. Claus, I think because she passed out the stuffed bears. When Santa walked through, Stella cried when he held her, and Piper hid between the seats of the train. I managed to get this shot while she was distracted by the polar bear after the ride was over.

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Advent Calendar Day 5

A new animal today: a little deer. She got the box out today by herself and said let's open number 5 and then found it herself. She's mad in this picture because I couldn't get a good shot with my camera and she was tired of posing.

Advent Calendar Day 4

We missed a couple of days while Piper was a grandma's house. On the second day she got the green tree, on the third she opened a bunch of little birds that sit on the tree. Today she got some food and a basket (?) that it sits in.

Advent Calendar Day 1

We got Piper her first Advent Calendar this year. It is a Playmobile one with a forest theme. Today she opened the first door and found a tree. It went very nicely with her Schleich raccoon.

Holiday Pics

Here are Piper's pictures from this December we had taken.

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Christmas Day 2009

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Piper had a very Merry Christmas and received lots of toys and presents from her family. She loved her Princess dress up shoes and her new dolls. Santa brought her some new books and I must have read at least ten Dora stories tonight before she went to bed. No nap + a long day = an early bedtime of 7pm. Let's hope she stays there all night now. :)

Mommy and Daddy still have many more gifts to give her next week after we are unpacked. She has more than enough to play with now anyway. We still have to have Christmas with my family too. I think she is drowning in toys.

A Shy Visit with Santa

After waiting in line for at least 30 minutes, we finally got to see Santa Claus. Piper was so excited...until she actually was face to face with the man himself. Then she suddenly was very shy and wouldn't even look at him or smile. We had already done pictures today, so I figured she was tired of smiling and posing. At least she didn't cry.

A Visit with Grandpa

We went to visit Grandpa in Winchester. Piper remembered who he was and was excited to see him. By the end of the night she was showing off and ordering him around. It was like playing Simon Says: "Stand up Papaw!" "Sit Down!" "Lift your leg up Papaw!" "Now put it down!"

She also loved Jazzer Dog. I was very happy that Jasmine was being really nice and tolerant. I wasn't sure how she would react because she doesn't really like kids a whole lot. She put up with Piper petting her, covering her up with the blanket and getting her a pillow. Piper kept bringing her toys to play with, and snacks to eat too. But at the end, the dog got mad at me because I took her picture and she went and hid in the bedroom. Piper was so sad that the dog left and she cried. It was time to go anyway, so we said our goodbyes and came back home.

More presents

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Piper loves her presents from her Aunt Jeni. The tutu and hat are absolutely adorable! I will have to post pictures soon. She got her dinosaur belly bank today in the mail and I have never seen anything like it. Too cute! Guess what she plays with the most though? You'll have to watch the video to find out.

Aquadoodle

Uncle Ryan got Piper an Aquadoodle for Christmas. This was a really good gift for her since she still puts things in her mouth when she draws. I am really ready for her to grow out of this phase so she can draw more independently. She loves to color and scribble, but I have to be there the whole time or she ends up with everything in her mouth. Anyway, since the aquadoodle works with water, it won't hurt her to put it in her mouth.

Bounce and Spin Pony

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Here is a video of Piper on her new pony. We just hooked it up to the t.v. last night, so she's still not sure what is going on, but she does like to rock on it. Hmmm...rock was not in the item description. She hasn't figured out the spin thing yet although she can bounce. I hope it holds up. She's so rough already on it, I'm almost afraid it's going to tip over.

Merry Christmas!

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I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! We spent the afternoon at Erick's parents' home, and had dinner and opened presents. I'm glad I was able to talk to my cousin Lynn today, but missed talking to Grandma. Dad hasn't called me back yet, but I hope he had a good day. Merry Christmas Tabetha and Brian! I hope to see you soon! Jeni, I hope Jaxin finally fell asleep after his long and exciting day. We miss all of you!

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New PJ's

Raul brought over Piper's Christmas present last night since he'll be out of town over the holidays. We didn't have to show her how to do anything, she just tore right into her present and opened it. Here she is in one of her new pajama sets.

Candy Canes

I played around on Photoshop tonight to create this pic. Too bad she doesn't know what she's really holding. I'd never get them away from her if she figured out they were food and that they taste good.