Visit with Santa

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a really great weekend - we stayed here and had Thanksgiving at Tim's aunt Debbie's house. It was a wonderful dinner and we really enjoyed seeing everyone!

Saturday we went to Crown Center and Union Station and visited Santa! Lauren was a little scared, but she was very brave and told Santa she wanted a "doggy toy..." So far, she has told us that she wanted a doggy toy, yogurt, apple, a kitty, and a baby. :)

We also celebrated the arrival of our Christmas elf - he flies to visit Santa every night and then comes back each morning. Lauren has to go find him in the morning. She loves looking around for him!

We are so excited about the Christmas season!!

"I want doggy toy."

Riding the Christmas train at Union Station

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Well, not really beginning to "look" a lot like Christmas - considering it was in the 60s all weekend, but I'm starting to get very excited for Christmas! We have been telling Lauren all about Santa and she is SO excited to meet him and to find out what he will bring her on Christmas. So much fun!

We went and had Christmas pictures taken of Lauren at Target on Saturday. She was a little model child - totally different from last year and her meltdowns at the portrait place! This year, she smiled for the camera and did everything the photographer asked her to do. She loved it!!

Wacky weather!

What a crazy weather weekend! It was 77 degrees yesterday and we played outside most of the day. This morning we woke up and it was in the 30s! We went to the mall today so Lauren could show us what she wants from Santa. So far, she has stated that she wants a baby and an apple. Hmmm...not sure what we will tell Santa! :)

We are getting very excited for the holidays, it will be here before we know it! We are also getting SUPER excited for the arrival of Lauren's two new baby cousins. She can't wait!

Here are Lauren's "school" pictures - they take these every year at the daycare and they get cuter every year, I can never resist buying them!

Dancing the Night Away!

Whew! We made it through the weekend! My youngest brother, Brent, got married on Saturday. It was absolutely perfect and we are thrilled to have a new member of the family!

Lauren served as a flower girl and she did an amazing job! She walked down the aisle and carried her flowers and then danced the night away at the reception. I wish I had more pictures, but they will be coming soon. Lauren loved it, I honestly couldn't have asked for a better outcome. It was an amazing weekend.

I also got the pictures that we took a few weeks ago with Grandma Di Di - they are amazing and there are so many I don't even know which ones to print!

I'm feeling so blessed tonight - we really are lucky to have such amazing families. :)