Saturday, December 31, 2011

Puzzle Time!

This morning's breakfast time fun was building a puzzle together! 

Gigi's first words after waking up this morning...
Gigi: Where's Daddy?
Mommy: At work.
Gigi:  Again???
Gigi:  Are we going to Ichiban's?
Mommy: Not until tonight.
Gigi:  They don't have games there.

Her first words are usually about Daddy so that wasn't a surprise but she's obviously very excited about our dinner plans!  LOL!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Playing The Cat in the Hat reading game

It's my official last day of vacation (but we still have the weekend!) & we're stuck inside while my car gets fixed so we decided we are going to play with every toy & game Gigi got for Christmas!!! Let the marathon begin!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Yum!!!

Come here Gigi, Mommy will clean those fingers!  LOL!

Trying desperately to eat only the sprinkles

What a fun time we had at the chocolate factory with our cousins today!  Tonight Gigi enjoyed one of the treats we made. A chocolate covered gummy worm with rainbow sprinkles!  Although she ate about a dozen gummy bears while there today she doesn't care for the chocolate so she tried biting off each of the sprinkles!!!  She got a little messy!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Finally winding down!!!

Her knew sheets are so very soft! I wish they came in king size!!!

Oh boy, she's still going strong...good thing I took that nap today!!

Her dragon & unicorn are already falling in love & they just met!

A very full day is coming to an end. Gigi loved all of her presents from Santa, mommy & daddy, & her cousins. It has been delightful watching her play all day and meeting new friends like her unicorn & dragon.  These two new friends really hit it off because they've already gone on a date where they went "to a movie, dinner, & lunch!" She is very excited to sleep with her new Rapunzel bed sheets (thanks Daddy for washing them so quickly!) and with a real pillow for the very first time!  She had so much fun playing pretend with Trystanne & Emily tonight with her new fresh market kitchen!!!  They were so adorable making & selling their baked goods!

Time for a reading break!!!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

My beautiful nieces & daughter!

Such a Merry Christmas!!!

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!

Christmas Eve & we're wearing a sundress & sandals!!! This is life in Florida!

Thanks Santa!!!

Only one more sleep until Santa comes!!!  This morning Gigi found this adorable dinglehopper hair brush in her sleigh. She's wearing the Jasmine nightgown that Santa left yesterday morning. We sure are going to miss getting such wonderful surprises each morning!!!  It has been fun. Especially that first moment when she jumps out of bed, runs to check the sleigh, and then jumps up and down excitedly yelling, "he came! He came!!" 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Sunday, December 18, 2011

On our way to visit Aunt Kathleen

We are so excited to spend the evening with our good friend at  Disney's Hollywood Studios to see the Christmas lights!!!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

A beauty of a day despite the beastly weather!

We are having such a fun time in Epcot today.  We spent a few hours with the family, but have all gone our separate ways.  After a wonderful Morrocan lunch and some Christmas carols by the Voices of Liberty, we are now floating through the countries, including France, where we just met Belle and the Beast.  It feels more like Christmas in July but we are still enjoying ourselves!

Friday, December 16, 2011

Thanks Santa!

This morning Gigi found Belle's Enchanted Christmas movie in her sleigh!  What a special treat she can share with Nana & Papa today! I wish I could stay home & enjoy it with them!  I have a feeling she will be willing to watch it again!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Only 11 days until Santa's big visit!!!

This morning Gigi found a purple dragon in the sleigh from Santa. Of course she corrects me when I say that because although it's from Santa it's his elves that bring it. Apparently he's too busy at his workshop to deliver any toys right now. He is preparing for his visit & it's very soon!  Every morning Gigi moves the star in the Tigger stocking to the next date & he tells us how many more days are left. We have a fun little tradition each morning including moving a hunny pot magnet on a count down calendar too.  But I think her favorite part is opening a present. I think that's my favorite part too! She liked her little dragon & has identified her as a girl but we're still working on a name for her. She suggested Princess as she always does but I'm encouraging her to be a little more creative.

On a different note, how sweet is this little dress?  A Once Upon a Child find. It's a size 3T & just a little too short but I just couldn't help myself!  It is so very cute!  She needed a few long sleeve dresses even though our winter is being so shy! Keep watching for the blue snowman dress. It's another super cute one. She'll be wearing it Friday night at her school Christmas show.  And the green butterfly dress that she'll be wearing Sunday for Aunt Kathleen's visit...Aunt Kathleen loves butterflies!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Thanks Santa!

This morning Gigi found this very pretty Rapunzel shirt in the Christmas sleigh. It was a delightful surprise for all of us!  The countdown continues...only 12 days until Christmas!!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Yes, I'm that mother!!!

She's cute as a cookie and she's only 3 once so yes we dress her up in silly costumes and she loves it as much as us!  We're off to a quick visit to the Magic Kingdom. It's our last chance for a visit in 2011. We would have been off sooner today but our plumbing issues decided to act up again over night but I'm so glad to say Papa & Uncle Ron have fixed it...again....3rd times a charm...we hope!  No silly clamp this time. New pipes! Let's just hope there's no new leaks from other areas in the house!!!  Some day they will all need to be replaced, I'm sure. But not today!

Well, there's only 14 days until Santa's official visit but he sure has been leaving some wonderful gifts for Gigi each morning. She won't have as many to open Christmas morning but it's so nice to have a full day to enjoy a gift all by itself before opening the next one. Today she got this beautiful Cinderella plush doll. She's wearing Gigi's favorite color!!!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Thanks Santa!

This morning Gigi found this adorable Snow White shirt in her sleigh and even though it is 12/6 it is still warm enough to wear a short sleeve shirt!  Despite the lack of cold weather we have been enjoying the 25 days of Christmas and love waking up to see if Santa's elves left a surprise in the sleigh. So far so good! 

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Oh my how they've grown!!!

Hogwarts here we come!!!

We're heading to Hogwarts for our annual family day & Gigi was very excited to find a Harry Potter wand in her sleigh this morning from Santa's elves for the 25 days of Christmas. Now that's what I call perfect timing!!!