The Princess and the Frog

Last week, Maggie got to go on a special big girl "date" with daddy and mommy to see "The Princess and the Frog" at the movie theater. It was so, so, so cute! Our favorite part was when the firefly Raymond dies and becomes a star in the sky. Maggie said "Momma, he's a star in the sky looking at us just like Great Gramma does." Tear.

All Hail... Princess Margaret!

Just an FYI- Maggie has changed her name to "Princess Margaret."

Um, this is how I found her after her nap one afternoon. Sans underpants. With high heels. I promise she didn't learn this from her mother.

Maggie, sorry- "Princess Margaret," laying on the kitchen rug, waiting for her "Prince Charm-e-ling" (aka Daddy) to give her a kiss and wake her up. This is really fun while I am trying to get dinner ready.

The best part of this video is Princess Margaret toppling over in her high heels at the end of the video. No one ever said being a princess is easy!

Go Vikings!

We're not a huge "football following" type family (Golf, yes. Football? Not so much), but when Daddy's Vikings are in the playoffs....well, then that's a different story!

Jump-A-Roo!

Once the Christmas tree came down, we had room in the family room for the Jump-A-Roo. It's extremely loud, but it was always a favorite of Maggie's. It took a bit for Lucy to figure out just exactly she was supposed to do with it, but with Maggie's help (jumping up and down in front of her yelling "Like this, Lucy! Jump like this!") she quickly got a hang of it!

Christmas #4. The End.

Last, but certainly not least. We celebrated Christmas for a 4th time last Sunday at Ant Jood's house. We had a blast, playing with cousins Emme, Davan, Everett, and Camden! Ant Jood made a delicious brunch and there were, of course, even M-O-R-E presents to open! Whew!

Lucy and Papa share a giggle...

Lucy (We thought the headband might create the illusion of more hair. We were mistaken.)

Lucy's gummy smile!

Milan and Gramma snuggle.

Maggie and Davan open gifts.... Just a few of MANY!

Brad and Milan get silly!

Lucy and Maggie in their new matching dresses from Auntie Amy, Uncle Eric and Milan. So cute!

Maggie J

Davan, Everett, Emme, and Maggie play on the stairs

Brad helps Maggie figure out her new Princess CD player

Milan + Lucy = Buddies!

Christmas...Take 3.

Last weekend, we got together at Gramma and Papa's house for a third Christmas celebration. Scott, Becky and the girls drove in from MI for the day. Doug and Katie came up from Chicago, and Eric, Amy, and Milan were there for the day as well! It was lots of fun.....Maggie and Lucy got to spend time with their cousins, lunch was yummy, and the best part? More presents, of course! Maggie tries out her new trumpet- Just like Louis from "The Princess and the Frog!"

The Cinderella dress from Aunt Becky and Uncle Scott was a

H-U-G-E hit!

Auntie Katie and her new BFF, Lucy!

Milan's best gift? A box of "O's" of course!

Lucy was content to spend a better part of the morning hanging out in this laundry basket....

So cute!

Drooly Lucy!

Scott pondering how to use his Purdue engineering degree to remove Barbie from the box.

Eric tries on Amy's new Snuggie.

Papa opening gifts!

Maggie- our little drummer girl. Rum-pum-pum-pum.

Katie and Lucy... being silly!

Lucy loves her Auntie Katie....

...and Unky Dougie isn't too bad, either!

Auntie Katie and Maggie

Surprise! Maggie talked Auntie Katie into "just one story?"

Great Grandma Mindrum

In the midst of all the celebrating, gift opening, eating, playing, drinking, and more gift opening, we all got a chance to drive to Rushford and visit with Great Grandma Mindrum at the nursing home. She was really excited to meet Lucy and Maggie thought it was super neat that "she had a refrigerator in her bedroom!" (and even cooler that it had Jell-O in it that she was willing to share!)