The Merriness starts

..and so does the happiness



The chosen tree

Yummy....

The tradition has started thanks to Nana and Boppa. It was not a ginger bread house, but a ginger bread Christmas tree and Lilly and Drew loved it. It is like their own personal creation that is edible. Check out the concentration.


"I am not too thrilled about this frosting on my finger...some one take it off please"







It proudly stands on their table as a center piece(half eaten of course)

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas

Lilly had a special night with just Todd and I the other night while Drew had a sleep over at Grandma and Papa's house. The evening started off with Lilly picking out a pretty little performing outfit because she was going to sing in front of the church that evening(so was Drew) She was practicing her songs and hand motions to the soon be performed songs, and Todd and I had a great feeling that she was going to steal the show.

Some before the performance shots with the proud mama and papa.




So....she faced the audience for this brief moment.




Then turned her back lowered to her knees and remained there for the rest of the musical performance. Please note Drew facing front, but with no expression. It has been told to me that Lilly turned at the very end of the singing, gave a scowl of sorts and then ran off. I was laughing so hard, I had teared up and must have missed the scowl.


We went out to ice cream after church, and went to a special breakfast the next morning at Omelet Express. Lilly's favorite thing next to animals is food, so that's what we gave her during her special time.


As we were leaving for church that night, Lilly turned on the outside lights and yelled, "take picture, take picture" She is very proud of what her daddy did to our house.