Christmas Morning!

Sydney woke up almost 2 hours earlier than McKinzie so she had plenty of time to enjoy the new cars that Papa Ray and Grandma Judy sent for christmas! She was so excited and hopped in one car and played for a little bit and then went to the other - back and forth all morning! It was precious.

Santa brought rollerblades for McKinzie, but of course little sister loves them too! Let the fun begin!

McKinzie and Sydney wore matching pijamas for christmas eve and morning - too cute!! I love this picture because Sydney was so excited for every gift opened. She was truely happy for everyone and it was so precious!

My favorite memory of this Christmas morning was McKinzie's pure excitement - from seeing all the gifts under the tree from Santa to noticing that he had eaten the cookies she left for him - she was jumping for joy! I also loved Sydney's quiet enjoyment of our Christmas activities. She loved every part of it because she was with all of us and sharing in her sister's excitement. It was truely a magical christmas this year.

Christmas Eve

After dinner and bath time the girls we able to open a few presents on Christmas Eve! McKinzie's favorite was a Disney Princess book with CD.

Calling Grandpa and Grandma on Christmas Eve!

Sydney just loved getting to spend time with everyone together!

Merry Christmas!

We had fun taking our own family picture! The girls loved having Daddy set the timer and run!

The Christmas Card Photo Attempts ...

Build a Bear!

McKinzie had so much fun creating her very own pink princess bear. There were endless bear choices, but it only took Kinzie 2 seconds to decide on pink!

Putting in the stuffing and the heart.

Bear's first bath!

Choosing accessories! This took some thinking, but was still so much fun!

The finished product! A perfect pink princess teddy bear named McKinzie. Sydney loves her new little lamb! Thank you Grandpa and Grandma Whiteman! What a wonderful Christmas gift!

Meeting Santa!

It's safe to say that McKinzie has been a good girl this year! She has been so patient as we figured out our new routine as a family of four. McKinzie has grown up so much this year - in stature (4 inches and 5 pounds!) and also in maturity. We're so proud of the sweet and fun loving little girl that she is!

Playing with friends

We've been enjoying the cooler winter weather by playing with friends as much as possible! These two girls have been best friends since they were two years old!

Little girls and dresses

I bought the girls' christmas dresses the other day and McKinzie and Sydney had so much fun twirling and dancing! It was so precious!

Christmas Creations

Andy and McKinzie created a family of snowmen to decorate our lawn for Christmas!