All About Natalie

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Play date with mommy!

Natalie and I enjoyed a play date together today. We rode the merry-go-round, made a Kipper dog at build-a-bear, and stopped to pick up a happy meal. I will always be thankful for my breaks with my girl!

Quote of the Day

We're watching Lion King for the umpteenth time, and Natalie says "Simba loves his dad, but... He can't stay awake."

Spoiler alert

She's referencing the scene where Mufasa is dead and Simba can't revive him.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas!!

Wow, what a Christmas!! This was, by far, the most fun one yet, as Natalie "gets" it so much more than she did last year. From the paper chain Nickie made with her to count down the days 'til Christmas, to writing Santa a letter and leaving him cookies, to calling Santa (thanks to an iPhone app) and telling him what she wished for this year, to going to sleep on Christmas eve with the anticipation of Santa coming to our house to fill her stocking, it was a joy to see Natalie fully experience the magic of Christmas for the first time.

We went to Grandma and Paw Paw's house yesterday to celebrate, and had a great time! We had lots of great food and fun opening presents together. Natalie made out like a bandit! She absolutely loved the kid-tough digital camera that Grandma and Paw Paw got her, as well as the clothes and marker sets, doll and watch, but the apple of Natalie's eye was the Power Wheel "convertible" car that was waiting for her in the driveway after we opened the other presents! Natalie LOVED her first driving experience, even if it did take a while to get the hang of that whole steering thing.

After all that excitement, Natalie and Grandma put on their new, matching aprons (that Mommy gave to Grandma) and made cookies for Santa! Santa must've liked the cookies, because he took giant bites out of both cookies and left Natalie some gifts in her stocking! Natalie got a hair brush, two Dora bath scrubs, a toy cell phone and Squinkies from Santa. Mommy and Daddy gave her a Baby Alive doll, Play-Dough set, and Disney princess dress-up trunk.