12.24.2010

Christmas Eve Snapshots

Just a few presents to wrap, some chocolate chip cookies to make, and we're all ready for Christmas. Some snapshots from our day:

PopPop read to Leia, her froggy, and the
(non-functional) phone that hasn't left her hand in two days.
She "calls" her Daddy every few minutes to tell him
what she's doing. Last night, she gave him a
house-by-house description of our trip to see
local Christmas lights
.
Leia is fascinated by SpongeBob,
the best babysitter ever
when Meema needed to distract her for just 10 minutes
so she could get a cake in the oven.

Leia got to lick her very first cake beaters.
She wasn't sure at first what was going on,
but she quickly got into it.
Yum! I baked less than usual,
but I think we'll have plenty for tomorrow -snickerdoodles,
zucchini bread, chocolate chip cake and,
with Naia's help, a big batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Naia was more interested in washing dishes
playing in the bubbles than in cooking.
The girls got to open one present before bedtime;
I think they liked what Cousin Addy sent.
Merry Christmas, from our home to yours.