Merry Merry, part 2

The holiday spirit continues! We attended some holiday activities at the Arboretum. We decorated cookies (with Miss Minnesota and Miss Outstanding Teen, no less). The girls loved shopping at the kid store (where kids buy their parents gifts with adult helpers). The girls spent almost an hour in the store picking out our gifts and decorating our bags. They took their jobs very seriously and were so excited about it. But the most fun part of the day was when they played a life-sized game of Candyland! They loved skipping through the Lollipop Woods and Gumdrop Mountain.

 

  

 

Willa sang in her holiday program at school. Here they are getting ready to go:

 

Willa and her good bud, Katie, are ready to sing!

  

Almost! There were some pre-concert sillies!

My favorite song is always, "This little light of mine," which was particularly amusing this year as the kids were given flashlights for it.

We also visited the Lights in the Park at Lake Phalen. To prepare, I laid out the girls' jammies along with a ticket for the night.

We then gave them treats and cocoa in the car. Willa had such a long day that she spent a good part of the drive there doing this (notice she is still clutching her marshmallow). Thankfully we were able to rouse her when we finally arrived!

We got a kick out of the "under the sea" Christmas theme this year!

We made our annual gingerbread house with our friends, the Thompsons. Yum!

We also made a batch of cinnamon gold glitter playdough. Our two joyful bakers rolled and patted, and then sold the sweet treats in their shop and served them at the cafe. Later, we baked a few and painted them for ornaments. Such a fun, sweet-smelling activity!

 

 

 

   

Coming soon...Christmas!