Decorating the Tree

My Dearest Molly,

Every year, one of my most FAVORITE things you do is make ornaments at school.  Your teachers have been very creative -- we have reindeer with construction paper versions of your tiny baby hands as the antlers... a wreath made of green construction paper scraps you glued together... and a reindeer head you made out of painted puzzle pieces.  We'd get one, maybe two each year.  And when you brought them home, you were so excited to give them to us and we'd hang them on the tree together.

Then came Kindergarten... and an avalanche of Christmas ornaments:

First, an ornament you made with Shiloh, your third-grade buddy...

Then this little Rudolph, which make me smile every time I look at it...

The scratch-off skate you decorated at your class party...

And two glittery gems you made at after-care...

Then we went to Glazed and Confused and made a couple more!  (Yes, that's your thumbprint and Ellie's thumbprint as reindeer.)

And last, but not least, this beautiful ornament you made in Mrs. C.'s glass as a Christmas present for Daddy and me:

I can't wait until next year.

Catching Up...

Ok, so a LOT has happened since my last post... but December was a crazy month (as it always turns out to be) with an unexpected overnight trip for me (which turned into an unexpected two-night trip, thanks to fog in Atlanta...).  But it was a great month - with a lot of fun happenings.  You love the holidays as much as I do, which I LOVE. 

Here's a quick recap (I'll embelish more later - I promise.)

- You and Daddy took a road trip to visit Papa and Grandma - your first-ever road trip with just you and Daddy!  You had a great time... and even saw Santa Claus at Home Depot day! And Mommy just sat at home quietly and waited for you to get home... :)

- Wobbly tooth turned into a missing tooth on Dec. 12!

- You had your Five-A-Palooza friends over for our first-ever (and annual?) cookie party the next day. 

- You went to your friend Izzye's birthday party - she had it at a local cooking school and you had a blast.

- Papa and Grandma came up for an early Christmas visit.

- I took you and Ellie to Glazed and Confused for some last-minute Christmas presents.

And that doesn't even include your open house at Ballet, your Christmas party at school, Christmas day, or our trip to Florida and your first-ever visit to the beach!

Whew... no wonder I'm behind in my posts.