On the first day of Christmas...

Slowly but surely our home and our family are preparing for the holidays. Little by little the house is getting cleaned and straightened. The girls are in great spirits and Amelia loves wrapping presents and practicing writing her name on gift tags.

Friday night the girls had their first real taste of Christmas when they got to open gifts from uncle Chris and aunt Gloria. Amelia and Diana loved their presents, and both girls especially enjoyed their toy chest full of princess dresses. Amelia wanted to dress up as a princess right away, and Diana followed her big sister's lead (as she usually does - though notice that the princess' crown doesn't fit perfectly on Diana's head).

In fact, it was difficult to get Amelia out of her princess dress in time for dinner. It was so difficult to take Diana out of her Snow White top the following morning that mommy gave in and let her wear it to bed for her afternoon nap.

I only hope the girls love the rest of their gifts as much as they've enjoyed these.

Lisa