Happy New Years!!!

Happy 2012!!

We had a small gathering with some friends for NYE this year.  We ate tons of food, and played and had a grand time.  Then we played with glow-in-dark bracelets and the Muffin got to try out Sparklers for the very first time! 

At first she was a bit apprehensive, but she quickly caught on to the fun and I think really enjoyed playing with them, and even lighting them in the big candle.

The Muffin had a great time ringing in the New Year with her pal, but at this point the two of them were about as blinded by a thousand camera flashes (trying to find them in the view finder since it was so dark!) as could be!

And then of course Momma and Daddy had to get in on the action and take their yearly photo together!

Christmas with the Muffin

The Christmas season around here is pretty chaotic.  So here is a slide show of Christmas highlights for the Muffin.  The newborn in the photos is the Muffin's newest cousin.  The photo's span from decorating the tree, to making (and then eating) Gingerbread Houses at our friends house, to the Lights Before Christmas at the Zoo, to Christmas Eve with Momma's family to Christmas day with Daddy's family to Christmas evening here at our home.  This has been a very busy few weeks!  Enjoy the slide show.

This video is of the Muffin on Christmas morning.  Daddy and I decided we had to wake her up (Hey, it was gonna be a full day!) so we thought it would be fun to video tape her reaction to the news that Santa visited our house last night while she was asleep.

The Muffin also got a fishing pole for Christmas, so Daddy took her outside to learn how to cast.  She is a natural!

She seemed so excited opening this present (a ballerina doll named Tess) that I thought I would share it.  The funny part was that she didn't really react to the doll, much to our surprise and dismay...but she sure had fun opening the gift!

A short snippet of her opening some really sparkly shoes!

 

 

Hope you enjoyed all of the fun Christmas moments brought to you by the Muffin!!

The Muffin and Santa Claus

The Muffin gets to sit on Santa's lap...And then of course I left in a little shameless plug of my wee new nephew...

The Muffins Christmas Play - Our little star!!

The Muffin's preschool class put on a small Christmas Play for the parents on their last day of school.  The Muffin had the honor of playing the Star of Bethlehem (although begrudgingly because she wanted to sit down, lol).

The Muffin's First Program

Don't forget to pause the music in the player at the bottom of the blog before you try to watch the video.

Otherwise you'll hear music and the video.

Oh what a day!  The Muffin had her very first Christmas program just before Christmas.  Momma, proud as ever, video taped every movement the Muffin made!  You'll be able to see her in the bottom left hand of the screen during the program, and she is also the last one in line as they are entering the auditorium.  The Muffin was so happy to have her grandparents and even her Great Aunt M at her program with Momma and Daddy.  She was proud as a peacock and did a fantastic job singing, we were all so proud!

Official Preschool Photos

Well, its about time!  The Muffins official preschool pictures (taken back in October) have finally arrived.  Sheesh!  BUT, they were worth the wait because she is so doggone cute!!  Here she is at 3 years and 9 months old.

You are sew cute!

The muffin, making a little Ginger Bread Girl ornament and getting her first sewing lesson.