'Twas the night before Christmas...

Merry Christmas to all--

and to all a good night!!

So. Much. Snow.

We made it. Luckily our flight was in between major snow storms.
Other than the fact that we sat in the plane on the runway
{before takeoff}
for 3 hours, our flight was uneventful.

Here is what we've been up to so far:

So. Darn. Cute.
{Even if she did periodically scream and announce all 3 times she had to go "peepee"during church}

We got about a foot of snow last night and thought we'd take advantage of it.

A blog rarity.
A picture of --

Thanks for being our photog Jeff.
Wanna move to Boston so this can happen more often?

Cookies anyone?

I just made my last batch of holiday gift treats.

If you're still looking for ideas, make these. They will not disappoint.
And they're cute to boot!

Are the 7 dwarfs brothers?

If so this must be their--

...or at least Mckinlay thinks so.

Every time she reads this book she needs:
Mama Dwarf
"Bank-et"
{which is not a blanket at all--but the sling I made her}
and "Bobo"
{her bear}

When I get around to stuffing Papa Dwarf's feet I wonder if he'll get added on the list too?
Or are 9 dwarfs {or is it dwarves?} too many?

Want the pattern too? Click here.

Tree hugger.

Mckinlay has nothing but love for the Christmas tree. I'm just glad we don't have the same problem as last year. I walked in the room and found her giving the tree a giant hug and smooch.

Every morning we go into the front room and plug in the tree lights together. It's so sweet watching her eyes light up {"woah!"} and her little feet dance her around the tree in excitement.

We love Christmas!

Start 'em young.

Just a little {light} reading before bed.

{for all you Westerners -- DMD is the Eastern equivalent to DDS}

This is Mckinlay's current favorite read.
A 750 page textbook that will keep her occupied for a good 20 mins.

Hey, at least it's a Pediatric Dentistry book.

I'm considering sneaking in to her bedroom at night and repeating:
"drill 'em, fill 'em, bill 'em"
just to keep the dental fire in her alive.