Hanging Out with Grandma

Katie has fun being with my mom no matter what she is doing. This particular night, she thought it was fun to squeeze behind my mom and rest on her head!

Grandma has a very comfortable head!

We like to laugh together!

Christmas Painting

While waiting for Christmas to arrive, Katie decided to paint a picture. It was a relaxing thing to do in the busy time of the year.

I love to paint!

 I decided to paint Santa's beard red.

It was hard to make this paint very dark, but I still liked my final result!

President Letter #4

After hearing back from the nice people at Mount Vernon, Katie decided it was time to write to another president. This time, she decided to write to the first President Bush.

When we name all the presidents, I always like to name President Bush and President Bush. They have always been easy to remember. 

I hope he likes my letter, and... 

…remembers my name like I remember his!

Christmas Greetings

Katie was excited to get a card in the mail from her friend, Kai!

Thanks for thinking of me, Kai!

Merry Christmas, 2015!

Our Christmas was really nice this year. Katie was so excited to wake up and get downstairs to see what Santa had left for her. She received some Frozen toys as well as a My Little Pony castle, and she loved them all.

After playing with her new toys for awhile, it was a present-opening party. Katie enjoyed opening each and every gift that she received. The funniest gift she got was from Aunt Jennifer. Jennifer knew Katie got a lot of toys, so she got Katie an electric toothbrush. The look on her face when she found out she was holding a toothbrush was priceless! We all knew exactly what she was thinking, but even though her face showed a different picture, she made sure to thank Jennifer for the gift. Later, when Katie was doing Face Time with her friend, Kai, we told Katie to tell him about her toothbrush. Again, her face didn't look all too excited, but she calmly said, "It was amazing." I have no doubt that she really will think it's amazing when she starts using it!

After Katie opened her presents, she helped the rest of us open our presents. She just liked to be part of the process.

For the rest of the day, Katie went back and forth between all of her new toys, enjoying them all. It was fun!

I was so happy when I got downstairs and saw that Santa had come! 

I loved my Frozen toys! 

Later I found the castle for My Little Pony dolls! 

One of the first gifts I opened was the toothbrush Aunt Jennifer gave me. I made sure to thank her even though my face said it wasn't the most exciting gift I got. Everyone else thought it was funny for some reason.

Grandma and Grandpa got me a doll with her own closet! 

I was glad to get two new sketchbooks for my letters and artwork! 

Aunt Debby sent me some Frozen dolls that fit in perfectly with my Santa Claus gifts! 

She also sent me a sticker book and... 

…a new game! 

I was happy to get a new book. 

Then I opened up the next books in my favorite series of chapter books…The Never Girls. 

When I thought I was done opening gifts, I found one last gift from Santa under the tree. It was a unicorn that came in its own sparkly purse! 

When I got dressed, I decided to match my new doll that Grandma and Grandpa got me. 

Then I played dress up with her. 

I loved that she had an Elsa costume too! 

She can also be a ballerina like me! 

Before I went to bed, I played with my mom's new humidifier that lights up!

Thanks for all of my gifts everyone!

Christmas Eve, 2015

Katie had such a fun Christmas Eve this year! We started the day by doing some last minute shopping. Then we delivered Katie's hand-picked gifts for Garyldine, Aunt Jody, and Jim. Katie loves going over there.  When we got home, Katie enjoyed some dinner, and then I let her open a few gifts that evening.

At some point in the evening, I added a Santa Tracker app to my phone. Katie quickly figured out how to use it, and she checked on where Santa was about every 30-90 seconds. The excitement was fun to watch!

I was very happy to go to Garyldine's house and deliver presents! 

I filled the gift bags with treasures from the dollar store! Garyldine loved the Snow White figure I found for her! 

She also loved the magic wand she got. 

I always think it's funny to give Aunt Jody snakes. I used to think she loved them. Now it's just funny to see her reaction to the snakes! 

Garyldine got me a game called Jacks. I had never heard of it, but my mom is going to show me how to play. 

I also got a unicorn puzzle, and... 

…a special stuffed toy. It's tag mentions the red thread just like in my blog! 

I was surprised to get this book with Garyldine's name. I read it with my mom as soon as we got home! I think Garyldine is like the mouse in the story. I know she thinks music is beautiful!

After opening gifts, Garyldine and I started soaking Aunt Jody's snake, so it would start to grow bigger! 

When it was time to go, my mom asked me if I was ready for a nap, and this was the face I gave her to say, "No way!" 

When I got home, I played with Garyldine's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs toys that she let me bring home! 

After dinner, I got to open the gift from Grammy Noreen and Grandpa Joe. I loved the Rudolph bag! 

Sometimes it's hard to open gifts with Bailey around! 

It can be even harder when Sophie gets involved! 

I found a very exciting book - starring Ariel and me! I loved it! 

They also gave me stickers! 

Then Bailey was ready to help me open the gifts from my friends…Patty, Jason, Nick, and Marie. 

I couldn't believe it when I started to open the paper! 

I loved it! 

When I opened the second box, I took a small peek and got very excited! 

She was the perfect match to Anna! 

It was my dream come true. 

I was enjoying my gifts when I found out that Garyldine, Jim, and Aunt Jody delivered one more gift. 

I loved my cape! 

It was perfect for twirling, and... 

…it even had a hood!

Thank you for my gifts everybody!