Now, for some nicer family moments...

The girls helped me make some Christmas cookies earlier this week. They had a great time putting on the sprinkles. Alyssa worked on one snowman and decided she wanted it to be all white. So, she picked out all of the white sprinkles and added it to the cookie - I didn't think she would ever finish! Lainey is ready to start adding sprinkles!

Creating their masterpiecesFriday, before going to the zoo and visiting Santa, I took the girls to the museum. There are days when the girls do nothing but fight constantly. Luckily, Friday was not one of them. They played great together, and Alyssa really looked out for her little sis when bigger kids came around. We all had a great time!

I didn't even have to push Lainey around in the stroller!

Ryan showed up right before it closed and got to go down the slide with the girls. Alyssa was definitely the champion slider.
After the museum, we headed over to the zoo to see Santa. If you have not seen the video in the previous post, then you should check it out. Then, come back and look at these nicer family moments again. That way, Ryan and I won't seem like totally evil parents. After the zoo, we went next door and checked out the trains. Alyssa did a great job with the scavenger hunt!

Yes, we're THOSE parents

Have you seen the parents that make their children suffer through something, just so that they can get a picture. Yeah, that's us. Ever since Alyssa's 2nd Christmas, we always go to the zoo to see Santa Claus. And, each year we buy the picture. Well, we REALLY wanted a picture of the girls with Santa this year to follow tradition and to add the photo to our current collection. And, Lainey REALLY doesn't like Santa. Let's just say we won't be winning any parent of the year awards. At least they took the picture very quickly (look for the flash).

I'll be posting some nicer family moments, like baking Christmas cookies and going to the museum, later this weekend.

Just enough snow

There was just enough snow today for Alyssa & Ryan to go sledding. Lainey is sick, so she stayed home with me and we got to cuddle. Ryan took Alyssa to Paul Ruster Park. There's a big hill there and we've never taken the girls there out of fear that they'd be run over by bigger kids. Ryan said there were only a couple of people there - he and Alyssa had a great time!!!

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