It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We had a nice Thanksgiving with Ryan's family this year. Layla played and played and played in the toy room. Kelsey was Layla's playmate for the day as Layla played a lot of kitchen and store. Thanks, Kelsey!! I only have one picture from Thanksgiving as I forgot to charge my battery (for the last month or so).

We decorated for Christmas intermittently throughout the weekend and I think this may be the year that Layla "gets it." It will be fun to watch! I love to hear her say words like "Christmas tree" (sounds like "frismis free"), "ornament" and "Santa." She loved decorating the house and the tree and her favorite Christmas song is "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."

It is funny what a difference a year can make. Last year Layla just wanted to take all of the ornaments off the tree. This year she carefully touches the ornaments asking, "What is this about, mommy/daddy?"

Digging through the ornament box

Layla's favorite ornaments, she was hoarding them for awhile but they did make it on the tree eventually.

And then there is Blue. Ryan and I are convinced that he thinks the entire Christmas tree is for him. He watched and purred the entire time we put it up. He can be found underneath the tree at all times and sometimes when we are not looking he can be found in the tree. Let's hope he keeps his paws on the ground this year!

Aunt Joan gave Layla a "Look and Find" Christmas book last weekend that has become an all out obsession. Layla's favorite page is full of gingerbread houses so Ryan and I thought she might like to give some real gingerbread house decorating a try.

"Mommy, me eat this??" (We are working on her "I"!!)

Ryan built the houses and Layla and I decorated. Layla did really well and actually got the concept of decorating. We might have some success with sugar cookies this year!!

One of the finished products. Layla made a gumdrop fence in front of the house :)

And if you noticed...no, Layla never got out of her pajamas all day long.

It was just one of the Sundays!!

I hope you all had a good holiday weekend!!