getting ready for Christmas

The kids made the grandmas some hand painted towels for Christmas. 
 

 

Anna's looked really cute, and almost like the picture we were using for an idea, until she decided she wanted to paint more, and painted all over the "elves" with black paint....  She was happy with it though, lol! 

 

The kids helped Mike wrap the presents and then Anna used scraps of wrapping paper to try to wrap up her stuffed animals. 

 

 

More elf excitement

The elves built a sleight and reindeer out of duplos for the kids to play with.  I love the pic of how excited Anna is! 

 

 

Then they built a HUGE train track

 

 

And on their last day here, they built a zip line with christmas lights from the railing all the way to the tree. 

 

 

Henry Ford Museum and Santa visit

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas trees and elves

We put up the Christmas tree last weekend and decorated it this weekend (everyone was sick last weekend and didn't feel up to it...)
 

Our Christmas elves showed up Saturday morning and had been catapulting ornaments onto the tree trhough the night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last night, the elves spent the evening catching up with all the old dolls and meeting the new ones.

 

Playing in the leaves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween 2013

This year Josh asked to be a ghost and Anna wanted to be a Lion.  The ghost costume proved difficult to trick or treat (see) in, so I think Josh learned a valuable lesson in costume picking :)  We had a rainy night, but the kids both still had lots of fun!

 

 

 

 

 

kitty witch and lego man

Mike's pumpkin