Christmas Eve gingerbreads the girls made:
Alyssa worked so hard on her proper ginger man wearing a tie and her sparkly ginger girl, Emma made a St. Nikolaus that she loved, and Rebekah coated the Gingey Twins in sprinkles. A sugar overload with all that frosting and sprinkles, but so cute!
Sleepy eyed, excited girls.
Sweet Ka'iulani spent all her classroom dollars to buy her little sister this precious puppy in their most recent 5th grade auction. She was so excited for Kamele to open her present, and she also made Kahiwa a fleece poncho. I always help the girls get each other something small for Christmas, and I was so touched that having her own resources for the first time this year, her first instinct was to get her sisters something special. She didn't buy anything for herself. 
Excitement over zoobles, pretty necklaces from Aunty Kui and Uncle Tommy (Thank You, Thank You!), and fleece! Thank you also to Aunty Ku'ulei, Uncle Addison, and cousins for the beautiful kimonos and bracelets, I know what we will all be wearing to church during missions week this year. 
Fluffy pink robes from Great Mommy and Great Daddy ~ the girls loved them so much that they wore them most of the day. I don't think Emma took hers off! Thank you, Great Mommy and Great Daddy!
We never heard of the German pickle ornament tradition until after our girls started school, but I've come to learn that lots of families have some variation of this tradition. There is supposed to be one pickle ornament hidden on the tree, and whoever finds the prized pickle, gets an extra gift. Well, in order to avoid a Pickle Battle Royale, we bought three pickles when we were in Epcot, Germany. And while we took the "competitive" aspect out of the game, it's always fun to watch the girls find them!
The girls big gift from us was Band Hero. They love to sing, and apparently, we have a couple of aspiring drummers too. After playing several songs, we practically had to pry the drumsticks out of their hands to pack up the car and head to my parents house. Time went by too quickly at G & G's, as always, but it was a great Christmas!
"Uncle Teddy Bear" and Emma by the tree.
The girls love the Pillow Pets that he brought them!! Thank you, Uncle Ted! The girls have been asking for Pillow Pets for such a long time and you picked out the perfect pets for them.
Alyssa was so excited about this cute sweater outfit and boots combo from G & G! 
Emma loving her cute Panda that she named Poof, and her new books. Probably two of her favorite things ~ stuffed animals and books!
Rebekah with the teeny tiniest stick on finger nails ever made! We will have a lot of fun with those, she wanted me to put them on immediately :-)
Alyssa and my dad playing Band Hero. I have wondered at times, where Alyssa may have picked up her singing ability. Since getting a Wii, I've discovered it likely came from my Dad. He's really that good!!
The pet shops that these girls have barely put down since they came out of the boxes. Thank you for everything G & G!
My dad taking Alyssa and Rebekah out to plow snow in the mule. He later pulled them behind in a sled, which they loved. This was the day after Christmas, and Little Emma was sleeping at the time, but she did wake up to have her turn in the afternoon. She had been fighting off a cold for over a week before Christmas and on the 27th when I was finally able to get her in to the doctor, she had an ear infection and likely the start of pneumonia as well. She got some antibiotics and steroids, and is doing much better, but I felt terrible. My instincts had told me to take her in before Christmas, but she kept insisting that she was fine. Other than sleeping unexpectedly for nearly three hours on the day after Christmas, she enjoyed a merry Christmas despite being sick. She's very convincing, but still...I should have known. I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Christmas!!
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What wonderful memories, thanks for sharing! it looks like you all had a great Christmas!!
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