lately

Ruby is such a funny little girl.  She loves to spin herself around and around until she gets dizzy.  She rocks forward and backward in her high chair durning mealtimes.  She smiles really cheesy and on purpose; she knows that makes us laugh.  When she gets in trouble and I frown at her she smiles very coyly at me.  It's as if she already knows how to weaken my resolve.  She a child prodigy!  :)

She will steal Stella's blanket from her to cause a comotion and she has been ALL ABOUT the christmas tree.  She is always messing with the ornaments and has already broken several; she is relentless.  Our tree is very top heavy with ornaments now.  We are really looking forward to Christmas this year; Ruby is going to be so much fun and Stella can't wait for Santa to come!  Every night she asks if it will be the night for Santa to visit. 

Stella is doing great in school and we are really looking forward to her first christmas program which will be next week. She wears a necklace, bracelet and bow or head-band to school almost everyday.  We've been having lots of fun shopping together this month, and putting up the christmas decorations, getting the christmas card and envelopes ready and making ornaments and a gingerbread house together.

This was the night we put the christmas tree up.  We watched a christmas movie, drank hot cocoa and had popcorn.  It was a fun night.

Stella ate one piece of candy for every one she put on the gingerbread house.

We went to the annual Greenville Christmas Parade last weekend.  It is always a great parade.  Stella's favorites are all the bands that come through, the cute dogs and Santa in his sleigh.