Christmas Reflections

So we made it through Christmas... the girls got completely spoiled.. We made our Reindeer Cupcakes yesterday. That turned into a candy/sugar fest since I needed Nilla Wafer cookies, Tootsie Rolls, pretzels and M&M's to make them. Oh and don't forget the cupcakes themselves and the chocolate frosting. The girls had fun helping me make them and eating some of the ingredients here and there.

Here's the link for making them...
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/rudolph-and-friends-953325/

We brought them to Uncle Stephen's house to share and then brought the leftovers home for Santa. We also made Chocolate Chip Cookies for sharing at Uncle Steve's too and left a few at home for Santa. We couldn't forget the reindeer so we left them some carrots. We almost forgot the glass of milk. Thank goodness Lee remembered before Santa made his stop here.

In the morning we found a note from Santa thanking the girls for the Milk, Cookies, Cupcake and the carrots for the reindeer and for them to enjoy the presents that he left. He totally spoiled us and them. They got a great PNP type bed for their baby dolls, new doll strollers, a toy stove and kitchen accessories (from my employers at the toystore), some new puzzles, new baby dolls, coloring books, crayons, a PillowPet each (from their cousins), bath time toys, a stuffed Grinch and a stuffed character from the book A Wocket in my Pocket. Clothing... oh the clothing. I think my family cleaned out a few clothing stores while shopping this year. It's not over yet... my best friend went shopping and got them a few things too.

The girls (Lily especially) are enraptured with the doll bed. Lily has been carrying it around the apartment quite a bit today. She finally settled on having it near her crib while she is sleeping tonight. They also tried out the new bath toys tonight. The Painting in the tub set wasn't as big a hit as I thought it might be but they adored the Fashion in theTub Dolls that they got. They stick to the wall in the tub area and have clothing that you can stick on them. It was a huge hit.. they barely wanted to get out of the tub. They also loved the new Duckys that were in their stockings and had a ball telling me that they were Baby Anna Ducky and Baby Lily Ducky and that the Ducky that we have to protect them from the faucet is the Mommy Ducky. Apparently these new additions have made Bath Time the best time... or as Anna said it, "I love bath time".

The only really bad thing that happened this Christmas is that my digital camera fell and broke right before we left to go to Uncle Steve's house. Thankfully I had my cell phone on me and was able to get some pictures with that over the holiday. Guess I'll be checking out the ads tomorrow for a new one.