Christmas make me feel e-MO-tional...

We are getting into the Christmas spirit around here!
There has been some fun goings-on over the last few days.

First, I took Kate (with my friend Janet and her little girl Alexis) to see the Nutcracker. Our requirements were quite stringent, and not the way you are thinking either. It had to be a children's version (shortened). The tickets had to be cheap. It had to be close to home. It had to be one where you could sneak out if your kid was having a comeapart and no one would judge you. We found it. I was slightly nervous because the girls hadn't been to a ballet before, but they loved it. And they especially loved the asphalt pie at Wingers after. (Kate keeps calling it "Weiners." We are working on that.)

Kate's Aunt Lirio gave her a special Christmas Scarf. I joked a couple of posts ago about Kate's favorite aunts, but really truly, all of her aunts are pretty incredible.

Yesterday was a very full day. We started at the aquarium. Their favorite part was the frogs:

...the alive ones, but this picture will do.

They also went crazy for the touch pools but I was too busy trying to keep everyone dry to take many pictures.

We picked Bruce up from work and headed downtown for dinner and temple lights.
We decided that Kiki has an abnormally large tongue.

Bundling up was tricky- Kiki is not good with gloves- she kept coming up with an empty slot in the glove. She said, "Wait a second! I need another finger!"

Kate was to wear red and green to school today. I laid out the green shirt pictured with a pair of jeans, but she felt that red should also be represented. As a result, here's how my kid went to school today:

Lastly, I've felt my guest bath has been a little boring. So I did some redecorating.

Isn't my "blood bath" mat cozy and welcoming?
Come and be my guest....blah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaaaa!