A Merry Christmas!

It seemed like there was so much build up to Christmas and then it came and went in a flash. This year was so much fun because Harlen was pretty into all the different things and traditions. We baked cookies, had her school Christmas party, decorated her tree, found Eddy (her Elf on the Shelf) every morning, read Christmas books, drove around to look at Christmas lights (even after Christmas), saw a couple Christmas puppet shows, saw a Christmas play, wrote a letter to Santa, saw Santa multiple times, put out reindeer food, and so much more. Whew. Christmas with kids is joyful, but oh so exhausting. 

Tree lighting fun. Definitely making this a yearly tradition. We went last year and this year and both times she had the best time.

School Christmas party and obvious sugar overload.

Bowling right before Christmas. She had so much pent up excitement and energy.

Santa came!

The #1 thing she asked Santa for was a silver bell from his sleigh, just like in The Polar Express. This was one happy girl when she opened it and then shook it to hear that it did, in fact, ring. It's the little things. :)

The sweetest sight on Christmas was seeing these two play together. She wanted to show him how his new toys and car worked.

Test driving her new bike!

At first she wasn't sure. (Even though shes the one who asked Santa for a pink bike) but she's getting the hang of it now.