Marbles Children's Museum

Debbie, Chrissy and I planned a morning out of the house, and as always, the museum is a great place to try new things and wear these little ones out!

Sad it's over!

There is nothing better than Christmas. The meaning of Christmas, the time spent with family, and the work searching for gifts that bring big smiles, and this year, the over the top excitement for Santa Claus! Girls were good because he definitely made it to our house!
Best story of the week leading up was my attempt to teach them about giving before the day of receiving came. We packed up clothes and toys, and went to the store to buy shampoo, lotions, diapers, items on the needed list at Raleigh Rescue Mission. This came about because Kate had a lot of questions about the people on the street that we give a little cash to here and there, and why are they hungry, why do they not have a home type of questions. (She is very 4 and very intuitive). Anyway, I arranged a tour of the mission instead if just a drop off for a better learning experience. I thought my plan was pretty cool to help others and teach my girls about giving in the same day, well.....it was an amazing experience, so much so that when we got in the car to leave, Kate said, "mommy, I want to live there!" Not exactly what I was going for, that turned into me having to explain if we live there, that means we are taking a spot for someone cold on the streets, and we already have beds and a roof over our heads. Lesson backfired a bit, but she at least comprehended the giving part, and Lyla told everyone she met, "Santa Claus coming to my house". She added smiles to many faces, and it was a wonderful day of giving!
We were so busy with cooking and playing the camera didn't make an appearance as often, but here are the few we did get!