Imperfection is Perfection! Our Christmas Tree!

For years my Christmas tree looked like this one.  The beads were strung carefully from branch to branch, bows and balls nicely spaced and all within the colour scheme.

Fast forward to 2013 and this is our tree this year.  And, it’s absolutely perfect and the one above pales in comparison for me!  I love it right down up to the crooked angel at the top!

We started with Hannah carefully draping weaving the beads while singing, ‘Jolly Old Saint Nicholas’

Once the beads were on Hannah donned her sparkle shoes in case of breakage.  We only lost 1 which was a much better record that in previous years!  I think it also helps that over the past 4 years I’ve also transitioned to many plastic ornaments.

The traditional final touch to our tree is the angel on top.  It took us about 10 mins with many stops for giggles but she finally got there!

Our primary decorator and her beautiful tree!  Great job Hannah XiaoFen!!

WestJet Christmas Miracle

I think almost everyone has seen this but just in case you missed it I wanted to post it here.

This is a Canadian airline and a surprise they offered to 2 flights recently.  I’ve seen it a number of times but still get goose bumps each time I view it!  Love stuff like this!!

Enjoy!!  Merry Christmas!

Frozen

Hannah has been talking about going to see ‘Frozen’ since we saw the first previews last winter.

Last weekend she and I went with her cousin Makenna and my SIL Trish for a girls afternoon out.  What fun we had!

I wasn’t sure if this movie might be a little too scary for her but she really enjoyed it and when things got too intense she just buried her head in my shoulder until that portion passed.  I found it funny to see what parts she found ‘scary’.  She watched the trolls just fine but was upset when the sisters were separated.

If you’re looking for a great family movie to attend this holiday season, Hannah and I give Frozen 2 thumbs up!

Mommy! Bobble Chippey Came Back!!

Monday morning Hannah woke up to a special surprise provided by none other than ‘Bobble Chippey!’  She first woke up o find a path of Hershey kisses leading from her bed to the main floor.

Once down there it was clear to see that good ole Bobble Chippey was back!  Wheee! 

A tradition Bobble Chippey started last year was decorating our kitchen table and setting out breakfast for us so he did that again this year.  Thanks BC!

Bobble Chippey is a fun little guy who spends the day in our home watching all the wonderful things that Hannah does!  Each night he flies back to the North Pole and tells Santa what a good little girl she is and then flies back and finds a new place to hide.  Here are his hiding places so far this year.

In the bookcase

Hanging from a picture in the hallway

In the spare toilet paper roll

Watching Hannah sleep

and finally wearing Hannah’s gymnastics outfit.  This one concerned her a little bit as she can’t touch him so wasn’t sure what she would wear to gymnastics this morning but I was allowed to gently lift him out of the outfit and set him on the floor again.  (Hannah isn’t supposed to touch him.  This is the first year that she’s picked up on this and now takes it quite seriously.)

This sweet little guy is a treat to have in our home this Christmas season as I watch her face light up each morning as she searches for him and them grins when she finds him!

Visit with Santa 2013

Hannah was excited when she found out she was going to visit Santa last night!!  For weeks she’s had fun circling gift ideas in wish books, browsing through the toy area at stores, taking pictures of things she would like for Christmas and even drawing pictures for Santa.  When she found out that she was actually going to see him she was a cute combination of over-the-top excited and shy all at the same time.  She suddenly wasn’t too sure she actually wanted to talk to the Jolly Old Man himself or just mail her letter to him.  After a little encouragement she was ready to go so we stopped at the house to get her changed and tidy her hair after a day of play at school.

Nana found this adorable dress for her when we were in FL and we both knew it was perfect for Hannah!

After this quick photo shoot t home awe headed to the mall to visit Santa!  Hannah was so excited although kept changing her mind about what she would tell him she wanted for Christmas. 

In the end it didn’t really matter as she was too shy to say much to him but Santa did a great job of asking her questions until they found something she would like.  She loves stuffed animals right now so he was right with her when he suggested a new stuffed animal!

And because this is always fun….

2012 – 3yo

2011 – 2yo

2010 – 1yo

2009 – 9 months old (No Santa photos this year as she’d only been home a few weeks and I didn’t want to frighten her.)