Santa

I am such a happy Mommy tonight!! It's the little things in life that make being a parent worth it and this is one of them for me =) Aliyah hasn't been anywhere near Santa since she was 9 months old. I thought she would sit on his lap with Kinsley last year but I was wrong. She literally ran the other way! So I was completely shocked today when she sat on Santa's lap with no hesitation at all and I made it a point to tell her how proud of her I was several times today. This was a HUGE deal for her.

Kinsley, on the other hand, is scared of Santa this year. She cried so Brandon had to sit next to Santa with her on his lap but they did a good job of keeping him out of the picture. You can only see his hand holding her, which is ok with me. It will be a good reminder that she was scared this year. I hope she doesn't follow in her sister's footsteps. I love getting their picture taken with Santa each year.

After pictures with Santa, Grandpa and Grandma took the girls to ride the train while Brandon and I waited on the pictures. The girls rode the train twice and Kinsley thought it was the greatest thing. She would NOT get off the train when it was time. Brandon had to go get her and she sat in the farthest corner of her train car and screamed at him "NO,NO,NO!" I thought it was funny ;) We got lucky though and she didn't have a meltdown, she just kept trying to get back in the fence to get on the train again. She even tried sticking her leg b/w the fence to squeeze in but alas, she's way too chubby ;) The girls also rode the carousel and each time they came around Kinsley would smile, wave, and say "HI". So cute!!

This morning, Aliyah was in the Christmas parade with our girl scout troop. The theme of the parade was "Paws and Clause" so our girls dressed up as kitties and they carried signs that said "You better not scratch, you better not pounce, Santa Clause is coming to town." They were adorable and we had fun. I have pictures but I will have to post them later, the hubby is waiting on my to watch a movie =) We had a good day and I think I am actually in the mood for Christmas now ;).