Santa Pictures

I have decided that I have become a sporadic poster. I go a while without posting and then I do five in one day. Sorry!

I am FINALLY posting Santa pictures. As I've mentioned before, Gracie has been terribly scared of most anything and especially characters. For instance, she loves to go to Chuck E. Cheese, but will claw you to death trying to climb up into your arms if he even dares get within 20 feet of her. The last two years, I have had to be in the Santa picture with her to keep her from crying. I decided this year to actually book a session with Santa, so she would have time to talk to him and be around him a little before she was forced into his lap. My plan worked!! We first took pictures with Santa behind the girls' chair. They had NO CLUE he was even there. It was great! Then, he came out from behind the tree and began to talk to Gracie. He was such a nice guy. He called her by name, complimented her dress, joked with her. She ended up VERY comfortable with him as you can see in the pictures. It was a great success! Even Katherine did okay as long as I didn't make her sit in his lap, which I did, and I even forced the poor photographer to take the picture. Oh well, that's what memories are made of, right?

Gracie's 4 year old pictures

Here are Gracie's 4 year old pictures we had made yesterday. I can't get over how much she looks like a little girl now instead of a baby. It seems like she has grown up so much between 3 and 4. I've told her that she has to stay 4 forever. She just laughs at me, but I'm serious!! :)

It's Official!

I cancelled Gracie's dentist appointment this morning! I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. Thanks again for all of your kind words and encouragement!!

Just take a little off the back, please.

Here are pictures of Katherine's first haircut just to shape her hair up a little and of Gracie's most recent cut. Gracie's was definitely more drastic than Katherine's, but she was very excited to get it cut. Matt was excited too, because he does most of the hair brushing in the mornings and her hair had gotten very tangly and she is tender-headed. So far, it has made the mornings much easier. I'll have to let you know after Thursday if I can still get it in a decent bun for dance!