PreK Christmas Pageant

Lila attends preschool at a Lutheran church. They really do their Christmas Pageant right - they start the story in Genesis with original sin and the need for a savior. Then they talk about how long God's people waited for the Messiah, and end with the birth of Jesus. It's an adorable show, and guess what part Lila got to play..... the serpent.

I kid you not!! I asked the teacher if there was some typecasting going on, but she denied it. ;) Lila also got a New Testament role - the Innkeeper, "because she has a nice loud voice", according to her teacher. Super. Here are the pictures - so cute!






The video of her walking in is priceless!!

My Five Year Old

Lila turned five last week, and I still can't believe it! What was life like before her?! I have no idea - calm and uneventful, I'm guessing. She sure does keep us on our toes!

She is a wonderful preschooler who thinks she is ten, at least, just like her sister. She loves to play with Trudy, dance (to Radio Disney songs, of course!), and watch movies. Her "new" bear (to replace the completely disgusting and worn out one), Henry, is still her favorite toy. Lip gloss is her addiction - she spends hours transferring ALL of her lipglosses from special boxes to purses and back. Lila is also very good at puzzles and can recognize and write most of her letters - if she's in the mood. ;) She is full of happy mischief and makes us all laugh with her shenanigans. We love you so much, Lila!!

Her birthday was a whirlwind week of celebrating. Tell me why, again, I decided to have a baby the week before Christmas?! Oh yeah - I had very little to do with the timing. It's craziness! We started out with a family party on Monday, because that was literally the only day before Christmas that everyone was available. Lila requested pizza and red velvet cake, and I appreciated the simple menu. She got books, Disney princess Pollys, E.T. (a favorite), and a camera (number one thing she asked for), among other things.

Aunt Becca comes up big... costume for Kit!

How old are you, Lila?

Tuesday, we celebrated her birthday in her class, and I was the helper. We brought her absolute favorite, soft pretzels, for the snack. I also got to watch the reharsal for the Christmas play - hilarious!

Calendar time with Mrs. Olson

Wednesday, her real birthday, we did a bit of shopping and had lunch at Burger King. We had to rush up to church after dinner for the kids choir (both of our girls) to practice for Christmas Eve.

My beautiful 5 year old
"Thanks Tanta!"

Thursday was her kid party. We had four little girls over for a "Mermaid/Under the Sea Party". It was pretty low key, all that mattered to Lila was that there was a pinata. :)

Kit Kitteredge showed up in her mermaid costume

Get out of her way!

Lilly and Lila

So Busy

We are still here. It's just that life has been a bit busier than normal lately. Since my last post, we've had:

A birthday party for Emma - she invited four friends and we took them all to the movies to see Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D. It was a good movie and a great time. We stopped for pizza on the way home, then had cookie cake and presents at home.

The Women's Christmas Banquet for church - I'm the coordinator of this two-night event for almost 500 women, and the business of it all was even crazier than normal this year! Phew! It was a beautiful night, but I'm so glad it's over!

The Living Nativity at a local church - a very cold, but very wonderful night. A local church does such a wonderful job of telling God's story. The girls love this highlight of the season, so even though Ryan couldn't attend (he was serving at our church), the girls and I went with friends.

A Gingerbread House night - at our house with good friends - but a very sticky floor! :)

Shopping
Crafting
Decorating
Cleaning
Wrapping
Shipping
Etc.
Focusing on the reason for it all

-Oh, and then our normal busy daily life. Lila's birthday is tomorrow, so I'll post about those events soon.