Starting off the Holiday Season

I am so excited that Isla is getting older and understanding more of what this holiday season is all about. Everytime she sees a Christmas tree or a Santa figure she says "oooohhhh" and blows it/them kisses. 

Our besties the Zurns invited us to go and see the Festival of Trees @ the Southtown Expo Center. That was one crazy festival!! Our favorite tree was the "UP" tree - it was pretty cool. Isla wasn't understanding that the chain/rope that was protecting the trees from little gremlin hands like hers - so it was meltdown time when we kept her from grabbing all the fun trees. 

Here's the Zurns: 

And us: 

This is how Isla really looks most of the time:

One sock, hair escaping, and a cheeser smile

Saturday December 3 was the Grand America Hotel for the yummy Breakfast with Santa that Micah's family does every year!

Micah's sister was ready with a pose at every turn:

 Here's Aspen helping with Isla who was "BIG GIRL" with eating all her breakfast.

Here's me trying to discuss with Isla why we don't run all over a restaurant...yeah all you mom's know that face, it's not really a discussion when the one-year-old is dead set on running wherever she wants. 

Aliya is such a hoot. I asked her for a beautiful cheese smile:

Uh....Santa wasn't the biggest hit with Isla, ha ha. She was fine just looking at him while in Mommy's arms, across the room. She totally blew him kisses when she was that far away.

Here's the whole crew: From the left we have Britt, Matt + 2 girls, Camie & Jeff + 4 kids, Papa Dave and Grandma Gaysie, and our family; Micah, Isla, Poo-Bear, and me.

Isla's new picture taking face: Tongue out!

So after discussing with Isla about running wherever she wants to, she decided she'd be cornered in the room and eat some ice with a spoon.

So we went outside and took some pics in the freezing cold:

here's isla's face when she saw the big Christmas tree: AAAAHHHH!!

 Santa and Mrs. Clause gave out some legit candy canes, so on the ride home we let her go at it: