Well our dear Opa turned 75 today.  We took him out for supper.  Rebecca and daddy enjoyed singing “Happy Birthday” to him at the top of their lungs, in the restaurant (twice too!).  Happy birthday Opa, we love you!

Well we made our first gingerbread house as a family with the help of our caregroup.  We had structural difficulties (meaning our roof kept sliding off), so I had to put in candycane supports, and gingerbread men to hold it up.  Well, there is always next year.  The house is sparingly decorated on the roof because Rebecca thought it would be more fun to play than decorate.  She is having a good time picking the candy off!

I gave Rebecca a toy catalog today, and asked her to look through it and point to things she wanted.  She was quite excited, but still a little puzzled about this.  Afterwards her and daddy were having a great time giggling and playing and I managed to capture the many moods of Rebecca, a rare occurence!  Check out the gallery.

Rebecca is enjoying her Advent calendar.  She loves to go and feel it during the day to make sure there aren’t any more treats there.  Needless to say I have to fill it one day at a time!   Opa and Rebecca built some snowmen outside today.  I’m not sure who had more fun!  Opa is quite skilled in snowmen building, even digging through the snow for leaves and branches to decorate with!  Check out the gallery for a picture.

We are also delighted to have a new neice/cousin in the family!  Baby girl Enns, (name to be decided) arrived today in the wee hours of the morning.  Welcome little one! Pictures in the gallery.

We had a lovely breakfast with Santa, along with lots of our friends from the Bamboo Bunch.   Rebecca did well this year, no crying for Santa, and when he asked her what she wanted for Christmas, she said “Special Treats” (meaning candy)  She really doesn’t get that she can ask for toys yet. More pictures here!

We all went to buy a Christmas tree.  It might be a bit early, but I had some free time.

We spent a few days in Niagra.  The first night we spent at a hotel near the falls.  It was a nice area to explore.  The second night we spent at Great Wolf Lodge.  It was fantastic.  Melinda is already planning a return visit in a few months. See the pictures here!

Crafts are one of the few things she can really focus on.

I tried to teach Rebecca how to use a salad spinner.

Grandma and Grandpa came to Rebecca’s preschool open house.