Christmas Season is Here!!!

It seems like it has been so long since the post I did last week! Christmas season is definitely underway! So much to share!

Raegan has gotten pretty good at brushing her teeth. I don't think she would pass dentist standards... but I like her enthusiasm! You can't really take her from the bath to her bedroom without her wanting to stop at the sink to brush her teeth.


Raegan really likes Elmo. She has to watch an Elmo's World episode everyday. We got her a little Baby Elmo doll and the other night she had to have it for bed and when I gave it to her, she hugged it and snuggled to it under the cover. I thought it was a cute picture.


Speaking of Elmo's World. This is how she starts out watching the show (very serious).


Then she relaxes and starts playing while it's on. But if Elmo leaves the screen, she looks at us and says "Emmo?". Then as soon as he get's back on the the screen, she get's all excited. (she's not supposed to stand on the couch)


I think this picture may have actually been from last weekend, but I thought it was neat to see the relationship between Raegan and our dogs, Bristo & Luci. Here they are in the grass by the tennis courts. They look like 3 friends hanging out.


So Friday was a pretty busy day for me & Hannah. Hannah watched Raegan all day & night and Raegan was a bit of a brat that day. She made a scene at Barnes&Noble. And generally spent the day testing Hannah. Needless to say by the end of the day, Hannah was worn out.

Meanwhile, I was helping with the Chick-fil-A work with the SEC Championship game. On Friday morning I helped "Stuff the Dome" with coupons in the seats. That's actually a lot of fun.

And then I spent the afternoon & evening working the FanFare... taking pictures of fans with the Chick-fil-A cows. We print the pictures on the spot so they can take something with them. I guess I could have taken a sample shot so you could see the type shots we take.

In a booth next to our's, they decided to present me the Heisman Trophy. (don't I look like an athlete!?)



So Hannah & I both had an exhausting day on Friday but mine may have been a little more fun.


On Saturday, we all relaxed at home together. Hannah baked red velvet cupcakes for the neighborhood Christmas party and hung garland on the front of the house. We watched the SEC Championship game where Florida and Tebow were really impressive! Raegan learned how to say "football" pretty well... and knows to say it when she sees the players on the TV but also use it to refer to the little football I gave her. Besides watching the game, Raegan also helped me put Christmas decorations outside our house.


The slideshow below shows some shots of our house with the Christmas lights, etc.



So then Sunday rolled around. Hannah & Raegan went to church and I went to Chick-fil-A to prepare for our Open House. My responsibility is to coordinate pictures with Santa. We use the same photo system and setup as we do for the SEC FanFare. But shots with little kids with Santa are way different than shots of drunk sports fans with Cows! Below is a cheesy shot of me with Santa and one of his Elves.








After I got home from the Open House, we started getting ready for our neighborhood Christmas Party. Here is Raegan in one of her Christmas outfits. I think she knew she was cute.



Getting her to hold an ornament made for a cute picture... but then it wasn't so cute when she swung the glass ornament against the railing. Luckily nobody got hurt!



So then we went to the party. The party was nice (and right across the street). They had firepits, hot chocolate, hot cider, treats, Santa, kid activities, etc. Here is a slideshow of some of the pictures.



I think Raegan had a lot of fun at the party. When we got home, she was in a really good mood. She still had a cookie we gave her from the party. I was trying to get a picture of Hannah & Raegan together... but in this first picture she had that cookie in her mouth while laughing.



And finally, what Christmas season would be complete without people getting "Elfed". Here is Raegan dancing with the Elfs. (everytime I tried to embed the dance, it froze my browser... so you'll just have to click the link:)


http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/3GHfbdqQqq7fhR4wFJuP