Merry Christmas from the Easterlins!

After opening presents for over an hour (and then spending another couple hours taking the stuff out of the boxes and inserting batteries)...

We headed to Josh and Adrianne's. I made a delicious squash casserole. Apparently, Chloe thought it smelled like a dirty diaper...

We had a great time and great food.

The Watkins', trying to recall all 7 dwarfs.

Charlie with brain freeze from his ice cream.

Christmas parties

Charlie's Parents as Teachers party and Chloe's Girl Scout party were both held at school on the same day. How convenient for me! One was in the cafeteria and one was in the gym. One hour apart. It was like they planned it just for the Easterlins!
Chloe, Anna and Sydney

Charlie wants to be a Girl Scout!

We got just a dusting of snow this morning. Just enough to be pretty, not enough to be dangerous!

Chloe's first grade play

Christmas on Candy Cane Lane:

The red candy canes and green candy canes are debating which color is better. Santa picks red and the Christmas trees vote for green. Luckily, Mrs. Clause has been busy in the kitchen designing a red/green candy cane, reminding us all that we are the same on the inside and Christmas is about acceptance. How sweet.

Chloe was a red candy cane and did a wonderful job. She had a couple solos in the songs and remembered all her lines. We are so proud of you!

tree's up!

We got the Christmas decorations out today. Now how am I gonna keep Charlie out of the tree?