It's SNOW much Fun!

There have been a few inches of snow the past few days so Dan built Ellie an Igloo...

Tee-Hee

Poor little Colton wanted to go outside too

Hot chocolate with Marshmellows to help warm up!

Nutcracker

Ellie's dance studio performed the Nutcracker for the first time this year so I decided to take Ellie on a little date to watch the performance. Ellie's class didn't participate since they decided to make it for 4 yrs old and up.
It was so much fun watching her watch the dancers. She LOVED it! She was mostly excited to see her dance teacher and her good friend Sophia. When they appeared on stage she squealed their names and tried to get their attention. We were a little too far away for them to hear us though. ; ) Other than seeing her friends, her favorite part was watching the little mice and soldiers fight.
Afterwards Ellie went up on stage to say Hi to Sophia and to check out the set. When we were heading off the stage she told me she wanted to dance. After acting a little shy she finally burst out in a pretty long dance filled with stomping and twirling. I don't think anyone but me was watching but she sure was proud of herself and serious about her performance!

What a Team

Here's a pic of the boys putting up Christmas lights.

= )