Christmas 2017

Prepping for Christmas can be a lot of work unless you have really good elves to help you out!

Adding the top to the tree.  

Hanging an ornament or trying to tear one off the tree?

The traditional co-hanging of the "JOY" ornament for the two Joy girls.

Looking good for something.....

Matching pajamas brought by our elf, Orange.  Cute girls!

Edith opens a present from Santa.

Alena opens a fairy door for her growing "fairy city" in her bedroom.

Nora claps for her little mechanical puppy.

We all sit down to play with the cool light-up cars and track with the singing, light-up drawing board.  Geesh, those toddlers get all the cool gifts!

The group at Grandma and Grandpa Jensen's.  Alena holds up a grey fox blanket.

Grandma and a bunch of crazy girls all hopped up on Christmas cheer.

Lab visit

Since Mommy had to work after Christmas, Daddy brought the girls up to visit the Lab, which they had been wanting to do for ages.  They finally got to see it all and Mommy showed them the many tools and instruments she uses.  They look good in lab coats, working the pipetter.  Alena has been obsessed with this rabbit fur hat (named "Fuzzy") and donned it as part of her official Lab gear.

Mommy the Snow Taxi

Mommy is working hard as a snow taxi, dragging a pretty large load down the

 snowy 30th Street to deliver a few neighborhood Christmas cards.

Santa

We got to meet Santa a couple times this year.  Neither was Norman Rockwell, but good enough for our family!

Alena and Nora stand in proximity to Santa at the Kirkwood Holiday Party.  A delicious meal served at 3:30 in the afternoon, with kids crafts and live music included.  Just be done by 5:30!  

Hy-Vee Santa!  Edith clearly loves it!

Cookie making

Girls making cookies with Grandma.

Edith and Miles each suck down a packet of applesauce.