December

Pictures from December before Christmas Eve:

 girls watching a movie together

 sweet sisters

 no more looking at the camera

 silly girl coloring

 laughing

 the look of concentration

 Ella, Penguey, and our Advent envelopes

 envelopes

 Molly's favorite part of decorating for Christmas---climbing up and down the step ladder

 Ella decorating the tree

 Molly and Rob decorating the tree

 adding the finishing touches

 the reindeer

 a few more

 Ella writing---she is always writing something

 silly girl

 How did she get to be this big already??

 a sleepy Molly---laying on her pillow while on her bike

 an attempt at a sister photo...

 girls counting money

 Ella pushing race cars down the track from the sofa

 getting the track just right

 Ella and her new Build-a-Bear friend, Fluffy

 Ella and Molly having a tea party

 silly girl sitting in the toy stroller

 "Look at me!....Up on sofa!"

 The "Molly-look" when we ask her to smile for the camera

 winter ride

 talking to the neighbors' snowman

 sister love

 at the Macy's Light Show in the city

 checking out the tree at Macy's

 one of the trees at Macy's

Ella playing with a giant chess piece in the city

 Rob and Molly in the city

 on another chess piece

 girls playing together

 white chess piece

sisters

 trying to hold up the giant tipping domino

 making a scene out of shaving cream and marshmallows

 messy fun!

 the "Molly-look" again

 sisters coloring a "house"

 collaborating

 wearing earmuffs sent from England relatives

 sandtarts for Dad!

 watches from Auntie Titter and Uncle Dave--thank you!!

 before going out light-looking in the neighborhood

What can I say about this pic??