Here's some pictures...

I'm all caught up with pictures we have on our computer. Pretty sure we have some on our camera still, but I'll deal with those later.

For now just enjoy what I did silly!!!

Christmas in Mayville...

Isabella being odd.

No that's not bellbell's beer.

Kacey excited about getting Guitar Hero.

Daddy trying to teach Isabella how to bowl.

Bellbell's new Carebear from Santa. Last Christmas we were planning to get this same one for her, but somehow forgot all about it. I didn't remember anything until Bailey's birthday this year when she got one. I'm glad I finally remembered, I mean Santa remembered.

Playing darts and daddy cuddling with Isabella's new Carebear.

Santa's Village...

As you can see there wasn't too much picture taking.

Making spritz cookies...

This was the first year we tried making spritz cookies. They are one of my favorite christmas cookies. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out well.

Making the colored sugar.

Daddy trying to get the dough to come out of the damn cookie press. We were probably able to get about 8 cookies that looked good. Then the dough, or the gun, decided it hated us and there was absolutely no dough coming out. I made Doug try cuz' I figured since I'm a girl I must not be strong enough. We found that either Doug is also a big girl, or there was something wrong. Therefore we decided to just roll the dough into balls and then flatten them. We carved our own little designs into them with a knife. They didn't look like I had hoped, but they still tasted yummy.

Bellbell squishing down the balls to make our own version of spritz cookies.

A couple pictures...

She asked me to do this to her hair. After seeing it in the mirror she loved it. I don't know. She's Doug's daughter.

Sleeping Bellbell.

Christmas at home...

We did Christmas at our house a few days early since we'd be in Mayville and then Devils Lake later.
Drinking some sparkling white grape juice and refusing to eat her lasagna. Pretend the lasagna looks better than it does. When I dished it up it fell apart so it doesn't neccessarily look as good as it tasted. After we ate we went to look at the Christmas light displays in Lincoln Park. Just like last year Bellbell was upset when we were all done looking at them. We decided to drive around town a little to look at lights on houses so she would get to see more lights, but about 2 minutes after we left the park she was asleep anyways.

Very excited about her Sleeping Beauty movie.

Her new pencil sharpener so daddy doesn't have to sharpen her colored pencils every single day for her.

She loved the Etch-a-Sketch. She's still trying to figure out the concept of using both dials at once. She makes awesome squares though. ;)

Doug reading the directions on how to blow up Isabella's hopperball (a ball she can sit on and bounce around the house). It amazes me what things he'll choose to read directions for and what things he just wings it.

Bellbell's dance recitals...

Excited for her first dance recital which was at a nursing home in town.

Walking into the room to dance. Bellbell's easy to find. She's the smallest one.

Time for the BIG recital at The Empire. She's adjusting her headband so it goes as freaking low on her forehead as she can get it. She reminded me of someone going to aerobics class back in the 80's.

Pic by one of the trees on stage.

Waiting patiently to dance.

Beautiful Bellbell.

Walking onto the stage. She was suuuuppppeeeerrrr excited.

Dancing. She did really well, and was sad when it was all over. I'm excited for her next recital in May.

Waiting in line to see Santa after the recital was over (She's the one with the pink boots on). Santa surprised the kids at the end.

Putting up the Christmas tree...

Isabella patiently waiting to start putting stuff on the tree.

Putting the star on the tree. I don't know why they did it before the tree was actually decorated. Doug must've had a good reason for it. Probably just because he's Doug.