Thanksgiving was great, but we're on to Christmas already! It was actually my birthday on Thanksgiving and I received a new camera, so I have been experimenting with it this weekend. I know it has a million features that I haven't even begun to figure out, but it also works great right out of the box in "auto" mode.
Here is a picture of Malloy with her new obsession - the nativity set. I think Kyle and I received this as a wedding gift and we put it out a few times over the years, but it was stored away in a closet and I located it last year while we were moving. Then, I stored it away in our new house and couldn't find it last year either. Fortunately (for Malloy), I found it again! It has already provided hours of entertainment for her. She has a Dora doll house, a Loving Family doll house, and a Fisher Price nativity set, but this one tops them all. Our set only included Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the angel so we decided to start a yearly tradition of adding animals and people. Friday, we purchased the wise men on the camels and they have been a big hit. They are made of a plastic resin and therefore are not too easily broken.
On Thanksgiving Day, Malloy's grandmother wanted to take a Christmas card photo with all of her children and grandchildren. She specifically requested that they wear "Christmas" clothing. I know we will look back at other pictures from the day and wonder why Malloy was wearing green and red on Turkey Day.
Malloy is modeling how pretty her hair can be if she will allow me to blow it dry, let alone, brush it. I am contemplating taking her to see the new Rapunzel movie "Tangled" in hopes that it might encourage more cooperation during the dreaded daily hair brushing.
All decked out in Christmas clothes for our Thanksgiving lunch.
