December Candids

The girls laughing, Reagan's first nap on the couch, Evangeline's first bottle, and some cute snapshots of Evangeline.

Christmas Fun Edition 10: .2 inches of snow

That's right. 0.2 inches of snow, compared with the 11+ inches Indiana is used to by this time of year. A few times there have been flakes in the air and Reagan and I have gone out to catch them on our tongue. Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on how much you like snow), none has accumulated, and it looks as if we won't have a white Christmas this year.

Christmas Fun Edition 9: Dressing Up

Reagan has 4 Christmas dresses this year! She has been wearing them to church throughout the month of December. Can you tell which one she is not a fan of (can you blame her? tulle is itchy!)? Evangeline has her own Christmas outfits as well....check out the angel on top of the Christmas tree!

Christmas Fun Edition 8: Candlelight Conservatory

The Indianapolis Conservatory held its annual Candlelight Celebration. They decorated plants and trees with Christmas lights, and for an added bonus for Reagan....they put up a few trains. Christmas cookies were the perfect finishing touch.

Christmas fun Edition 7: The Polar Express!

The Fishers train station hosts this event each year. They play off of the popular children's movie. It starts with a slide show and then all of the kids are escorted onto a real train! The Claus Couple and a Polar Bear walk around the train handing out gifts and treats. A man with a guitar sings popular Christmas songs. Everyone has a blast! We went with our friends the McGee's!

Christmas Fun Edition 6: Christmas at the Zoo

The Indianapolis Zoo dresses up the grounds after 5 PM in December with animals, animal & Christmas lights, Holiday music, and a carousel. They even had live reindeer! Both Reagan and Evangeline loved it! Evangeline stared at all of the lights for over an hour without a peep! Reagan didn't stop singing and chatting! We have already been there twice, once with the neighbors and also just the family. We have plans with two other groups before the end of the month!

Christmas Fun Edition 5: Jingle Rails

To further Reagan's excitement about trains, we went to the Eiteljorg Museum's Jingle Rail exhibit. It had multiple trains and scenes from all over the Midwest, including Indianapolis. They add to it every year. This year's newest edition was the Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indy where the Super Bowl will be in 2012.

Christmas Fun Edition 4: Baking Christmas Cookies!

We had so much fun making cookies. Reagan was particularly helpful spreading out the flour on the center island and on the rolling pin. She also was a star sprinkler!

Christmas Fun Edition 3: Live Nativity

A church near our home had a live nativity with a real camel and donkey! We have a toy nativity set that Reagan has been using to learn about baby Jesus. This was the perfect capstone.

Christmas Fun Edition 2: Indians Baseball Stadium

The Rowdie Mascot for the Indianapolis Indians hosted a party for the kids with lots of activities: coloring, making reindeer food, making reindeer puppets, eating cookies, and making ornaments. Daddy got to take Reagan and Evangeline to one of his favorite places, the baseball field.