Wrapping Gifts

Nora got into wrapping gifts this year and had to wrap all her toys and put them under the tree. Molly on the other hand just sat on the paper while we tried to wrap!

Vist with Santa

I took Nora and Molly to the mall to visit Santa. You don't see Molly because she really didn't like sitting on his lap! Nora on the other hand talked his ear off. She just sat there and chatted forever..I guess she is like her mom:) Nora told Santa that she wants a horse. That is all that Nora wants for Christmas...I keep telling her that it isn't going to happen. We will see how she handles it!

Merry Christmas

This is the Christmas card picture we used this year. It was taken by Heather Jahn and she did a great job. The girls looked so cute in their matching outfits!

All I want for Christmas

Nora is a pretty smart three year old and really thinks about things. This Christmas she has decided that she wants a horse for Christmas (and a cow and sheep depending on the day). We have had the talk about how we live in the city and it just wouldn't work-she has a million ideas for how we can keep the horse. "We can put it in dad's office, and I can feed it carrots!" So that is the preface to this story.

We went to church on Sunday the 13th and Pastor Brooks sermon was on how to pray. Nora was sitting with us in church this Sunday and she was coloring (and I guess listening). Brooks talked about how we as adults sometimes pray like children. He used the example that a child like prayer would be "please God give me a pony for Christmas" and then he used other illustrations of how a child might pray for a pony. If you want to listen to the whole sermon (it was great!) you can download it at http://gracecommunitynet.org/ then go to resources and sermons.

So as you can guess Nora picked up on this illustration that Brooks used. We got home and Nora said, "Mom, did you hear what that man at church said?" I asked her what she meant. She said, "He said if I want a pony that I need to pray." Hmm...how do you handle this?? I just said, well he did say that but he was talking about how we pray. So we got ready to pray at lunch and as I was finishing the prayer she jumps in, "don't forget to pray for my pony!"

I then caught Nora the other day looking out the window going, "Dear Jesus, I want a horse and we can put it outside."

I went ahead and told our pastor this story and he laughed. I don't that he understand that she really thinks that she can pray and get a pony. Any suggestions on what to tell her would be great!! Before Christmas if possible!

Blizzard 09!

So they are saying that we are having a "blizzard" here in Iowa. It has snowed for the past two days and the wind is gusting at 50 mph. The photos below don't really do justice for what it is like outside. Last I saw on the news with the winds it is -10! The driveway has been plowed out three times and you still can't see it. Each time the wind closes it. I have enjoyed the day at home with the girls. As of three in the afternoon none of us have gotten out of our pajamas!

Merry Christmas

It is fun to have girls that you can get dressed up. This is a photo of Molly on Sunday before we went to church in her Christmas dress. So cute!!

Ready to shovel?

It had only snowed two inches and Nora and Molly were excited to get out and shovel with dad. It was fun to put all the winter gear on for the first time. (I am sure it will become not fun soon!). Brian said that it was hard to spot Molly out in the snow because she was camouflaged!