Happy Holidays!!

Riley is very excited this year about Christmas. She wanted to put the Christmas tree up all by herself. I hang the lights and Riley did the rest. A few ornaments needed to be at the top of the tree for safe keeping from little hands. Those were past off to me and Riley balanced the tree with all the other ornaments.

Remembering the ornaments. They were ALL her ornaments once she found her name snowman.
Looking for the perfect spot.

Hanging a "kid" friendly ornament at the bottom.

Our finished product. She was very proud of her Christmas tree. She made sure that Brenden did not touch it and that it was safe. When we left that day to go shopping she was very happy to see it just the way we left it when we returned home. I think she was worried that it would change while we were gone.

The other day she even went to talk to Santa Claus himself. This is the first year that we were able to walk up and talk to him without crying. She would not sit on his lap or touch the man but she did share that she wanted "Dora roller skates". After asking for her skates she waited for Brenden to visit and we were getting ready to leave and she wanted Santa Claus to give her her Dora roll skates right then. I had to explain that he did not have his toy bag with him and that he would bring them to her on Christmas Eve when she is sleeping. It was very cute to watch her understand what was going to happen.