Christmas

Deb, Laurie, Harriet and I started early in December with our annual cookie making day - Charlotte, Susannah and Kurt all helped and enjoyed the benefits.

I had another cookie exchange with the baby group moms.

We went caroling with church

Susannah, Charlotte and I made a birthday cake for Baby Jesus

We went to church on Christmas Eve with Oma, Opa, Auntie Lindsey and Uncle Brian.

Charlotte was a sheep in the Christmas Pageant - pretty cute! Here she is with her friends at the rehearsal:

Mele family tradition passed on to the next generation - only issue is that they can see the gifts from Santa from the stairs

Charlotte was totally excited about the Barbie and Jeep that Santa brought for her. She also liked the "boat" - the sled that she had been asking for since we got a dusting of snow. The big gift for both girls was the dress up storage cart that Daddy made for them.

Susannah's favorite gifts were her firewoman costume and a puppy book from Oma.