soft kitty

Elise singing her her new favorite song.  Enjoy.  :-)

Also - for those not familiar with the hilarious-ness that is Soft Kity - here's a clip from the Big Bang Theory. Some people (ahem - my mom) don't think this show is funny, but we love it.  :-)

so it begins...

...the first Christmas present.

We had the Kloostra Christmas party tonight at my parent's.  We got there a little early and Elise got to open one special present before everyone got there.  

"go Ama"

["here you go, Ama"]

This took awhile.  Then we started to help. 

A fairy princess set!!  Wings, a crown, a flower headband, a skirt and a wand.  Thank you Grandma & Grandpa.  And Ebay. 

Just admiring herself and her new outfit...

She wanted to go play downstairs.  She likes ping pong and foosball - with Papa.  "just Papa" she says.  I went down to peek and they were having a little tea party. 

She got to open some more presents tonight too.  She got Finding Nemo and pack of princess chapsticks.  And a giant book of stickers, a super cute dolly, and a giant puzzle.  So fun. 

All she really cared about was the chapstick. 

And Grandma's drink.  "so nummy" she would say.  She'll sleep really good tonight...  ;-)

Christmas is here!  

Also - this happened yesterday.  She "bonked" her nose. 
 And needed a band-aid before it was "all better".  

"santa so nice"

Today we decided to go visit Santa.  And local people - do you think the Rivertown Santa is a little creepy?  And he doesn't even wear the red and white outfit!  He wears some weird red pants and a green shirt with suspenders and no hat!  Yeesh.  So we went to Woodland for a much nicer looking Santa experience.

She willingly sat on Santa's lap!  We got kind of a half smile.  And Santa said she was sweet.  And then he gave her a candy cane.  Made her day. 

Best picture yet!

To recap:  Here's 2010:  (5 months old- awww!!!!)

And 2011: (1 1/2)

 

See??  Isn't the 2012 Santa way nicer looking?   

We rounded out our day by making cookies.  I have a neighborhood cookie exchange so I of course had to make them.  Yay for cookie dough.  I had everything all ready when she woke up from her nap so she could put it all in the bowl and "help" by stirring and licking the spoon.  

Delish.  And I only snuck a couple bites....

morning hair & a little elise update

This is what Elise's hair looks like in the morning. I totally love it but I think if I took her out like this people would judge.  It's the cutest thing I've ever seen.

I just love this kid. 

She is potty trained!  She does so well - today we went to the Post Office and the grocery store - she kept her panties dry the whole time!   She wanted to walk next to the cart in the store today.  She does really well with that too.  I let her pick out a new pack of panties (she picked princesses) and she carried them the entire time we shopped.  

She's hilarious - we're walking down the main aisle at Meijer and this is her running commentary...

"so fun"

"so pretty"

"pretty lights mommy"

"so fun"

"so happy"

"sad baby"

"little boy fall down..."

She holds onto the cart while we walk and points out all the colors she sees.  She actually took a can of olives off the shelf, said "so pretty" and put it exactly back where it was.  And then she straightened the other cans around it in a row while counting them.   All while holding her princess panties in her other hand.  

She makes me smile all day.  

the baby jesus song

Elise loves her little Fisher Price nativity set.  She dances to the "baby jesus song" all the time.  It's the cutest thing ever.