Christmas Songs

Christmas songs are a hit in our house this month! Tori sings all day long.

Her favorite so far?

Jingle Bells

The lyrics?

"Tinker Bells, Tinker Bells, jingle all the way..."

Holidays

Halloween
Tori is really enjoying all the holidays this year. Mom and Dad are having so much fun rediscovering the holidays (and everything, for that matter) through Tori. This year, Dad and Tori carved a pumpkin for Halloween, and Tori made her own Halloween cards for her friends and cousins.



Tori is a Tinkerbell fanatic. So, when she got a great hand-me-down Tinkerbell costume from her friend Stella, there was no other discussion about what Tori would be for Halloween. (Or what she would wear on Tuesday, Saturday, for bed, when she woke up... yes, I have had to hide the costume.)


Here is Tinkerbell with Spiderman (Colton) in Boise on Halloween. We celebrated my Grandpa Treasure's 80th birthday on the same night.




Thanksgiving

We celebrated Thanksgiving at our home this year with Dad and Mary. We had a great day together. This is the turkey Tori made for Thanksgiving.


And here's Mom's big turkey together with the bird he made for Thanksgiving dinner. Tim is a great cook!



Advent and St. Nickolaus

With two cultures in our family, we get to celebrate double the traditions! Here is the Adventskalendar I put together for Tim and Tori. It is the same calendar that Tim's Omi has put together for him since he was little.


St. Nickolaus even remembered us here on the West Coast. We left our shoes out on the night of December 5th just in case. And sure enough, we all had treats by the next morning! Tori took inventory of everyone's loot.




Randomness

I pulled out my crochet hook today to make a hat. Tori was fascinated with it, and kept pulling on the yarn and wanting to hold the needle. So, I found some yarn and a needle she could use herself and put her to work. She had so much fun crocheting like Mommy.


Tori loves to help Daddy. Here, she is helping him measure the wall to hang a new mirror.


Tori's hair has grown slowly, but we can regularly get a ponytail into it now. She (most often) likes to have her hair done. And she loves mirrors.


This is Tori's friend, Stella. These girls love to laugh and play together, and would do so all day if they could!