Day trip.. Part 1

Yesterday we woke in a spontaneous mood and within an hour and half were packed up and on the road. Destination, Cincinatti and the Creation Museum. After studying dinosaurs with Rebecca back in September I have been itching to get her back to the museum. We visited shortly before she turned two, but I know she doesn't remember that trip! Also in December the museum has a Christmas Town exhibit, live dramas, and their beautiful gardens are all decked in lights. We had a really great day! Levi was very content to ride and observe from his perch on my back in the mei tai carriers. Some of the comments I got were quit funny....including, "I wish I had had one of those as a baby". Rebecca was a bit nervous on our first trip through the exhibits, but when we went through a second time she was really enjoying herself. Yes, we had time to go through the entire museum twice! Is it a small museum? NO. Its just that we let Rebecca's interest guide us and she moves....FAST! LOL Lots of pics of our big day!

Welcome home!

More fun things to love in December. Aaron's brother and family are back from their tour of duty in Germany. We are very excited to have them back in town and Rebecca is glad to have more little cousins to play with. We hosted an open house their first Sunday back in the states. Once again, my camera set on the shelf for far too much of the party, but here are a couple shots I got before the fun began.

Its time to trim the tree....

We got our tree up the first week of December and Rebecca was very involved this year. I can tell that Christmas this year is going to be the best so far with her. Its such a fun time of year seen through the eyes of a four year old. At Target we bought a snow globe that plays music and at the checkout she asked the cashier, "Have you EVER seen anything like this before?!" The first package under the tree this year was a present for Levi that Rebecca both picked out and wrapped herself. She is not only my big helper, but a nice big sister.