Trip to the mall

We went to the mall last week to see Santa. Lauren thought it was pretty fun but Andrew wasn't so keen on him. Andrew was excited to see him and told us he would sit on his lap but the closer we got to Santa the tighter Andrew's grip got. I was terrified of Santa for a LONG time so I can totally understand Andrew's apprehension.

Andrew did enjoy the aquarium, though.

Christmas Program

Tonight Lauren had a Christmas program at preschool. The kids wore little costumes over their clothes. There were lambs, wisemen, angels, shepherds and stars. Lauren was an Angel. She did very good. Elliott taped it so I'll have to see if I can edit some of it for you all to see. I usually tape things for this site on my digital camera 'cause it's so easy to transfer over.

Here are a couple pictures after the program.

Everyone should know by now that Lauren does a lot more than just sleep at nap time. Here you can see her latest venture. At least this time she tooks clothes out of the dirty clothes basket and you can see that she wasn't picky . . . hence the pink undies!

Birthday Fun

My mom celebrated a birthday on Monday so this past weekend several of her friends gathered here for a celebration. I think everyone had a good time. Here are a couple shots from supper. You can see that Lauren had a good time wearing all the goodies my mom received.

More Birthday Fun

Andrew decided to get in on the fun last night. He kept pulling the hat over his eyes so he couldn't see where he was walking but it sure didn't stop him. A couple of falls later, he decided the chair was the best spot for him.

Trip to the Dentist

Lauren took her first trip to the dentist this morning. She did great. She found some pretty red leaves on the way into the office so she just *had* to collect a few.

She let the hygienist do a complete cleaning while watching an episode of Tom & Jerry. You would have thought she was home on the couch by how relaxed she was. I couldn't believe it.

Both the hygienist and the dentist commented on how good everything looked so someone must be doing some great brushing. Lauren does it all herself. Elliott & I are not allowed to help! They were amazed.

Locked in

Lauren has a new obsession with locking doors. Last night she locked the bathroom door when she was going potty before bed. Not a big deal, she's been doing it off and now for a few weeks now. Well pretty soon we here, "Daddy, I can't unlock the door." Great! Elliott & I go to the door and ask her to turn the lock knob. She says she can't. We keep asking as we go on a search for something to stick into the hole and unlock the door. We finally find something that will fit but we still can't get it unlocked. So after 30 minutes of pleading with Lauren and fighting the lock, Elliott takes apart the door and out comes Lauren. She thought it was funny!! I had hoped she would be scared out of her mind. I asked her, "Did you think you'd be stuck in there forever?" Her response, "No, I knew Daddy would get me out." So she has promised several times over never to lock any door again. We'll see how long it lasts.