Christmas tree decorating and Christmas dances

We have a family tree. I like to call it the throw up tree. The kids have all collected so many ornaments over the years and they all must go on the tree in no particular order. And the amount of giant paper ornaments with their darling faces in the middle is growing each year also. They all know which ones are theirs and love hanging their own ornaments up. And the STAR at the top! We can never remember who did it the year before so it is always an argument over who gets to do it each year. Clint did a great job of getting everyone's picture this year.

Eliza also likes to pull a few off each day. We tried to put no glass ones within her reach.

And...it was time for Christmas shows at dance again. Eliza got in on the fun this year. She just started 6 weeks ago and I think between the three dances they did, she managed to do a little of each. She also picked the sticker off the floor, pouted, turned in circles, but was darn cute doing it all. She loves to dance non stop now and loves seeing all of her friends at dance.

Jolly Old St. Nicholas.

Clara's class did a dance to Santa caught a cold on Christmas Eve so they all wore their Christmas jammies. She did a great job and is really starting to love dance more and more. She loves being with all of her friends and trying to do the tricks Susanna does.

She is definitely my biggest ham.

AND...I couldn't resist this picture. She actually asked me to take this picture of her "picking her nose" and really, could she be happier? HHHMMMMM...