Christmas Countdown

Wow, these past couple of weeks sure have flown by.  We've been very busy at the McQuality household.  So far this December we've had breakfast with Santa, Landon has sang at church 2 times (and will again on Christmas Eve), decorated the house, went sledding, built a snowman, wrapped some presents, Landon was snack leader at school and had a Christmas program (we'll share pictures from that soon), and we've been trying to watch some of our favorite Christmas movies!  Here's a few pictures from these fun times!

Breakfast with Santa:  Keegan still likes to wave and say "Hi Ho Ho" from a comfortable distance, but doesn't like to get within 10 feet or so!

Decorating a Christmas cookie after seeing Santa

 Landon told Santa he wanted a remote control airplane and some surprises

 Santa couldn't even bribe Keegan with a candy cane

This year, Ely, one of Landon's friends from school came with us.

Hanging ornaments on the tree

The tree all done

Landon loves everything about Christmas.  He loves (and knows all the words to) every song, decorating, and wrapping the presents.  So he made some of his own decorations for the playroom.

Snowman that he drew and cut out



 Merry Christmas sign he made for the door

 Our front door

 Of course Alvin our Elf came back this year.  Keegan loves finding him and always tells him "hi" and "bye".  The first thing they both do in the morning, is go find Alvin and move another day on the advent calendar.

Here's Keegan pointing to Alvin on the bathroom mirror.

 Riding Handy Manny's motorcycle

 

Landon wrapping a Christmas gift.  He did a great job, but I'm sure you'll be able to tell if you got a present wrapped entirely by him! 

 Keegan got an early Christmas gift.  He got his own chair just like Landon's, no more highchair.  He feels like such a big boy and will definitely tell you he's not a baby if asked.  Thanks Great Grammy & Grandpa!

 Landon's snacks that he took to school were the "Grinch" made out of grapes, marshmallows and strawberries, and snowmen out of powdered sugar donuts, chocolate chips, and a candy corn nose.

Last weekend we got about 6 or 7 inches of snow so we got to go sledding and make a great snowman.  This guy's name is Marshmallow, he is 6'8".  We didn't even have a hat big enough for his head!

Landon taking a bite out of Marshmallow's bottom!!