Rudolph

I took my sweet girls down for a showing of Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer for this "Fun Friday" {as we like to call them}.  It's been a seasonal tradition for as long as I can remember.  

I absolutely hated {like a stab to the heart} that Jack was not with us.  But, somehow I could not rationalize pulling him out of school and his Saturdays are pretty booked with friends, etc.  It was so painful not to have him in tow.  If it's important enough to him next year, I vow to make it work...somehow.

Even with missing Jack, us group of girls had a very merry time.  To my shock, Lucy was, indeed, upset with the Snow Monster.  She insistently shouted, "go away monster". However, the rest of the show was just how we remembered it.  Complete with a happy ending.  The best part for me was being snuggled between these two Candy Cane Princesses.

Post show time, we headed upstairs to the Create A Puppet Workshop.  This year it was Rudolph himself we were making.  We couldn't have been more thrilled.  Although Maggie made every effort to make her Rudolph a girl.  It was complete with a pink tutu, purple leg warmers, a heart necklace, and a bow.

Would we expect anything less from Princess Maggie?

And while Maggie diligently worked, for what seemed like an eternity, on her girlie reindeer, Lucy was finished in a flash.  With a few scribbles and a couple drops of glue her two year old self could sit no longer.

Proud she was though!

While we waited...and waited...and waited on Maggie, Lucy gave the shadow screen a try.  She just couldn't bear the thought of standing behind the screen and not being able to see her puppet in action.  Lu tried just about everything, short of standing on her head, to make her puppet perform and view it at the same time.

There is no doubt, I always get a kick out of this little ones antics.

Maggie was more than proud to show off her Rudolph that's "not really Rudolph, but a girl".  She's beginning to display more and more of the creative side that we see in Jack. It's pretty fun to watch.  I think I may just have two artist on my hands.

And surely you spotted Lucy pulling one of her funny girl stunts in the corner of this picture?

We are loving this month and all the joy surrounding it.  These little ones just bring so much spirit to the season.

And believe it or not, Clay and I are actually getting a little adult celebrating in of our own.  Woohoo!  As much as I hate to admit, a baby free house is lending itself to teeny tiny bit of freedom.  Tiny.