Merry Christmas

It was a very Merry Christmas at the Ledezma house this year. On Christmas Eve we had Uncle Jeff, Pop & Mumzie as our guests and we all watched Santa's journey around the world delivering presents, daddy made hot cocoa and the girls also opened one present each before heading off to bed. On Christmas day the girls opened their presents from Santa and had a special visit from BB in the morning. Then Christmas evening the Linds descended onto Casa Ledezma. We had a great evening and wonderful Christmas!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abigail's Christmas Wish

The girls don't usually write out a wish list to give to Santa, but this year Abigail wrote one. It included items for herself, which is not a surprise, but also included other wishes as well. She wanted 20 types of dog food for the shelter, 20 dog toys, Love, to not be allergic to cats and to focus better! Mom & dad granted one of her wishes today when we took a 20 lb bag of dog food to the shelter. The girls were both so excited. We are proud of Abigail for asking for gifts to provide for those less fortunate.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

The Story of Snowflake Cookie

So, both the girls have begged and begged and begged for an Elf on the Shelf. Mom and Daddy are a little old fashioned and just didn't have one for the last 9 Christmases we've had kids. However, both girls are becoming excellent at arguing a point and know just how to get us on their side with "Santa". They kept saying they were worried that he wouldn't know about all their good deeds without an elf. So, long story short, we caved and an elf has been living in our home since earlier this week. The girls named the elf Snowflake Cookie and the first day didn't go so well because Mom knocked the Elf off the shelf, literally! Fortunately, Snowflake Cookie got the needed medical assistance during her overnight visit to the North Pole. We didn't get photos of her bandages and haven't been asked to contribute to medical bills. Snowflake Cookie has also been found drinking hot chocolate, riding a reindeer figurine, making pancakes and sledding. Today the girls came home on the last day of school to find her doing wheelies in a Barbie car on the dining room table! You know, we also promised ourselves that even though we got an elf, we would absolutely not, under any circumstance publish it on the blog. Well, this was just too cute...what have we gotten ourselves into?!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

The Day of 2 Christmas Programs!

Today Abigail and Allison both had their Christmas programs. The good news was that they were at different times. Allison's was during lunch so we went to watch her performance and then took her to lunch at her favorite place, Chick-Fil-A. Then we picked up Abigail right after school so she could get ready. Abigail's program theme was 50's sock hop so we just used the outfit from Halloween for her costume. Both the girls were so excited and both of them did so well! It is always such a proud moment watching your kiddos sing their hearts out!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Little Helpers

This weekend mom worked from home to catch up on year end paperwork. In the meantime daddy and Allison were hard at work cleaning her car for a special surprise. Allison really helped daddy out as you can see. 

In the evenings Abigail will read a book to Allison and as we've mentioned before, Ginger has really not been the same since Frodo died. So we usually invite Gingy on the girls' beds as we go through our nighttime routine. It's such a precious memory and captures how special our little family is. 

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Breakfast with Santa

Hard to believe the Christmas season is upon us already! We always start the season with our traditional Breakfast with Santa visit. The girls had a great time, except for a small Allison meltdown. She didn't care for Santa at first and just about lost her cool. She recovered and we were able to get photos and then move on to enjoy breakfast and crafts.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Happy Thanksgiving!

We were in Dallas for Thanksgiving this weekend. Both of the girls' schools were closed for the entire week! We ended up scheduling a few meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday so we could work and play. On Tuesday afternoon we took the girls to the Dallas Aquarium and then on Wednesday we went to see Frozen II. BB and Papa arrieved at the lake castle (as Allie calls it) on Wednesday evening so we went to Yao Fuzi's for dinner. Thursday was the Cowboys game and even though the Cowboys didn't win, we still had a great Thanksgiving (week) together as a family. We have so many things to be thankful for. 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer