Kenton gets into the holiday spirit by kicking back on the couch with a giant platic candy cane. He's very by all things Christmas and is thrilled when he sees a tree or other decorations out in a store or other public place. I'm afraid he's going to be a little sad come January when all the pretty decorations disappear.

We got out the Christmas decorations this morning and Kenton is very excited, to say the least. He started off his holiday decorating by covering Emery in ornaments. She's a pretty easy-going girl, so she didn't mind too much. I think she just enjoys the attention from her big brother.

Emery wasn't nearly as excited as Kenton about our trip to the mall.

We went to the mall today to check out their Christmas decorations and see Santa Claus. The decorations all had a train theme, and our little train-nut could not have been more excited. There were several trains in the huge Christmas tree in the food court, two trains that ran on tracks suspended from the ceiling into two wings of the mall, and even a train that you could ride! Kenton and Edward took a ride while Emery and I watched. Kenton wouldn't go see Santa, but he had a great time looking at all the trains and Christmas trees. It definitely was worth the trip.

I tried taking some pictures of the kiddos in their Christmas finery tonight, so could use them to have some photo cards made. It did not go well. This is one of the better shots from the evening. Despite Emery's cute expression, I probably won't be using it for our holiday greetings. Maybe we'll have another photo shoot tomorrow, when the kids are not so tired. And I am not loaded up on medicine for a sinus infection.

I went six days without taking any pictures of my children. I think that's a record. Kenton must have been going through withdrawal because he got the camera out of the desk drawer tonight, handed it to me and said, "I need to smile for you, mama." However, I couldn't actually get a picture of him smiling.

For the past few days Kenton and I have been a little under the weather with colds. He didn't feel like eating for a couple of days, which is highly unusual for our boy. In an effort to get him to eat something we bought several foods he doesn't normally get to enjoy. Popsicles were a hit.

Our sweet little turkey

Kenton and Edward baked cookies with Halloween sprinkles yesterday