Christmas Eve

Today we learned that Christmas Eve is a great day to go to the zoo.  We decided to get the girls out of the house and only had to share the zoo with a handful of other people which made it so much more enjoyable.  And despite the cold weather, we were able to see a lot of the animals up close.  We also worked on fitting all the presents under the tree and hanging the stockings up on the mantle.  The girls are as ready for Christmas as they'll ever be :)

Esme's still got a cold and she's also teething so that's made for a fussier than normal baby.  I can see all of her four top teeth trying to break through but nothing yet.  She's been going to bed earlier and earlier every night and even waking up in the middle sometimes which is not her norm.  Tylenol and Motrin seem to take the edge off a bit and we're running the humidifier in her room at night so help with the snotty nose.  She still wakes up with crusties all over but I don't think we can help that. 

                                       
                    Cousins and a Christmas Tree                                                                                       Stockings!

                                            
                             Christmas Angels                                                                                           Mommy's Favorite Gift

                    
                       
                       Makena and the Jaguar*                                                                             Capri and Esme's awesome hat!

                   
                      
          Baby's First Christmas x 2                                                                                       Making friends with all kinds of Orangutans!

*Correction - that is not a leopard