Christmas fun

i've been lagging behind with Christmas this year... i think my plate has been so full with all the snow shovelling and all the writing i've been trying to finish. BUT here are some photos of some of our Christmas activities as we wait for the big day. we visited Olbrich gardens where they have a train exhibit every Christmas. Claire LOVED the trains and was glued to the railing for a long time. she kept saying "candy cane" afterwards because there were these beautiful huge sticks of candy canes on the trains. :) we also stopped to see a Santa, but Claire was terrified of the "old" man! only Skye wanted a picture with him. :)