Santa!

Friday night, Liesl visited Santa in the Rochester outdoor mall. I never thought she would be so excited to see him! She was talking up a storm about what she was going to ask for (Barbies and Kens she said). When she got into the gazebo she waved and said Hi Santa and went over and started talking to him. held his hand and all. we didnt get very good pictures though so Oma Ronnie took her to Sommerset to get some done there where it was warm. She did very well with him and they managed to get quite a few shots. She even sat in his lap too. How exciting! Oma said that she was a lot happier and the photographer didnt catch all of the smiles she had for him.  She has been talking about him since Friday and learning all about him. Saturday she worked on a Santa lantern in paper mache with tissue paper and balloons and glue. We made it so Santa can find us on Christmas Eve. She was excited. Sunday we visited my friend Kiki and her 3 kids Autumn, Jonah and Sydney (Sydney is about 6 mo younger than her and they look and sound so much alike it was funny. We couldnt tell who was talking. She had a blast with them all and she even pet thier chickens and ducks which is more than she has done in the past. she is usually more tentative with all animals. She actually got down and pet them, I think because Autumn was holding them and she is more her size, a little younger than Aly.