Later on in the day Cameron and Jeff went back out and shovelled the driveway and walks. The girls really wanted to go out and play also, but they both have colds (and being the mean mom that I am I said "no"), but I assured them that they will have MANY MANY more opportunities to play in the snow!
We ate lunch around the Christmas tree in Macy's and we all got a little sprinkle of glitter from the fairy.....so that all of our wishes will come true!
Cameron loved the 5th floor of Macy's -- it was an FAO Schwartz toy store.....
After lunch and some browsing around in Macy's we headed back outdoors to look at some Christmas decorations and see downtown. Rena hadn't been feeling very good on Tuesday night so while we were outside on Wednesday we kept her well bundled up.........
It was a cold, but beautiful day!
Rena wasn't quite sure about Tami's dog, Oliver, when they first arrived, but within a short time she thought he was pretty fun. She even made him a pretty red skirt to wear for the day!
Maleah didn't want to be in the play and Rylee was just too little for a part so they sat with Peggy in the audience.
And after all of their hard work they had to have some dessert!!
THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING
The girls and I had a fun time decorating Peggy's Christmas tree with her on Friday morning.
Maleah's class made themselves hats, shaky things and colorful string things.....
Rena's class was in charge of making the corn bread for the feast and Maleah's class was in charge of the fruit salad. (Another class brought the turkey and another one brought the drinks.) They had their feast in the gym and each of them got to make their own Thanksgiving placemat for the gym floor. 
After the feast it was time to sing. I was really proud of both girls. They have been practicing their songs for weeks and they both stood up with their class and sang all of the songs. Rena played her drum and Maleah did her hand movements (when she wasn't waving to Cameron & I). They both really did a great job and had fun doing it!
Gimi with Rylee, Kari, Peggy, Tami with Oliver and me!
The boys - Cameron, Scott, Carter and Noah
The girls - Maleah, Rylee and Rena
This is "miniland" - "see Chicago in miniature - and perfect in every detail". It was made with nearly 1.5 million lego bricks. This was only about 1/2 of the model.....it was really amazing!
Cameron, Scott, Noah, Carter, LegoMan and Rena outside of LegoLand.
And now that I have a record of our "happenings" I'm going to stop feeling guilty that Rena's baby book only has her name in it and Maleah's hasn't ever even been taken out of the box! :) Atleast they'll have this to look back on!
AND.....BEWARE, I may be doing even more posting now that I know it will eventually end up in a book that we will have forever!
Maleah was such a big girl during her tests -- she was so good listening to the nurses and doctors and doing exactly what she was told to do. She laid perfectly still during the ultrasound (except when it tickeled)! There was some crying during the VCUG, but I think I would have been crying too if they were doing it to me. The nurse kept telling me how she was the best 3 year old they've ever had! I was so proud of Maleah for being such a big girl and getting through the tests!!!
After all tests were over Maleah was awarded a "Certificate of Bravery" from the Children's Hospital of Illinois. She also got a fun goody-bag filled with stickers and a few other things and on our way home we made a stop at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for a treat!
We walked the neighborhood with a couple of families -- this is Amelia, Rena, Madeleine and Maleah.....
After we did some trick-or-treating we headed back home to hand out candy. We really decorated the house up this year. Our ghost moved from the house to the light post and made spooky sounds, Jeff triggered a fog machine from indoors and we had some spooky music coming from the house. We didn't get as many trick-or-treaters as we thought we would, but we still had a fun time decorating and handing out candy.
