Song and I were doing the laundry one night and Emma wanted to participate. She really couldn't help with folding the clothes so I put her in the basket. She had fun in there.
"How come this playpen is so small? It's okay. I'm still having fun."
"ha...ha...ha or is it ho...ho...ho?"
"Our Lovely Tree"
"This was my 1st Christmas ornament."
"Mommy got me this ornament to remind me of my 1st trip to Disney World. I hope we can go back there again soon."
"This is Joey's 3rd Christmas with Mommy. He had Mommy all to himself his 1st Christmas. Then Daddy came along for his 2nd. And now this year, I joined the family for his 3rd. I think Joey is a little jealous."
"Joey and I decided to give Mommy a hard time while she tried to take this picture. When she got Joey to cooperate, I didn't. When I cooperated, Joey didn't. I'm surprised she was able to take this picture. I think she did a very nice job."
"Oops, Mommy caught me being naughty to Joey. I just wanted to wear Joey's Santa hat."
Joey: "Mommy, Emma took my hat. I'm going to cry now. She is so mean to me."
"Is it me or is this tree tiny? I like it. It's just my size."
"I'm going to be naughty again by taking away Nicholas' silver bow. I hope Santa isn't watching."
"Forget it, I think I found a better present. Yippie, it's a gift card! I don't think this is mine though."
Yesterday, Emma received her Christmas gift from her Aunt Suki, Uncle Dan & Grandma Park in CA. I put the gift under the Christmas tree for Emma to open on Christmas Day but Suki wanted Emma to open right away. So, I sat Emma down and she started banging on the box. I ripped part of the wrapping paper off for her and then she started ripping it herself. I think she enjoyed banging on the box more than ripping the paper. Actually, she liked the tags on the clothes she received the most.
My mom and I took Emma to Tysons Corner to get her first picture with Santa. I've heard that a lot of kids cry when they get their pictures taken, so I was a bit worried that Emma might do the same. Anyway, she was a good girl. She didn't smile much but I think that was because she had just gotten up from her nap. As soon as I placed her on Santa's lap, she looked at him and then started to grab his beard. 
Today it snowed for the 1st time here in Virginia this year. It was the first time Emma got to play in the snow. I bundled her and Joey up in their parkas and took them outside to take pictures. Emma loved the snow. She had her mouth opened the whole time. When I brought her in, she started crying because she wanted to stay outside. I guess I will have my hands full with her when she gets older. Joey, on the other hand, was shaking like a leaf even with his parka on. It didn't take much to get him in the house.
"This is my 1st time outside in the snow. I can't wait to make snow angels when I get older. Oh, here is my 2nd hat from Korea. Do you see the hair?"
"Joey, what is this white stuff falling from the sky?"
"Let me keep my mouth open. Whatever it is, it's really cold."
"This fuzzy hat is much warmer than the other one."
"How do I look? Can you see the hair? I look like I have little pigtails."
"Look at my pretty red holiday outfit. My new red hat goes well with this."
"I can also wear it like this so the hair is on the bottom. I really look like I have Princess Leah hair now. I think it looks cuter with the hair at the top."
"Here's the view from the top."
"This hat also keeps my ears warm too. Anyway, I'm going to play with Mr. Octopus now. Happy Holidays!!"
"You can really see the hair in this picture."
