Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Clarks

Wedneday: Dakota's birthday and prep for Thanksgiving meal
Thursday: Thanksgiving
Friday: Put up the Christmas tree and decorate the house
Saturday: Celebrate Christmas

It was a busy but great couple of days.

The Thanksgiving spread

Dakota helping to decorate the tree.  She only broke one ornament. 

Love this time of year!

Papaw reading the Christmas story

What a great gift to have this little guy with us this Christmas!

Dakota's 2nd Birthday

We had a wonderful day celebrating our sweet Dakota's 2nd birthday.  It was great to have Nanny and Papaw here to celebrate with us.  Dakota helped me make pancakes for breakfast and cupcakes for her party.  We then went to Monkey Bizness and met up her friends.  Then in the evening we had a big supper and she unwrapped gifts.  It was a wonderful day!  We love our sweet, expressive, compassionate, snuggly, imaginative little girl!   

Helping to mix the pancake batter

cupcakes for the party

Painting time

crafts

Dakota's artwork

She loves Monkey Bizness!

Her sweet friends!

Cupcake time

Her new tricycle from Grandma and Papa!

Bathtime

cupcake after supper and blowing out the candles

One spoiled girl

Loving her gifts

Family Pictures

First Weeks