At the mall they had this "Princess Festival" and since it was free with our pass of all passes we took the girls. I really wanted so bad to take the kids to "Disney on Ice" like we had done a couple of years ago but it didn't quite fit in the budget this year. I just feel like Tallie is growing out of the dress up and princess phase and it makes me sad. It's such an innocent age and I hate to see them leave it. Kids were supposed to dress up in princess dresses but Tallie bluntly said she would not be dressing up.

Ouch, that hurt my heart.

Anyways it was pretty lame and Chloe cried through most of the whole thing. She has been so super sensitive lately and will burst into tears over just about anything. Mostly about crumpled socks and "ill" fitting clothes. She is very particular and is very emotional and I don't know how to deal with her. She is so sweet at times and others a crazy lady. Most of the times she cries and I ask her what is wrong or what is making her sad she never has an answer for me and just says she doesn't know.

She tells me a lot that she is "just sad".

It worries me and I hope that it's just her age and it's not something more like depression.

Yes I have googled "childhood depression".

We had our annual family Christmas sleepover and set up the tent in the living room and popped popcorn, drank hot chocolate (which Lexi spilled all over the carpet) and we watched "The Polar Express". We didn't end up sleeping in the tent because the girls just wanted their beds after awhile. I love this pic of the three of them. They all now have the same haircut just in different lengths (I just chopped off Tallies and I totally regret it now).

For FHE we watched the 2 min Nativity (the one with no words that makes you cry every time) and then we acted out the scene ourselves. Chloe had to be Mary EVERY TIME and Lexi was loving being the baby. TJ is ALWAYS the donkey. He is really good at it.

It's almost Christmas and I am ready for it. I am not ready for the round of sickness that is about to take over our house though. Tallie threw up this morning and is missing her last day of school and come to find out that TJ threw up this morning as soon as he got to work.

Bob and Mona entered the MTC yesterday which is exciting and sad all at once.