SANTA BABY

"Santa, baby, slip a sable under the tree for me! Been an awful good girl, Santa, baby. So hurry down the chimney tonight!"
Mei had a great time playing in our tree skirt the other day. It was adorable! You could tell she felt so pretty...even though her hair wasn't done and she was wearing the same sweats for the 2nd day in a row.(Maybe 3rd) What do you want? I was busy!


We had a ward party last Saturday. It was a breakfast, which I thought was wonderful. It kept the evening open for play...or for me, work. They had the breakfast laid out on large platters and were delivered to each table family style. It was so nice not to have to juggle 2 or 3 plates in my hands while trying to keep eye contact on the kiddos. GREAT IDEA! I was in charge of the choir to sing a couple of songs and then lead everyone in a sing along. It went better than I thought. And of course, the big man himself made an appearance. Pal jumped on his lap like it was no big deal, Mei sat for about 2 1/2 seconds flat (she doesn't like men), and Chunkabear didn't get very far as usual!




And on a side note, this is the desk Aces hefted in all by himself. It is an 'L' shaped desk that cannot be taken apart. I put Pal on there so you could get an idea of how big it is. Ask him how his back is feeling. (By the way, don't look at my mess...again, I've been busy!!!)

THE BOY WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT

'Nough said.

PAL'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Pal had his Christmas program last night. It was a lot of fun to see what these kids have worked so hard to accomplish. The theme was Christmas Around the World. The first graders (Pal's class) represented the Jewish holiday. The sang "Hanukah" and "Driedel." We also saw performances representing Africa, Asia, and of course America. Unfortunately they didn't do a single song that anyone knew. It made it hard for my little ones to sit still and pay any sort of attention.





I ended up giving Chunkabear my camera with which he had fun taking about 50 pictures. I included some of my favorite ones that he took...I finally saved one of the dudes bald head because Chunkabear took at least 15 of him. I guess he found something he was interested in!

MOO

Just a couple pics of Moo doing nothing but looking cute and making her mommy smile. I love this little girl. She is such a delight. May I just say how delighted I am that she kept a headband on her head?! That hasn't happened since she was roughly 4 months old! The other picture shows her dancing by the keyboard...another favorite passtime. Perhaps one day it will sit on something different so I can sit on my bench.

GEORGE

Although it may not be the original George, here is a picture of a surrogate for you to enjoy!

THANKSGIVING/CHRISTMAS

We had a great time visiting my family for Thanksgiving this year. I felt so blessed that all of my brothers and sisters and their families were able to be there. It was a lot of fun to see all of them together again. Unfortunately, it was so much fun that I forgot to pull out my camera and capture some memorable moments! Beyond the feast, the kids had a ball playing thanksgiving day pictionary, coloring indian and pilgrim pictures, making indian headbands, running an obstacle course, and hunting "the wild turkey" out in Grandma's yard. And to make the day a bit more special, it was also Grandma Linda's birthday! Happy birthday! We love you!

Since we were all together, mom decided it would be fun to have a Christmas party as well. Bubba hosted it at her house. Again, we had tons of fun! To start off, the kids made really cute reindeer ornaments...thank you Kimi for the fun craft!






Then the kids made "ornaments" out of metallic pipe cleaners and we all joined in decorating Grandpa like a Christmas tree!!! He was such a good sport...he had ornaments poked in his ear and eye instead of on the "boughs"! Ouch!




Aunt Hedda read us a holiday themed story, which wonder of wonders, the kids actually sat and listened to!!! Way to go!



We wrapped the night up with a pass the parcel game where Uncle Feff finally got George back after a 2 year vacation! Unfortunatly, that took me by surprise as well, and I failed to capture the teary eyed moment! Welcome home George!!!

We had a great weekend. Thanks to everyone who came, who prepared food and activities, and made the holiday season special. We love you all!

HALLOWEEN

Achy bellys and sore feet, that's what I got from my trick or treat!

Halloween was a lot of fun. We hit a couple of relatively small trunk or treats and had a fun Halloween carnival at the church. The boys had a blast playing all of the games they had set up. Pal was a bit disappointed that there was no door to door trick or treating. Maybe next year!