Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Santa Clause is coming to town...
And just like that Thanksgiving is a blur and the rush of the holiday season is upon us. Highlights of Thanksgiving included cooking a 23 lb turkey, listening to the tender things that come out of your children's mouths as they verbalize the things they are thankful for, and hanging out with friends.
Next up, that special trip to Bellevue Square to pay that special person a visit. This year we went the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving. We were pleasantly surprised to find only three families ahead of us and because it was Santa's first weekend, in addition to the special suckers, the kids each got these darling soft, plush, stuffed animals which were quite the hit! Our days of tears are sadly just a distant memory. On this trip it was all business. There was a mission at hand and that was to tell Santa exactly what was hoped for. Santa payed particularly close attention to what each of them had to say. We learned our lesson last year when we made the mistake of paying a visit to Santa less than a week before Christmas. Suddenly all the things I had originally thought the kids wanted for Christmas had changed. I could hear random, unknown gifts being requested. I started to imagine sad faces on Christmas morning. This is not what you want happening with less then a week to go. But in their minds, nothing is final until you sit on his lap and tell him.
Since it's more hassle than it's worth to scan the one we bought which was by far the nicest photo, my shots will have to do. (We're big fans of supporting the cause and purchasing our one $19 5x7, which about kills me every year but gotta keep Santa in business...and my scrapbook looking consistent!)
Ty realized there was something he forgot to mention to Santa that he found at Costco just moments after sitting on his lap. So he decided to use money from his piggy bank for this early treat for himself.
Now rewind a couple months back, and the scene is Jack and three kids at Costco debating on new ornaments for our tree. Mind you, I had no idea we needed new ornaments but apparently Jack thought differently. Next thing I knew, the troops had arrived home with enough ornaments in every size imaginable to decorate four trees. When I asked Jack why he bought so many, he explained that they couldn't settle on one color theme and the boys felt pretty confident I'd prefer the ones they chose over the ones he had. So, long story short, we went out and purchased a Charlie Brown tree for the living room (also referred to as the boys' tree)...
Our cute Sage in front of the other tree. Its tradition that we decorate the house Thanksgiving weekend.
A random photo that was taken of Connor at the Ward Christmas breakfast this past weekend. I had no idea he had posed this way until my friend forwarded it on to me. Silly boy!
Next up, that special trip to Bellevue Square to pay that special person a visit. This year we went the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving. We were pleasantly surprised to find only three families ahead of us and because it was Santa's first weekend, in addition to the special suckers, the kids each got these darling soft, plush, stuffed animals which were quite the hit! Our days of tears are sadly just a distant memory. On this trip it was all business. There was a mission at hand and that was to tell Santa exactly what was hoped for. Santa payed particularly close attention to what each of them had to say. We learned our lesson last year when we made the mistake of paying a visit to Santa less than a week before Christmas. Suddenly all the things I had originally thought the kids wanted for Christmas had changed. I could hear random, unknown gifts being requested. I started to imagine sad faces on Christmas morning. This is not what you want happening with less then a week to go. But in their minds, nothing is final until you sit on his lap and tell him.
Since it's more hassle than it's worth to scan the one we bought which was by far the nicest photo, my shots will have to do. (We're big fans of supporting the cause and purchasing our one $19 5x7, which about kills me every year but gotta keep Santa in business...and my scrapbook looking consistent!)
Ty realized there was something he forgot to mention to Santa that he found at Costco just moments after sitting on his lap. So he decided to use money from his piggy bank for this early treat for himself.
Now rewind a couple months back, and the scene is Jack and three kids at Costco debating on new ornaments for our tree. Mind you, I had no idea we needed new ornaments but apparently Jack thought differently. Next thing I knew, the troops had arrived home with enough ornaments in every size imaginable to decorate four trees. When I asked Jack why he bought so many, he explained that they couldn't settle on one color theme and the boys felt pretty confident I'd prefer the ones they chose over the ones he had. So, long story short, we went out and purchased a Charlie Brown tree for the living room (also referred to as the boys' tree)...
Our cute Sage in front of the other tree. Its tradition that we decorate the house Thanksgiving weekend.
A random photo that was taken of Connor at the Ward Christmas breakfast this past weekend. I had no idea he had posed this way until my friend forwarded it on to me. Silly boy!
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