Merry Christmas from our family to yours!! The busiest time of year; not only shopping for that perfect gift, but with all the birthday's, activities and performances. Ella's choir schedule definitely keeps us on the move all month long.
We always enjoy watching her and she really enjoys performing! Ella decided to sing a tune from her Choir performance for us, while we were decorating the tree. Eric is the rockin' backup singer!
"Christmas Shines" was definitely one of her favorite songs this season.
The kids loved helping to decorate the tree and the house! Ella always looks forward to placing the light on top of the tree.
Our small group at Church had a Christmas party for all the families and Santa was so wonderful to show up to read "The Night Before Christmas" and deliver books to all the kids.
It was so nice for the kids to be able to take their time and talk with Santa and not feel rushed off by all those standing in line (like at the mall).
Speaking of Santa, here's Ella's computer art rendition of Santa. I think she did an awesome job, maybe with a future in Graphic Design! :)
 |
| Ella's rendition of "Santa" |
Aunt Teresa was gracious enough to offer to watch the kids for a couple hours, while Maria went Christmas shopping. They spent the morning at the Wildlife Experience with their Cousin Seth, who is on Christmas break. They enjoyed a 4D movie about the life of a sea turtle and had fun dressing up as animals.
 |
| Ella the "Lion" & Seth the "Bee" |
Ken's birthday was a nice break for both of us. We spent the evening before at Red Robin with the kids, for Daddy's annual birthday dessert. The kids and I made Ken's birthday cake the following day, but kept most of the day pretty low key (Ken still had to work). Ken opened a couple presents, as the kids were excited to see Daddy open them. Mimi was really nice and came to watch the kids that evening for Ken's formal birthday dinner at The Melting Pot. We decided to have cake before we left, so the kids could watch Ken blow out his candles.
 |
| Happy Birthday, Daddy! |
Unfortunately; snow started falling pretty heavy and the weatherman was calling for up to 12", so we decided to forgo the Melting Pot (40 minutes away). We were glad we did, as the roads were really icy. We stuck close to home, but still enjoyed a nice dinner together at Saltgrass Steak House. Winter has officially arrived, just in time.
The 12" of snow we received last night, means we will definitely be having a white Christmas.
