Okay, this is WAY too many pics of our kids in their Christmas clothes, but this photo shoot was so hilarious. It had me on the floor in stitches, so I just couldn't bear to leave any out.
I told Rachel to put her arms down, and this is what she did!
Does it get any cuter?
We really couldn't get her to smile much more than this.
We had a great week celebrating Thanksgiving with Gma, Gpa, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Jill. From the looks of these pictures it may look like we did nothing but celebrate Christmas. Technically, that might be true, but we did have pie and turkey and we celebrated Christmas very THANKfully.
There's nothing like an aunt and uncle to watch "Elf" with, or wrestle with, or read with, or get a piggy back ride from.
We went to the Bass Pro Shops because we heard it was a great place to meet Santa. We were half right. It was a great place to meet Santa at night--too bad we were there during the day. But we found plenty of other things to do.
With so many babysitters around, Ry and I took advantage of the chance to go to Del Frisco's steak house. We enjoyed lobster tail and fillets and chateau potatoes, but mostly I think we enjoyed the mints in the bathroom. Ryan was disappointed I didn't let him smoke a cigar on their "smoking patio", but I think he's forgiven me. We didn't get any pictures of the night, but a few days later at Opportunity Village, we discovered some friends of ours who like to eat there too.
We went to Opportunity Village Thanksgiving night. It was the perfect time to go. Especially since there were no lines for Santa, or more importantly-the TRAIN!
I'm very surprised we got both kids to sit on his lap, but I'm so glad we did!
I tried to prep the kids for what meeting Santa was like. To this day if you say, "What do you want for Christmas?" they will answer, "Cars! Trains! Babies! tell Santa!"
My friend started a new blog: Trust in our Savior. Yes, it's marketed toward those of us who didn't get our children here exactly the way we wanted, but I firmly believe it will benefit everyone. So add it to your readers and your facebook page and everything else that you do. Happy Reading!
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