We are enjoying a very nice Christmas Eve today and hope you are too! We just finished having lunch with some of my high school friends. Now, the kids are napping and Mark and I are relaxing. Then, we'll be heading to a Christmas Eve service at our church. During the service, Ella is singing with her children's choir and I have the honor of filling in as the director of the group. Hopefully, I won't lead this little group of singers astray! They are really so cute when they sing and I am hoping that they know the actions better than I do!! After church, my parents will come over to have dinner. Before bedtime, we promised the kids they could open one present. Ella claims she is going to stay up all night to see Santa. She has been so anxious for him to come and she says she has been trying to be good.
Ella asked Santa for a princess vanity and all the dress up things that go with it. James asked Santa for some num-nums (candy) and a blue tractor. Hopefully Santa will deliver! James wasn't too fond of Santa when we went to his workshop at the mall. He finally sat on his lap and did a quick smile....but he didn't stay there for long. Ella, on the other hand, took the time to give Santa a very detailed description of the gift that she would like to receive. Santa stopped by our house last Thursday evening to check in on the kids and make sure they were being nice. He arrived at our house in a nice Ford pickup. Ella asked about this and was told that the pick-up was on loan from a local car dealership and Santa was happy to use it since his reindeer were resting up for their big trip on Christmas Eve.
Our holiday plans were changed a bit by the weather. We started out on our trip to Mark's parents' house yesterday. Once we were out of town we realized it would not be a fun trip. The visibility was horrible and the roads were getting slick due to very high winds and blowing snow. Mark didn't enjoy driving through white-outs and we were happy to get back home and watch the snow from inside. We'll make our trip up to Grandma & Grandpa O's later this week.
We are looking forward to celebrating all the joys of Christmas tonight and in the in the coming days. To steal a famous line, "Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!!"
Ella asked Santa for a princess vanity and all the dress up things that go with it. James asked Santa for some num-nums (candy) and a blue tractor. Hopefully Santa will deliver! James wasn't too fond of Santa when we went to his workshop at the mall. He finally sat on his lap and did a quick smile....but he didn't stay there for long. Ella, on the other hand, took the time to give Santa a very detailed description of the gift that she would like to receive. Santa stopped by our house last Thursday evening to check in on the kids and make sure they were being nice. He arrived at our house in a nice Ford pickup. Ella asked about this and was told that the pick-up was on loan from a local car dealership and Santa was happy to use it since his reindeer were resting up for their big trip on Christmas Eve.
Our holiday plans were changed a bit by the weather. We started out on our trip to Mark's parents' house yesterday. Once we were out of town we realized it would not be a fun trip. The visibility was horrible and the roads were getting slick due to very high winds and blowing snow. Mark didn't enjoy driving through white-outs and we were happy to get back home and watch the snow from inside. We'll make our trip up to Grandma & Grandpa O's later this week.
We are looking forward to celebrating all the joys of Christmas tonight and in the in the coming days. To steal a famous line, "Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!!"
The kids visit with Santa.
Ella is explaining the details of the gift she would like while Santa listens with care.
Ella and Santa
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