We Need A Little Christmas............and We Got A Lot

Wow what a BUSY weekend we've had. It was packed full of fun Christmas activities. It started on Thursday night whit Land's band Christmas Concert. It was very hard to get any good pictures because we were sitting in a crowded gym. If you look really hard you can see him blowing away on his trumpet. Clara Beth and Emanuiel loved it. They both kept saying "Bubbie's blowing his horn". It was amazing how well they all played. This was the beginners!! Afterwards we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and stuffed ourselves.

Friday night the Community Theater hosted "Cookies with Santa" and afterwards they showed the classic movie "The Grinch". Here we are after Clara Beth and Emanuiel have talked to Santa and told Him how good they have both been!! Land decided to skip this event and stayed with Anna Kayla and Greg.

Emanuiel is enjoying his cookies while keeping a close eye on Santa in his big red chair.

After they finished their cookies they got popcorn for the movie and Emanuiel is still watching Santa!!! Clara Beth seems to be more interested in her food!! That girl LOVES popcorn. As soon as we walked in the theater she said "oh mama I mell poptorn" and she was right. She had three bags!!!!(they weren't completely full) What a fun night!! They both enjoyed watching the Grinch on a big movie screen and I enjoyed watching them!!

Saturday morning we were up bright and early to get ready for our town's annual Christmas parade. Here is Emanuiel and Bekah Grace grabbing some good seats on the curb. This was Emanuiel's very first parade and he couldn't wait to see what was coming next!

Anna Kayla and Clara Beth anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus, he was rounding the corner on a fire truck!! How exciting is that. Nothing like a small town parade!!

After the parade we went to Anna Kayla and Greg's house for a yummy lunch of ham and cheese croissants. Then Clara Beth and Emanuiel got to open the Advent Calendar. Anna Kayla had filled it with enough goodies for all of us that day!! They were so excited to open the little door. Then they wanted to open ALL of them!! So cute.

Saturday night we went to ride on a horse drawn wagon through streets of beautifully decorated houses and a live Nativity scene. There was also petting zoo. Home made goodies with hot chocolate were enjoyed around little bonfires. Here is Emanuiel waiting to climb on the wagon. Clara Beth was so excited about going she could hardly wait but..................

on the way there she fell asleep and we could not wake her up!!! We rode on the wagon, looked at the animals, and ate goodies around the fire, then she finally decided to wake up as we were walking back to our car!!! Oh well there's always next year!! Land did make this trip with us.........he wasn't about to miss all the yummy baked goods they have every year!!

Now our weekend is over and it's time to be marching off to bed (literally). Here are my little elves, led by the biggest elf of all, headed to bed!!

Now I am off to wrap Christmas gifts so I can make the little ones MORE excited if that's even possible!!!

Until next time......................remember

A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.
Proverbs 18:16

This week be a "gift"!!!!

Robin