Finally!!

Today I got to meet Karis for the first time. She loved me instantly. Gave me big smiles, talked my ear off, snuggled up and fell asleep in my arms. Finally!! I got to hold my new love!! So precious!!

Treasures

I went to pull Havens booster seat off the chair that we use for her regularly to take with us, and look what I found! To my great surprise I found some really great treasures! ;)

Preschool Happy Birthday Jesus Party

This was so cute! We had pizza, the kids decorated a Christmas Tree, we sang Happy Birthday Jesus and had a cupcake and played pin the star on the tree. The kids all wore their Happy Birthday Jesus crowns and they made us presents that we cant open til Christmas - not even a peek, they said! Fun times for some super cute kids!!

Justus' Christmas program

This had to be one of the cutest/funniest things Ive attended recently. These kids are hilarious. Justus got up there with his class. He didnt sing not one part of the song but instead waved to everyone, found himself on the big screen and starting dancing and pretty much distracted the boy on the side of him. How funny!! How cute!! Great memories. Gigi and Papa and Katie, Kaleigh and Ali were in there to support Justus as well as Neil, me and Haven.

So cute outfit

I had to pause and take some pictures of Havens so cute outfit I put her in today for church. So cute, so polka dot, so Haven!

Toddler Christmas Party

This year, I had grand ideas to throw a huge party for all the little ones I know. I was all ready to have fun stations and cute decorations that would be sure to be super magical for all the little eyes. But - no dice! To busy, all my resources were drained. However, there is always room for some friends, hot cider and a little cookie decorating.

I patterned this simple get together after my Halloween party. Friends come in, play, cut out cookie shapes to be decorated later, play some games (this time I added in the reading of the Christmas story with visual aids from the kids Little People nativity set) (oh, and we sung a few Christmas songs), then lunch, then decorate the cookies, eat a cookie, go home happy!

So thats what we did. Simple but fun. Always good memories, even if not as elaborate as I envisioned.

Where does the time go??

Ive decided that Christmas cards are not going to happen this year. Just to much else to do. I dont think our kids are getting a single present from Neil and me this year - oh, dont worry to much tho, between Gigi and Papa and Grammy and Grandad they will have more than enough. Oh, and not to mention from others like Aunts and Uncles and other unrelateds that love my children. But it just seems that Wow, time has gone.

I didnt even have time to search out an outfit for Neils work Christmas party. But thanks to friend Jo-linda, I will look rockin! Seriously, I called her with 20 minutes to spare and she so unselfishly shared her closet with me. Gotta love friends like that!! :)