Monday, December 12, 2011

Seeing Santa

This past weekend was our church's annual storytime and pictures with Santa. In the past, I think it's been at night or during the afternoon, but this year the gals in charge decided to do a breakfast with Santa. What a wonderful morning!

We started by feasting on a yummy breakfast that all the moms pitched in to help provide. Harrison was excited to see one of his best buds, Cooper, there and they started playing right away!


After filling our bellies, it storytime with Santa! I snapped this picture of Madeleine and Harrison from behind and it just melts my heart!

They had set up different stations for the kids to do activities and crafts. They grouped them by ages, so they got to spent this time with their friends. The first station was to get to make a Rudolph Craft.

The second station was Pin the Button on the Snowman. :) The little kids (Harrison's age) were laughing so hard while they watched each other try and get the buttons right! It made me laugh just to hear them!

The final station was getting to sit on Santa's lap and then get a small treat from him. Our Church actually has our own Santa -- with his very own Santa suit! He plays the part perfectly.

Checking out all those teeth she's lost this year -- 5 of them, soon to be 6. :)

We attempted to get a family picture, but this was all we got. My friend Ashley tried, but poor Charlotte was NOT having it! She was scared to death of Santa this time and avoided him all morning. :) You win some, you lose some.

And, this was a losing battle!
It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning! Our class had their annual Christmas party that night, but Matt and I had decided to have a family night at home. It seems like this time of year is so busy, and we know that next semester will be nuts, so we're trying to make the most of our family time right now. I'm the one that always feels like we need to do everything and be a part of everything and Matt is my (good) constant reminder that we can't do it all.

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