As I sit here, enjoying the kids' third day of vacation (which means sleeping a bit later and moving at a much slower pace), I am truly thankful for these few days of calm before Christmas Day. Our family had such a wonderful week last week, celebrating the season in so many ways, but it was packed full!
Tuesday night we walked Christmas Tree Lane as a family. We had joined some friends on the first walking night (a Saturday), and were a bit over- whelmed by all the people. We decided to try again and walk right when the Lane opened at 6 (we started at 7:15 last time). It was so much better, less people, Santa was there to say hello, and hadn't run out of candy canes, and the kids could spot most of Santa's reindeer that are "hidden" along the Lane! We also enjoyed the joyful serenading of Violet along the way, "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. So much fun it is to ride in a one-horslopen sleigh, oh..." Wednesday morning was Violet's last day of gymnastics before a 2-week break, and her class did a little show.
They ended the routine with a little pyramid, and Violet got to be on top of the coach's shoulders (yikes!). But she did great and waved with both hands like a pro! Wednesday afternoon was Isaac's last karate class for two weeks. Wednesday night, a party at church for the kids. Thursday morning I made baklava at church with some other moms (thanks, Debbie, for teaching us all). Then Friday night we took a deep breath, and relaxed over a fantastic dinner with our "neighborhood family".
Saturday morning, Audrey and her Grandma Arlene hosted a tea party with some of Audrey's friends and Violet as well.
The girls had a fabulous time, dressing up, making candy with Grandma Arlene, and eating a lovely lunch with tea, of course! Cheers!
Saturday night was another dinner with our "work family". We let our kids stay up to greet the guests and say hi to baby Lila. As you can see, Audrey was quite disappointed that Lila was sleeping when she arrived. Audrey had not yet met Lila and went to bed pouting that she didn't get to hold her (Lila stayed asleep until our kids' bedtime).
As always, we had a great time with all of our friends! And...whew...that was our week! Like I said earlier, this week has been much more relaxed, and Randy and I even managed to get out by ourselves on Monday night (in the pouring rain) for some last minute errands and a hot, quiet dinner to ourselves (thanks Arlene)! After today, Randy has seven days off of work to be home with the family and even take a quick trip to the beach while my parents are here! We hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas and we'll talk to you in the New Year!
Tuesday night we walked Christmas Tree Lane as a family. We had joined some friends on the first walking night (a Saturday), and were a bit over- whelmed by all the people. We decided to try again and walk right when the Lane opened at 6 (we started at 7:15 last time). It was so much better, less people, Santa was there to say hello, and hadn't run out of candy canes, and the kids could spot most of Santa's reindeer that are "hidden" along the Lane! We also enjoyed the joyful serenading of Violet along the way, "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. So much fun it is to ride in a one-horslopen sleigh, oh..." Wednesday morning was Violet's last day of gymnastics before a 2-week break, and her class did a little show. 
They ended the routine with a little pyramid, and Violet got to be on top of the coach's shoulders (yikes!). But she did great and waved with both hands like a pro! Wednesday afternoon was Isaac's last karate class for two weeks. Wednesday night, a party at church for the kids. Thursday morning I made baklava at church with some other moms (thanks, Debbie, for teaching us all). Then Friday night we took a deep breath, and relaxed over a fantastic dinner with our "neighborhood family". 
Saturday morning, Audrey and her Grandma Arlene hosted a tea party with some of Audrey's friends and Violet as well. 
The girls had a fabulous time, dressing up, making candy with Grandma Arlene, and eating a lovely lunch with tea, of course! Cheers! 
Saturday night was another dinner with our "work family". We let our kids stay up to greet the guests and say hi to baby Lila. As you can see, Audrey was quite disappointed that Lila was sleeping when she arrived. Audrey had not yet met Lila and went to bed pouting that she didn't get to hold her (Lila stayed asleep until our kids' bedtime). 
As always, we had a great time with all of our friends! And...whew...that was our week! Like I said earlier, this week has been much more relaxed, and Randy and I even managed to get out by ourselves on Monday night (in the pouring rain) for some last minute errands and a hot, quiet dinner to ourselves (thanks Arlene)! After today, Randy has seven days off of work to be home with the family and even take a quick trip to the beach while my parents are here! We hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas and we'll talk to you in the New Year!
2 comments:
Once again jealous of the tea party!
Hope you guys enjoy your time with your parents, Jamie, and especially the beach!!
Marcy
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