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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Ho Ho Ho...Santa 2008

We went to visit Santa at our local mall on Thursday afternoon. I was a bit anxious to take all three...assuming someone would have a meltdown and that there would be a 30-60 minute line. Anyways, when we got there, the line was short!! Natalie said, "Praise the Lord!" when she saw how short the line was. And, another blessing, some of our family friends happened to be there shopping, so they visited with us while we waited the 20 minutes or so for our turn. As we inched closer, Will started to get tears in his eyes and say he wouldn't do it (he's my sensitive child). So, I did what any good mother does...I bribed him with a stuffed snowman they were selling there and some snowman donuts afterwards at Krispy Kreme. Spencer (who I was worried about) did great!

As you can see in the pic below, Will really had to force his smile. And of course, Natalie yakked Santa's ear off telling him all that she wanted this year!

Had to include this picture of us waiting...Natalie's pose cracks me up!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Tea for Two (or Five)

The day after Thanksgiving, the gals in the family have a tradition...

We go to afternoon tea!

Natalie lives for this day! Check out her extended pinkie in the picture below!


From left to right...my mom, Erick's aunt, Natalie, me and my mother-in-law


Cheers!