Christmas-ing

(bleh quality pictures from my phone)
Ward Party:  It's Santa!!!! I know him!

When she hopped off his lap, she was all smiles. She said that when she told Santa she wanted Merliah for Christmas, he didn't even ask, "Who's Merliah?" (like everyone else does - she's a barbie mermaid by the way....) So he must know who Merliah is, and he really IS the REAL SANTA!!!

More pictures from the party:  Cute London Braithwaite.  We love her and LOVE when we get to babysit her from time to time!  And Elli Roylance holding Rebecca - she stood in line with her the entire time waiting to see Santa and played with her all night.  What a sweetheart!  (She broke her wrist the next day and Rebecca drew her a picture of the polar express and delivered it to her, along with a sucker, to help her feel better.)

Her room decorations:  a winter scene she made with Omi and Grandpa last year including reindeer made out of chestnuts, Christmas tree with kinder egg ornaments, and a wooden statue of Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus from Mimi and Papa.

cool photo of our tree:

and me with my girl in 2007:

and 2011:

I'm a lucky momma :)