Joanna’s Christmas party was this morning, and I got to go by myself! My mom came over and watched the little kids (and fed them hot chocolate!).
The party moms got everything set up while the kiddos were somewhere else.
Here come the little elves!
Joanna had no problem decorating her reindeer cupcake. Yum!
I said, “Hey, you’ve got something on your face – a little something here and here.” She told me they were elf cheeks and Mrs. C gave them to her. :)
Joanna’s no fool. She scooped the last of her chocolate icing up with her vanilla ice cream. Girl after my own heart!
Sweet friends!
And some silly ones too!
Waiting in line to “pin” the nose on Rudolph.
And contemplating her craft.
After this it was just about time for the party to be over and I convinced her to come on home with me. It was nice to walk home with my big girl, knowing I’d get to have her home for a couple of weeks!
As we were leaving the school I ran into a girl (named Jessica, of course) that I knew from high school whose son goes to our school. Even though I don’t know any of the families with Kindergarteners, I’ve discovered I know quite a few families with older children there. And so far everybody has good things to say about the staff. Yay!
This evening we went up to the Episcopal church for their live nativity. We just love going each year. James was so excited to “see Baby Jesus born and Mary and Jofez.”
The camel is always a big hit! This was a baby camel, only 11 months old. It’s his first Christmas!
It wasn’t really that cold, but we love any excuse to wear stylish winter accessories! {And when many days in December are pushing 80 degrees, the 40’s feel quite chilly!}
Ha! James is crawling in the pen with the animals!
The live nativity:
St. Nicholas:
Everybody got {chocolate} gold coins – yum! I somehow managed to convince everyone to let me put them in their stocking. There was plenty of sugar already running through the veins of my children today. :)
Posing by the manger:
I was there too! {And I actually turned the flash on for some of these pictures – can you believe it?!}
Cutest boy in the universe?
Yes, I think so!
I hope the next few days feel nice and slow and relaxed. I love Advent and Christmas!
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