Decorate CookiesFor Friday's advent, we finally got out of the house and went to a friend's house for a play date. Livy and her friend decorated sugar cookies. I think she preferred eating the frosting than decorating. We had a great time!
A Santa Day!Saturday was a very special day, filled with two visits with Santa!
One thing that I love about where I live is that during this time of year Santa comes to town to visit the kids. He rides on the back of a fire truck and goes up and down every street. While the siren calls out his arrival, the children gather outside their homes for a chance to wave to Santa and get a special treat.
I was hoping to get a good picture of Santa on the firetruck, but I was too busy waving with Livy. Here you can barely see him on the truck and the people out to meet him.
After our morning visit with Santa, we headed to the city for Eduardo's Lodges Annual Family Christmas Party.
There was plenty of food, crafts and a fun bounce house for the children. And a special visit from Santa.
When Santa entered the room, Livy's face lit up with a huge smile. She quickly got up and ran to give him a hug. Later when he was getting settled she came back to the table where we were crafting, to get an ornament to give to Santa. (I will remember next year not to dress the girls in red when taking pictures with Santa, they blended right into Santa's coat.)
I don't know if Livy was nervous or extra excited to see Santa, but whenever he would ask her a question, Livy would smile (huge grin) and nod her head. He could have asked her anything and she would have agreed to it.
Livy loves Santa. I hope that she will always love him and what he symbolizes; generosity and good will and make that a part of her life.
That's really cute! I love how kids get super excited about Santa. Lauren slept over at her grandma's on Friday night and when she got home and found out Santa came by in the fire truck she was so mad that she missed it. I'm so glad our city does that.
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