Christmas Eve

This year's Chrismas Eve was full of family and worship. Uncle Nathan and Mimi stopped by on their way to Lexington. We visited with them because Uncle Nathan had to work on Christmas day. After baking and decorating cookies for Santa, we headed to church for the spontaneous Christmas pageant. Here are our angels who both took part in the program. We sing carols and go through the story of Jesus' birth. After coming home we have dinner, open our gifts, and Santa called. Savanna talked to him as he was on his way around the world.

Christmas in the Park

Every year we go to City Park to celebrate Christmas locally. We visit with Santa and ride the train and carousel. The girls love to ride the carousel. It is a relaxing ride for both of them. There have been times they were almost alseep just as the ride ended. We saw Santa but mommy was the only one excited about that. The girls were not into sitting on his lap but he came to visit our house anyway. It was a cold night at the park but we had fun on the train and carousel.

Cooking with Nana

Savanna likes to help Nana in the kitchen so they decided to make a fun reindeer snack. The treats were yummy and looked so cute!

Let it Snow

My goodness.....we took full advantage of the snow in mid December. We made everyone's favorite snow cream. Savanna made snow angels and "painted" the snow. Sadie preferred to be on her feet. We played a fun game of hide and seek then headed out to see what other neighborhoods looked like. There were people out sledding and building snowmen. Those will be fun activities for another time.

We love our Abby!

It is unbelievable to me that one of Sadie's first words is "Abby" and it is the sweetest sound because she loves her so much. Abby will sometimes knock her over, unintentionally, but Sadie will still walk up to her and lean in or get face to face. She loves Abby kisses! I think Abby eats up the love too!

Gingerbread Fun

Well, not really gingerbread but graham crackers cut and "glued" together to form a house. We mixed our own icing/glue and Savanna and I went to town decorating. Sadie was more interested in eating the decorations. Unfortunately for her there was little on the counter that was safe for her to eat. This may be the beginning of a new tradition at the Sanders house.

Disney on Ice

Savanna got all of mommy and daddy's attention at Disney on Ice. I think they had as much fun as she did though. Disney really is magical! The theme was celebrations so Alice in Wonderland celebrated an unbirthday and the princesses helped demonstrate love at Valentine's Day. The villains from Disney were at a Halloween party and the whole gang brought in the Christmas season. We had a great afternoon!

Holiday fun and games

We headed downtown for the welcoming of Santa, aka "Ho Ho," and the lighting of the tree. Savanna saw some friends from school which excited her to no end and Sadie enjoyed following along and doing what she could. We played with goats (Bo was there and his brother Jangles was at home) and met Mrs. Claus. There is something intimidating about the Mr. because neither of the girls will get close. The library provided a place to decorate ornaments which are hanging on our playroom tree as well as games and snacks. Now that is talking our language. It was a fun evening to start our holiday season!

It's Snowing!

We have enjoyed going to the NC mountains for quite a few years now to pick out our Christmas tree. This year it was so cold but to see the snow was just beautiful! Savanna enjoyed eating it off the trees and throwing snowballs while Sadie couldn't wait to get inside where it was warm. Noah and Pa were quick in selecting the perfect tree this year so they too could get out of the cold but I must say ours is perfect. It fits perfectly and looks lovely in our living room with our keepsake ornaments. Everybody wants to look and touch every day. Sadie had the most fun shopping in West Jefferson. We always end our trip with dinner and shopping there.

November favorites

More birthday fun

Well, the birthday season in our household has almost passed. Abby will be 7 in December but the rest of us have finished celebrating now. For mommy's birthday we tailgated and cheered on the Tar Heels as they claimed the victory bell against Dook for another year. It was a beautiful day to be in Chapel Hill. We even got daddy to wear "light blue". He refuses to call it Carolina blue. No "birthday trip" for daddy but his girls did treat him to dinner out.

Trick or Treat

We had a busy Halloween this year! Our day began with Truck or Treat at Savanna's school/church where the girls got to climb on, honk the horns of, and explore lots of different vehicles. It provides fun entertainment each year in October. Then we had a surprise when we got home.............Jackie Moon aka Uncle Forrest came to visit. Once the girls got their naps we were off to trick or treat through the neighborhood. We were the first ones out and it felt like the last ones in. We greeted every dog in the neighborhood (there are lots) and filled our bags with lots of treats! Darby and Buster (from My Friends Tigger and Pooh) slept well after such an eventful day!