Santa Came..

Christmas morning came and went and my two little gals were lucky enough to have had Santa swing by. He left quite a snowy mess near the fireplace but it was a sure sign that he had made his grande entrance when delivering those great gifts!

Mara received the karoake machine and video camera she asked for and Gracelyn was over the moon with her Barbie Dream House and Lallaloopsy doll.

The girls were spoiled rotten and I enjoyed every shred of wrapping paper, giggle and smile on their faces.

Merry Christmas!

SANTA!!!!















Mara got this for Juju as a joke. What a good sport ELF!!

Tacoma City Ballet - Nutcracker

The girls and I along with my boss attended the Nutcracker Wednesday afternoon. There is nothing like the Nutcracker to get you in the holiday spirit!! The girls were glued to the performance and I must say so was I. Seeing the Nutcracker every year makes me remember all the years that I danced. Nutcracker was always by far the best performance to be a part of. Mara did it for a while but it just ws not her thing. However Gracelyn has finally made noise about ballet. Yay, maybe I will finally have a little dancer after all. we start in January!!!!

Therapy

Gracelyn got to have a special therapy session last week. When we arrived Mary informed us that we got to go downstairs and that there was a special surprise waiting for us. When we arrived it was Santa! i am do thankful this little gal is nto afraid of him because as you can see we interacted with him a lot this holiday season! It was a relly nice time because there were no other children around. Gracelyn got lots of one on one time, received special little gifts and really got to emphasize to him how BADLY she wants the Barbie Dream House for Christmas. Yes, I said barbie dream house.

Santa told her she was not on the naughty list so there was a good chance! We will see what he brings Christmas morning!!!

Cookies with Teenie

Gracelyn got to go over to Auntie Teenie's house to bake Christmas cookies. This girl was covered from head to toe in flower, powdered sugar and frosting. The cookies were delicious and super cute!

Christmas Party 2010

This year we celebrated yet another wonderful kid party at the Marstons house. Our special guest Santa(aka Eddie) also joined us for some Christmas fun this year. We ate, decorated cookies, colored, exchanged gifts and told Santa all our special secrets that we wanted for Christmas. The house was loud, full of wrapping paper, sweets, presents and of course fun!

Job Carr Tree Lighting

Last week I took the girls to the annual tree lighting at the Job Carr museum. There were furry friends, candy canes, hot chocolate and best of all SANTA.

Santa??

Can you believe that Santa arrived early at our house... We must have been really good this year :)

Tangled

The Meisberger girls and the Norris girls set out for pizza and a movie. Hanging out with them is so fun because our kids are the same ages. Tangled was the feature film for us and boy was it good. I just loved and it and the kids were glued to the screen. Who doesn't enjoy a good Disney Love story! Another princess to add to our collection!!! Hope your holidays are going great and you are having as much fun as we are!!

Oh Christmas Tree

This year we kept the fake tree in the box and headed out to cut down our own fresh one. This year we took the drive down to Rainier, Washington to my friend Shelly's tree farm. It was the most amazing place and the girls and I didn't want to leave. We played in the fields, investigated many trees and then finally decided on the best one. Note to self.. Trees on farms are larger then they appear! Luckily I have vaulted ceilings so it fits fine but WOW it's big. I really feel the Christmas Spirit this year and I am loving it!

Pics from Festival

Me and my Gala Co-Chair- Jennifer Nino..
Thanks Jen. I love doing these events with you!

The Tables, Decor, Etc.

Messages of Hope from Festival..

Here were just a handful of of messages of hope that were from Festival...

"Hope is what I am holding on to while I sit here thinking about my newborn baby up in the hospital. I look for it everywhere; in the sun coming through the clouds, in the smiles of the nurses and in every shallow breath my daughter takes while she is in my arms. Hope follows me around even when it doesn't feel like it's three and hope is what will see me through this tough time."

"I hope I am hileing (healing)."

"Hope to me is the little miracles coming together to make your big miracles come true. I have been hoping and praying for a baby for years and by having that hope my miracles are coming true."

Hope is:
"When I found out my little brother gets to come home."
"When the doctor says I'm not sick anymore."
"My daughter."
"The thought of going home."