Geez, wasn't Halloween just yesterday??! Time flies by faster every year.
We tried to not overload our calendar leading up to Christmas, in hopes of fending off the exhaustion and sickness that plagued us last year. And even though we said no to half of the functions, we still had enough to keep us busy. It was a nice pace - about one party a weekend.
Some of the fun times we had were:
- dropping off our Santa letters at Southcentre mall Santa mailbox and decorating a cookie to eat
- my work kids Christmas party at Tommy K play (we chose that over the adult party this year). The kids had a blast and made some new friends for the night. Skye got a taste of laser tag and loved it of course.
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I wonder what this conversation was about!! Santa looks amused.
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- Skye's school Christmas concert on December 11. They sang two songs in Spanish. Students from all grades also helped to construct this AMAZING display, based on the movie The Star. The school had a movie night the week before and that was the movie we watched. The details of the clay figurines and props in the display were unreal - they did a phenomenal job!
Skye contributed a few pieces of her own - a shepard, an alligator, a chick, a horse, pig and cow. She LOVES making things from clay.
- and just hanging out at home!
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| Watching The Grinch movie and then fighting with each other! |
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| Our "smaller" Christmas tree this year |
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| Busy elves at our house |
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My favorite display - photos of Christmas' past
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| Skye's beautiful Christmas card to us |
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| Rhys' great drawing for Christmas |
