Christmas ballerinas and school parties

 This was Ava's first Christmas Dance Program and Sophia's 3rd (hard to believe).  They are so sweet up there and it's fun to see what they have learned since September.

Ava's Preschool party was lots of fun.  We made the cake for baby Jesus and Sophia got to go with us since her school was already out for Christmas break.  It's such a great benefit of being a SAHM to be able to witness their fun at school and to be a part of it!

And Sophia's little class celebrated at Mr. Gatti's after school!  It was fun afternoon with Moms, a few Dads and kiddos!

Then Alex's party at school was an all day celebration!  They had such a great day to kick off their break!

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This is what it's all about

This evening was probably the highlight of the holidays for me...Sophia's school program.  This really was quite a production and all the hard work the teachers and students put into it definitely showed.  Sophia was totally into it!  She kept telling me how how excited she was but she got up on her little stage with her classmates and she made her Momma so proud!  She sang like I've never seen her sing before and it has made my Christmas.  I've watched the video a few times and oh how it makes me smile.  

Isn't she beautiful?

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Christmas Parties and Programs

We start with all the Christmas parties the first weekend in December.  It certainly makes for a busy month but it really is a month of visiting, celebrating and excitement.

Awaiting yet another Santa appearance!

Next was our Christmas celebration at Nana's!  With lots of cousins and food to enjoy the presents are just icing on the cake!

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Polar Express

Well the tree is up, decorations hung, gifts bought (not nearly wrapped), a few parties under our belts, and then there was the Polar Express.  Oh boy, it was such a great way to kick off the season!  I highly recommend it!  My kids were so excited to go and we had gotten our tickets all the way back in July. That is how popular it is.  We really wanted 1st class seating but even back in July it was already sold out!  The kids got their new pj's to wear, we watched the movie and loaded up to head to French Lick.  I believe I was looking forward to it as much as they were.  My parents went along and we were on the same car as some of our close friends which made it that much more special.  The kids had such a great time and their faces when Santa boarded our train was priceless.  I thought Sophia may just explode with excitement.  Yep, that moment will be forever ingrained my memory.  I want to freeze their ages right now!  They are loving all the magic of Christmas, the traditions and most importantly they celebrate the real reason for all this magic!  It really has been fun this year to watch them enjoy all of the traditions our little family has started.  Doesn't get much better!

 The train chugs along and the Polar Express story is being read to the kids with fun music, elves dancing and our conductor punching our tickets.  We get hot chocolate and cookies to sugar these already hyper kids up!  We approach the North Pole and see Santa waving from his village....THEN, Santa boards our train.  My kids about couldn't contain themselves!  Sophia was physically shaking she was so excited.

Does this face say it all?

The train chugs along and the Polar Express story is being read to the kids with fun music, elves dancing and our conductor punching our tickets.  We approach the North Pole and see Santa waving from his village....THEN, Santa boards our train.  My kids about couldn't contain themselves!  Sophia was physically shaking she was so excited.

It was a great evening.  I hope to do it one more time before alot of that magic is gone!  I love these little sweeties and they make Christmas more fun than I ever dreamed it could be!

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So thankful

Let's backtrack shall we....

As each day went by I got farther and farther behind do it became more daunting to actually post!  So I'm going to rewind to just before Thanksgiving and probably sadly miss some important memory but I will do my best!  Sophia had a fun fall party at school with her sweet little class and Thanksgiving Day was beautiful!  We played outside most of the day (in short sleeves) and my little guy finally nailed riding his bike without training wheels!  It was a fun day.  This year has been such a growth year for Sophia.  I really feel it's because of her sweet classmates and awesome teacher she has matured so much.
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