Clara's Tea and The Nutcracker

Saturday at noon Sophia and I went with our dear friends Janita and Lauralyn to Clara's Tea and then watched The Nutcracker. Clara's Tea far surpassed my expectations! Clara greeted us and shortly after, numerous cast members mingled for pictures and autographs. The food was incredible. Sophia and Lauralyn even learned a few ballet moves from some of the cast members. The Ballet was wonderful and it was an especially nice Mother/Daughter day out! I love my children but especially enjoy the sweet alone time I have with each of them! Not to mention we couldn't have picked a better Mother/Daughter pair to spend the day with!!

School "Holiday" Parties

All three of my angels had school "holiday" parties. Unfortunately for Benjamin and Sophia we have to call them "holiday" parties in public school - one of the only disadvantages :-) We sure partied it up and "we" knew what we were partying about! The blessing in it all is that each of their teachers celebrates the "true" meaning of Christmas too. What a grand finale before Christmas break!

Y Basketball

Benjamin and Sophia are playing Y Basketball again this year! I wasn't surprised that Benjamin wanted to sign up - he loves it. Sophia on the other hand told me last year that she had decided that she liked games better than practice. When I asked her why that was, she commented "because I get to sit on the bench 1/2 the time". The Y is all about equal time on the court so if your team has 10 on the team is 1/2 time on the bench :-). I thought for sure she had her fill of basketball last year but much to my surprise she was eager to hit the court! They are both enjoying the game so far. We will see!

Yes!! That is my girl fixing her hair during the game!!!!

Polar Express Santa Lunch

Last Sunday we had tickets to the annual Polar Express Santa Lunch at the Primary School. I made sure that the calendar was clear for this event! This is an experience that even adults remember the whole year. The pitter patter of reindeer landing on the school roof with a conversation between Santa and his reindeer about stopping for a visit. In the door bursts the most joyful Santa singing his way down the cafeteria aisle!!! Santa chose Ben to go on stage with "jingle bells" and he actually went up and performed. After much song and a visit from Frosty himself Santa settled into his big chair for "Twas the Night Before Christmas." After all of the entertainment we had a delicious lunch, dessert, made crafts and got to sit on Santa's lap! What a special day!

My Three Favorite Ornaments

I, like all of you :-), have been so busy the past couple of weeks. I cannot believe it is already the 11th - Christmas is right around the corner. We have been having so much fun I haven't taken the time to blog and there is no way I can possibly catch up. All I can do is post a few pictures!

William turns 4!

My baby William turned four on the 22'nd! Can you believe it? Where has the time disappeared to? It seems like yesterday we were in a hurry to get home to make it to the Carullo's for a deep fried turkey dinner. I had him c-section Monday at dinner time and we were home on Wednesday after lunch! I was motivated to make it to Thanksgiving dinner! For his birthday we celebrated at Kangaroo Jac's - a child's inflatable heaven. We had nine including Benjamin and Sophia. His theme was, of course, Spiderman!! Who else? My baby is growing up!