The little kids from the primary(kids ages 4-11) sang a few Christmas songs and our boy, who is not even in primary, went up and stood right in the front center stage and mouthed “AHHHHHHH!!!” throughout all the songs and when it was over and people clapped, he was the loudest screamer and clapper.
Hello guys! We went to Hawaii for Christmas and then I was busy throwing a party for my dad’s 70th birthday, then families visiting, us getting sick, it’s been quiet busy but it’s slowing down, which I am very glad about. One of my goals this year is to slow down and focus on things that truly matter(like doing fun stuff with my kids more while they still want to hang out with me 24/7, gotta take advantage of this precious time!), and I feel 2016 is going to be an amazing year.
These pictures are from a Christmas party from our church right before we left on our vacation. We knew Santa was coming and our son was getting so excited to see Santa. After dinner and a program, Santa showed up and all the kids quickly jumped to their feet and lined up to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what was on their wish lists. As we went and stood in line with our kids, our oldest said to Jay and I, “I don’t want to sit on Santa’s lap.” We asked her why and she said, “I just don’t want to.” Jay and I looked at each other with sad eyes, our girl is growing up and seeing Santa doesn’t excite her anymore! I must have looked really sad(maybe even about to cry, I cry at things like this all the time haha) because she quickly came close to me and said, “Mommy, I don’t want to make you sad, so I will go sit on Santa’s lap.”
Later that night, I asked her why she didn’t want to sit on Santa’s lap in the beginning and she told me it was because she didn’t know yet what to ask from Santa. Hallelujah! It wasn’t because she was getting older and too cool for things like this! I was so relieved and kissed her many times and happily exclaimed, “You are still little! You are still my little baby!” To that, she said, “Oooooooh, mom.”
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