Basketball is in full swing and the difference between first year playing and second year is amazing! Alex is having so much fun and Lance is the coach!
Christmas recap
We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We started off Christmas Eve with Sara and I going to the Nutcracker and PNB. I have been many times and I took the kids this year to a local Nutcracker in Kirkland. They loved it! I loved sharing this with them for the first time. I can see this becoming a tradition for us! Anyways – back to Christmas Eve – I was given the tickets and they were very nice tickets! We were in box seats at McCaw Hall. So off Sara and I went… The boys went to see a Dinosaur movie.
We arrived early and looked at all the things there are to look at and it was time for the ballet to start. Why are the boys holding the dolls (and pretending to shoot the girls?) and the girls holding the toy guns (like babies)? Why are there funny crazy costumes and why does the mouse king have a light saber instead of a sword? Why do the snowflakes throw snowballs and then make snow angels? Well, turns out the Christmas Eve production is a silly one! It was so great – it was like watching a new ballet all over again.
The Christmas pajamas!
Our Snickerdoodle cookies, carrots for the reindeer and a letter to Santa showing him which ones for whom.
Christmas morning was a blur – Alex opened all of his presents as fast as he could. He even fell down the stairs pretty hard racing down to get there. We made a deal the night before not to get up before 6:45, and thank goodness they kept it! Alex got a 3DS (game player) and Sara got a golden treasure box from Santa. And this year was the first year that Sara was able to write who the present was to and who it was from by herself.
Another gift Alex got was a remote controlled helicopter. It was really cool! He was flying it in no time, but not even 8 hours into the day and it was broken. I had a broken hearted boy. Apparently he wanted Lance to come outside with him to do the helicopter, but we had already been outside for quite some time. He decided he would go out by himself and play with it. Before we know it he comes in crying and saying it was broken. Sure enough, one of the wires snapped and a wing broke and it wouldn’t fly anymore. It was a tough lesson. He decided he liked it so much that he wanted to buy it with his money that he saves from his allowance. We decided that we would go in 1/2 and 1/2. We’ll see how long this one lasts…
I saw these streamers and instantly thought of Sara. They were perfect. Rainbow, sparkly handles and full of imagination. She loved them! Running up and down the street with them and even Alex loved them.
All in all – it was a really great Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all!
We visited Santa at Molbak’s this year. We went there to get our annual Fall photos since our sessions had been rained out twice and I knew it had a nice indoor area. Well, during our session, this nice man with a white beard came up to us and explained directly to the kids that he heard that Santa comes here after Thanksgiving and he hopes that they would come back and visit. Alex looks at me after he left and (almost speechless) says that the thinks that was the REAL Santa. He asks if we can come back and see him after Thanksgiving and I say – of course! It was a really special moment!
Alex had a list of about 12 items on it. This kid is going for the gold, literally. It was great at Molbak’s since the line was short, it was no stress and I got to take my own pictures (in nice lighting). I highly recommend it!
Here is Alex and Santa going over his list.
Alex’s List:
1). Go Cart
2). Remote Controlled Ironman (I’ve never even heard of this?)
3). Electric Scooter
4). Nintendo DS
5). iPhone (the gold one?)
6). Pokemon cards & toys
7). a real Diamond (when asked how big – it is the size of a baseball)
8). Minecraft on Xbox
9). Xbox one (where does he learn this stuff?)
10). Halo (oh yes – elementary school….)
11). Cookie giver (Santa asked about this one – didn’t quite know what it was. Well, for those of you needing to know – it is a machine that gives you cookies when you push a button or ask for one – brilliant!)
12). rubber band bracelets (aka - rainbow loom – the most addictive hot toy right now. kids make bracelets out of thousands of tiny rubber bands).
Santa is SO smart and said that he would probably be only able to get one item on the list since he has to bring toys to everyone. Alex agreed to this, but just wanted to make his list comprehensive, just in case.
Sara had her list too. It only had 1 item on it for many weeks, but recently added a couple of items just before visiting Santa. This was the first year for Sara that she would even get within 20 feet of him. Usually he is too scary and she won’t even get close. But this year, she started off sitting next to him, although not too close. He read her list (which I helped her write) and they had a special moment. I loved it! He really listened to her and her list and she felt so special.
Sara’s list:
1). a golden treasure box
Much was said about this golden treasure box. We have no idea where it really came from – but we absolutely loved it. So creative! And we had to ask lots of questions. What shape was it? What was in it? (duh – treasure!) How big was it? Was it shiny or sparkly? It took some work for Santa to figure out this treasure box – but I think some little girl is going to be happy.
2). Chocolate
3). a Plant
4). a Rock
Those are the late additions.
When it came time for the Santa photo – Santa just picked Sara up and sat her on his lap and Alex scooted in and bingo – photo! Although Sara was a big uneasy and looking for her getaway – she was so excited to see Santa and show him her list. He was even giving away small candy canes – her favorite. Alex was thrilled to see a “real” Santa with a true beard. He notices this kind of stuff – trust me! He told me last year that he knows that the Santa we normally get photos with isn’t the real Santa.
GASP!
What?
What do I say? What do I say??????? Hurry and think fast Allison…
He goes on to explain that Santa has helpers and he can’t be everywhere seeing all the kids therefore, some Santa’s wear fake beards. Whew! But, each of these “fake” Santa’s report back to the real Santa and then he delivers the presents.
OK – Santa story works for this Momma. Crisis diverted.
Merry Christmas to All and to all a good night!
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