Pre--Christmas Festivities 2013

Another attempt to catch up on the last 6 months of our lives!

 The older girls got their very first American Girl dolls right before Christmas as a gift from LaLa.  They went to a cousin's birthday party at the official American Girl Cafe and store and got to pick out matching outfits.  Christa chose pajamas and slippers!  Another big girl milestone hit!

 Everyone asks me all the time if it's different having a boy.  Putting this outfit on him (which reversed to a pumpkin scene) was definitely different!

 Santa Breakfast 2013

 Thomas played Baby Jesus, as all the girls have, at LaLa's church.  This year's Joseph and Mary were quite hysterical with him!  It was obvious that Mary's arm was getting tired, so she tried to hand the baby to Joseph.  Joseph put his hands up and scooted back, clearly not interested in helping.  Mary whispered something along the lines of, "Take him.  He's getting heavy!."  Joseph started pointing to the prop manger and mouthed something along the lines of, "Just put him in there."  Wish I had it on tape - it may be one for a TV show!

 Saint Mary's had a Christmas program as well.  Christa did a great job singing with her class.  "Eyes to see God's gift of love, ears to hear music from above, hand's to show how much we care, being Jesus everywhere."  It was so sweet!

Thomas had an encore performance as Baby Jesus for the school program, as well.  Christa got to play a sheep!