We've been busy getting into the Christmas spirit around here. We took in the annual Cartersville Christmas Parade last week. We bundled up for event and had a great time. The parade was much longer than I remembered, but the kids had a great time seeing the floats, bands, and of course, Santa.
Bear and Daddy
Snug as a bug - and cute as one too!
Momma and Lily
Bear took the parade very seriously - never once did he whine about the cold or how long it was taking to see Santa!
Last Saturday, were were invited to a Christmas craft party at Katie Anne's house. Katie and Katie Anne did a great job hosting a house full of 2-4 year olds for a morning of fun. We painted several ornaments, had some yummy snacks, and played together for a while.
A look at the counter full of drying ornaments
A close up view of the tile I made with Bear and Lily's fingerprints
Best Friends - Katie Anne, Emma, Lily and Bear. Next year, Bear won't be so outnumbered when the little boys can participate more!
A close up view of the tile I made with Bear and Lily's fingerprints
Best Friends - Katie Anne, Emma, Lily and Bear. Next year, Bear won't be so outnumbered when the little boys can participate more!
With all the busyness of the season, it was so refreshing to have a Ladies Night out last week. Each year, our church puts on a Ladies Christmas dinner. The event benefits the local Women's Center and we get to enjoy a delicious dinner, served by the men's ministry, listen to beautiful Christmas music, and hear an inspiring speaker. This year's speaker, Kelly Ingram, was hysterical! She was very real and very encouraging, but also had us all rolling with laughter as we listened to her stories. For the second year, I have hosted a table and it was a lot of fun to plan what dishes and decor I would use.
Our table - minus Paren, who had to leave early to put little ones to bed! I love these ladies!!
And to wrap up this lengthy post, last night we had a Christmas party with the Jones and Adams families. Josh and I are so blessed to have such a great group of close friends - and it certainly helps that our kids are all so close too! The party was so much fun. We had an Italian dinner - sun-dried tomato tortellini, lasagna, salad, bread and dessert! The kids were able to eat and play while the adults enjoyed our dinner at the grown up table! This was definitely much better than the chaos we typically bring when we try to take our rowdy bunch to a restaurant.
After dinner - and much begging from the girls - we let the kids swap Christmas gifts. They were so excited to give each other the presents they had picked out and spent the rest of the evening playing with their new toys.
Our table - minus Paren, who had to leave early to put little ones to bed! I love these ladies!!
And to wrap up this lengthy post, last night we had a Christmas party with the Jones and Adams families. Josh and I are so blessed to have such a great group of close friends - and it certainly helps that our kids are all so close too! The party was so much fun. We had an Italian dinner - sun-dried tomato tortellini, lasagna, salad, bread and dessert! The kids were able to eat and play while the adults enjoyed our dinner at the grown up table! This was definitely much better than the chaos we typically bring when we try to take our rowdy bunch to a restaurant.The kid table
After dinner - and much begging from the girls - we let the kids swap Christmas gifts. They were so excited to give each other the presents they had picked out and spent the rest of the evening playing with their new toys.Lily with her new sticker book
Emma and her magic rise cake
I didn't get a good group shot of everyone last night, but suffice to say we all had a great time! More Christmas fun to come over the next few weeks!
Emma and her magic rise cake
I didn't get a good group shot of everyone last night, but suffice to say we all had a great time! More Christmas fun to come over the next few weeks!
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