Fulton Street

On the Sunday before Christmas we gathered with Gumbo, Bee, Bobby, the Carvilles, and the Ascanis (it feels weird to type that; still can't believe my baby sister is married...)for some Christmas fun. First we went to Orient Expressed and the girls were each allowed to pick out two ornaments. They were so excited!





Next we went to the lobby of Harrah's Hotel to see the Gingerbread Dome.

Then we headed outside to enjoy "The Miracle of Fulton Street." On the hour there is a snowfall with soap bubbles. When we brought B two years ago she was amazed, and she loved it again this year. Poor little Say slept through most of it. We tried to wake her up, but she wasn't having it.









Finally, we ate dinner at Ruth's Chris. This was the girls' first visit to Ruth's and they loved the bread and butter, shoestring fries, and steak. All four girls were very well behaved. We hope to make this a yearly tradition!

Red and Green Day

On the last day before Christmas vacation the girls are allowed to wear red and green. Sadie wore a precious Rudolph hand-me-down from B. I really didn't have anything red or green for B so I bought her a red shirt with a tree on it. I also bought her a red skirt in a slightly different shade. I didn't mean for them to be worn together, but she insisted. My girlfriends with older girls said she would start to have a say in what she wears soon. They were right!

Little Hearts Christmas Concert

Betsy sang her little heart out at the Little Hearts Christmas Concert. Sadie, on the other hand, kinda stood there looking at the crowd. At one point Sadie lifted up her dress and played with her belly button. That's our Sadie! Afterwards the girls had snacks in their classrooms and had a visit from Santa Claus. Betsy very specifically told Santa what she wanted--she told the Clearview Santa the exact same thing. She said she wanted "a magical penguin sand thing and a unicorn Pillow Pet." Sadie was reluctant about talking to Santa, but she was excited about the candy cane he gave her.


Sadie and her pal Eleanor. Sadie told me recently, "Eleanor and me say 'uh oh, skettios!'" They love to play together.

Welcome Home, Bobby!

Gumbo and Bee hosted a party at Lakeview Harbor to welcome Uncle Bobby home from Australia. Neemes, Cal, B, and I did some really good dance moves. Sadie tried fried cheese for the first time--she is in love. We took lots of family pics too. We had a blast!

Pajama Day

The girls wore their matching cowgirl pajamas to Pajama Day at school. They were so excited! My Say still loves her belly button and has to touch her belly button as she falls asleep or if she is nervous or scared or sad. When she starts reaching for it, we know something is up!

Picture Day

We got together with the Carvilles to take our Christmas pictures at Lakeside. The girls did so well and the pictures were great. Afterwards we ate beignets at Cafe du Monde. The girls were in heaven--next year our little Penny Pie will get to have some! After the beignets the girls rode the train a few times.

After Lakeside we made our way to Clearview for our Santa pic. We have taken a pic with the same Santa for the past four years--he is the best!

Christmas Activities

Two of our favorite Christmas activities are watching Christmas specials:

And looking at the huge toy ads in the Sunday papers: