Melissa & her Mommy
Adybug... Lilli's best friend
Jackson & his new firetruck
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Sweet Melissa
Lilli & Mommy
Lilli thanking Mackenzie for her gift
Boy, oh boy, oh boy... Lilli had an opportunity to redemn herself with Santa on Sunday and DID! Faith Fellowship, the church we have been attending, had a Christmas Party for all the children and toddlers. Unlike last time (cough) Lilli was excited to see Santa and even gave him lots of hugs and kisses. She was so cute. Enjoy the pictures from the party... We had such a good time!!
One quick, funny story:
Santa asked Lilli how old she was, to which Lilli answered, "Two."
Santa said, "Oh, you are such a big girl."
Danny chimed in, "Yep, with a big girl bed!"
Santa asked Lilli, "You sleep in a big girl bed all night long?"
With a big grin on her face and great big eyes, Lilli nodded yes.
Danny said, "Ummmm, sometimes she does Santa."
Santa then told Lilli, "Santa would love it if you slept in your bed all night long. I'm going to start peeking in on you at night to see if you're in your big girl bed sleeping. Okay?
Lilli had a bewildered look on her face. Uhhhh-ohhhhhh... Santa will know!!
(On to part 2 of my story)
Last night at 3:30 a.m., Danny wakes up to Lilli tugging on his leg.
Lilli then says, "Santa already checked in on me. I sleep with you and Mama now, okay?"
Oh, how I love my clever little one... she's so funny!
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. ((HUGS))
We visited Santa on Wednesday evening for Lilli's annual holiday photo. She talked so much about Santa on the way; detailing her wish list, as well as her gift requests for Merry Freckles, Annabelle Lee and Zippy-Do...
I was CERTAIN Lilli had prepared herself for this visit with Old Saint Nick, but no. She screamed like a banshee... causing a huge scene. Bless Danny's heart; he just wanted to console her, but his affections were making it worse. She had her Daddy in a death grip and I had to peel her off of him! She was clinging to him like a wet noodle. When I placed her into Santa's arms, she immediately went from big crocodile tears & screams... to holding her breath & giving me the evil eye!
Of course, after it was all said and done, she talked... and talked... and talked about Santa and how much she LOVED him! Yeah, right!?!
Thought you'd enjoy seeing what a difference a year makes... here is last year's photo. She's grown sooooooo much! I need to put a brick on her head so she'll stop getting any bigger!!
Danny's best friend is a 82-year young gentleman, by the name of "Jock". When Danny's Dad passed away 18 years ago, Jock took on a fatherly role for Danny. We try to get over to visit Jock and his wife, Mrs. Betty when we can, however don't visit them as often as we should. They are such gemstones!! Lovely folks... and Mrs. Betty makes the best Sunday supper you have EVER had!!! YUMMY! Collard greens to die for... If you're from eastern NC, you understand that a "good side" of collard greens is a delicacy! :o)
Sunday evening we had the good fortune of spending a little time with Jock and Mrs. Betty... and Lilli enjoyed every minute!! She even had a chance to play their piano, or rather bang on it. Funny how pictures can be deceiving, aye?? :o)
This past weekend is a distant BLUR! It went by so quickly, I'd hardly call it a weekend. We had a couple of birthday parties to attend. I can’t remember a weekend in recent months where we literally didn’t stop… until now. It was exhausting, but Fuuuuuu-uuuN!! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! ((HUGS))
First, we attended our best friend’s daughter’s birthday. She turned 1 year old! What a cutie… Happy Birthday Lydia Jane!! We love you sweet girl!!
Then we attended my friend Rachel’s son’s 7th birthday party at Chuckie Cheese… WOW! That was over-stimulation, times a ba-zillion! Lilli had a great time, but it took her about 6 hours to unwind. Happy Birthday Madison!!
I have additional photos from our weekend to share, but will share them later in the week. There were too many pictures for one post...
My apologies for a lack of posts lately! There has been so much has been going on and I have had very little time in the evenings to work on my blog.
We were invited to help celebrate our friend Jackson’s 6th birthday. Jackson was adopted from China about two months after we returned with Lilli. We had a great time at his party and loved watching the kids play a wide variety of games… everything from "Balloon Pop" to a Three-Legged Sack Race. The Heaths are such a great family and we are so fortunate to have them living nearby...
Lilli and I also enjoyed “Holly Days”! Following the Christmas tree lighting on the courthouse steps, our community has a holiday kick-off with horse-drawn carriage rides, train rides, Christmas caroling and hot cocoa. Needless to say, it’s a lot of fun!! My best friend Martha and her son Samuel went with us.
We are also trying to enjoy the outdoor weather, because it’s going to get cold soon.
After all of that… we enjoyed a little decorating! I love to get my little house all lit up Christmas…
....and boy, oh boy, do I love the holidays! Only 20 more days until Christmas y’all!!
Hope everyone is well… ((HUGS))
