Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

After the horror and devastation of the lives lost in Connecticut on Friday, I was so very grateful to be able to get in the car with my family on Friday and drive up north for a weekend together. We woke up on Saturday to a beautiful snowfall that lasted throughout the day into the early evening. We took a little trip over to Wal Mart and bought some hats and gloves and lots of Christmas movies. The remainder of the day was spent playing in snow, drinking hot chocolate, and curling up on the couch watching old Christmas favorites.

 

Poinsettia Festival

The Poinsettia Festival has taken place in Phoenix around the holidays for decades. This past weekend may have been their last. So sad! I love going and seeing the rows and rows of all different types and colors of poinsettias. On Sunday we headed over there and took the tractor rides to the poinsettias and hung out with Santa. Blake and Emerson were both very hesitant to talk to Santa. They did not want to sit on his lap but they did tell him what they want for Christmas, Blake- a green big rig, Emerson- a doll.

The Chiming Cherubs

A couple of weeks ago, the kids joined the preschool bell choir at church. The group practices every Wednesday night and performs at various functions throughout the year. Blake lasted one class and said it's "not his thing" and threw a massive tantrum to not go again. I decided that it probably just "isn't his thing" so Emerson is doing this one solo. This group has been keeping her busy! She has already performed at the Thanksgiving Eve service, an advent festival, a community center, and last night she performed at a senior living center. She is enjoying it and has met some fun new friends. She loves being on stage except for one performance where she got a bit stage fright. I took a ton of pictures at the first few performances, and decided to leave my camera in my purse at last night's show. In the middle of her song Emerson yelled to me in the back of the room, "MOM! Take my picture!" So...out came the camera again! :)