Last night was the church Children's Christmas program and as usual following the program Santa makes a surprise visit. All night long Arabella went on and on about "Tanta" and when the time finally arrived for her to sit on his lap, well, let's just say I got the one picture of her on his lap. Evan did good for a few seconds. He sat there while he was handed his stocking but then when Rachel moved away from him he started pouting. I am ever so thankful to my brother in law, sisters, and parents for helping me wrangle both kids tonight. I must say the older and more mobile they are, the harder it is to do it on your own.
After the show I took an opportunity to get some pictures with the kids. Needless to say there was way too much going on around them so we didn't get any pics with both of them looking at the camera. But that's okay, I have a current picture with my babies.
My baby sister Katie sang during the program. She has the most amazing voice you'll ever hear.
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| Me, Katie and Erica |
I also took the opportunity to get a picture of me and my sisters. Unfortunately Amy didn't make it to the church. Maybe we can get one at Christmas.
When I got home I realized I didn't really get any pictures of Arabella at the church in her cute little dress. This is a collage of what it takes to get a near 2 year old to take a decent picture. I chased her around the house, and got squat. Eventually I put her up on the changing table and we went from playing with the stocking to being caught off guard by the camera flash to making a silly face to a truly happy smile where she wasn't being cheesy. So how many pictures did it take to get to the last one? Seven. That's the fewest yet!
Last night we went to church to see the children and youth perform their Christmas pageant. Arabella was amazed with all of the kids and their singing. She did very well during the the first half, but then started getting antsy after that. She was also trying to figure out why Mommy was holding baby Abby and wasn't sure what the baby's problem was when she'd start fussing. She had the most serious look on her face.
After the show Santa showed up. Adam put Arabella on his lap and then stepped away. At first she was intrigued with all of the other kids waiting to see Santa. And then it hit her that Daddy had disappeared and left her sitting on a strange persons lap. That's when she started crying her crocodile tears.
After our meeting with Santa we enjoyed some birthday cake to celebrate Jesus's birthday. We then took the opportunity to have my Mom snap a few family pictures. We haven't had any taken since she was three-months-old. It was a fun night.
