Here comes Santa Claus

We saw Santa at our ward Christmas party in an attempt to save the usual $$ we spend to go see Santa at Knotts Berry Farm. Needless to say, the results were less than ideal. Someone else shot a few and I'm hoping those turn out better, but for now, here's our boys with Santa.

We sure do hope he comes to our house tomorrow! (And that he's good to you too!)

Stake Christmas Program

Last week on the 14th Mike participated in our local Stake's Christmas program. He sang with 4 different groups and did barber shop quartet music, as well as a duet "When the Son of God Was Born" and sang with a group of primary children dressed as adorable angels. There were many people we knew in the program and it was heartwarming to see so many faces that we have missed since the reorganization of the stake. Many thanks to all of those that made the night a huge success!

One more reason why I love California

I've been wanting to go look at Christmas lights so Mike got us in the car on this Sunday evening and we went for a drive. We ended up in the Long Beach Belmont Shore area, and were delighted with the lighted trees on the water. They are so beautiful. We drove around and found a empty section of beach and got out and stuck our toes in the oh-so-cold sand. Squish showed off that he could still make a "sand-ball" even if there was no snow, and we really enjoyed driving around and enjoying the sights. We drove around the Naples area, but since Mr. W was in his robe and I in my flip flops and no coat we thought it wasn't really the night to go for a walk in the low 40 degree night. BRRR. Thank goodness for heaters in cars!

With money being what it is, we've been doing more "free" things - which if you know me, is hard to do because I'm already all about "the free." But it's been great focusing more on us rather than "the stuff". While I can look back on the month and think of a few things I would really have liked to have done, or gifts I would have liked to have given, it's been a great month.

A Christmas Carol

Last night, on December 12th Mike got to go see his daughter in " A Christmas Carol" at a local theater. She played one of the members of the Cratchit family. He was sooooo excited to get to go, it was very last minute but he was thrilled to jump in the car and race out to see her perform. In one of my first posts I said I was going to call her "Belle" in this blog for "brown eyed love" and then accessorized a little. (She does have beautiful brown eyes!) So here is a photo of Mike with Belle! (Maybe I'll change her name to "Bella" because I think that does mean "beautiful"....hmmm.) Gee...maybe I should let her choose....She is pretty grown up! We are so glad to have her in our lives. The boys fight over her "No! She's my sister!" "No, she's mine!" Yeah, it's cute.

We believe!

Last week on December 2nd Mr. W went with his class to see Santa at a local store. This morning I found this squashed in his backpack.

We have so much to be thankful for this Christmas, I just wanted to share this picture and wish you all a very merry day!