Visit with Santa

The kids have been lucky to build a relationship with Santa at our church. He sits in the pew behind us, wears a red shirt, and hands out candy canes to the children in the parish at the end of mass each week. During the Christmas season he tries on his suit to see if it needs any last minute adjustments from Mrs. Claus and welcomes the kids in the area to sit on his lap for a few pictures. Even though Sara sees Santa at church each weekend, she was giddy to see him all dressed up in his suit. It was wonderful to see the magic in her eyes. Last year she asked him for a candy cane because that is what he always gave her at church. This year she branched out and asked him for a purple rock for her collection. We placed a few pictures in our December album for you to enjoy.

Also, I finished my final sewing project for the season. Of course I got the inspiration on pinterest, and I hope Will enjoys his new giraffe rattle!

Jelly Roll

Santa's helper just finished the jelly roll floor cushion for Sara today. A picture of her present is in the pinterest album...so excited about all the great ideas on Pinterest!

St. Nick's Day

Yesterday was St. Nick's Day and all of us were good throughout the year, so a few treats were left in our stockings to enjoy. Sara had so much fun with her treasures that she decided they would be best displayed on the Christmas tree so the lights would highlight their beauty. I thought everyone would enjoy a picture of these additions to our tree...

Yes, no need to refresh this page, you are seeing things correctly. We now have socks, ornament boxes, hair ties and ribbons adorning our tree...isn't it lovely?!

December

I was taking pictures of the kids this morning and started adding them to the November folder only to remember it is December already! Where has the time gone?! Sorry that there were not as many pictures in November, but I'm sure we will do better in December! Keep looking back through the month for more fun moments from the Yaklins!