Eric

Eric is really coming out of his shell. His teacher has known Eric since he was 3 and has seen him hide behind my legs plenty. Well, she has happily informed me that he is Mr. Personality. Social butterfly. Charmer. Heart breaker.

 

Apparently all the little girls have a crush on him. She said at recess he is either the quarterback (how does he know how to BE a quarterback) or running (with a HUGE smile) from the girls because they are trying to kiss him.

 

 I asked him if he had a crush on one of the girls. He said, "One girl? No... All the girls."

Oh dear.

 

His teacher lovingly calls him "Prince Eric".

joy

The kids loved creating the "joy" canvas.

This time next week is Christmas Eve!

sunday funday

  In the sanctuary before church this morning

 Ella is looking so tall.

 After church, we ran a few errands and then headed to Orange Leaf for yogurt. I had a gift card :)

Eric adds gummy worms and Ella gets brownies.

 While Ella was sitting looking out the window, she said, "Sometimes it's just nice to stop and look at the view." 

 Me and Ella Bella

 Bunny ears on Mommy

 Eric being silly

 My loves.

bowling, santa, and joy

Scott's company had a Christmas party tonight for the children.

It was a fun (free) night of fun. We had time to bowl 1 game, eat pizza, and visit with Santa.

 We didn't have bumpers on our lane so most of the balls went into the gutter.

 I am very surprised the owners never came over to tell both kids to stop throwing the ball. Lofting is too gentle to describe what Eric was doing.

I forget about Ella being a lefty until I see her playing sports.

 I took this picture of them hugging while we were waiting in line to see Santa.

We haven't made a big deal about Santa this year and I don't think I've even said, "You better XYZ or Santa will not bring you a present". They have been getting along better than they ever have and I really don't think it's because Christmas is in 10 days.  Maybe I'm delusional.

 Maybe this friendship will stick.

 It was about 90 degrees inside the bowling alley and I felt so bad for Santa.

I'm looking forward to church tomorrow. The 3rd week of Advent is JOY.

I am reading several books on JOY right now and have decided my theme for 2013 is Joy.

Reindeer and shellac

The kids made these cute thumbprint reindeer ornaments.

 

 I went and got a manicure for first time in several years. I tried the shellac nail polish and I am in love. It's supposed to stay looking this good for 2 weeks!

Scott had his company "Holiday" party on Saturday.

 Today was the first day/night in a loooong time that we didn't have something to attend. It was so nice to come home after school and veg. We all put our pjs on at 4:00 to celebrate!

2 weeks 'til Christmas! Can't wait!



Christmas Program

Kids choir at church: Ella is in the purple dress

 They played the chimes to "Away In A Manger".

 They also sang "Angels From the Realms of Glory" and a song called, "I Believe".

 The kids are 4 years up to 5th grade.

 After the kids performed the adult choir sang.

 The front row sat the entire time