Breakfast with Santa...Part 2

Kate was invited to another breakfast with Santa by her little friend, Hannah. Here they are waiting for Santa to arrive. They look so anxious!

When Santa arrived, he gathered all the kids and read them a Christmas Story. Kate was a little nervous at first but she settled in nicely for the story on mommy's lap.
All the kids had a turn sitting on his lap. Kate was a trooper!

This time she only had the patience to sit with Santa for a few snapshots, then she didn't want to have anything to do with him...go figure! Our family picture had potential, if daddy had his eyes open, mommy wasn't talking, and Kate didn't have her fist in her mouth fighting back the tears!!

Decorating with Little Laura

Kate didn't stay interested in decorating the tree on the night we actually decorated, but she was very excited the day after when she woke up and found it lit up with pretty lights and waiting for her to add the candy canes.
Ok, so up until now, it has been said that Kate looks just like her daddy. This picture is proof that she is my daughter. If her hair were darker, she would be me at 18 months old.

Another picture of little Laura...

What a Mess!

We woke on this morning and found our tree on the floor. Appearently when you pick a tree out, you're suppose to look at the trunk to make sure it is straight. Josh and I pick out a tree based on how pretty it is!! I guess we've learned our lesson the hard way!

Breakfast with Santa

We started our Christmas festivities with a breakfast with Santa at our church. We had a yummy breakfast of pancakes, eggs and bacon and got to see all the primary kids sing some Christmas songs before the big event with Santa. We weren't sure how Kate was going to react to Santa. We had prepped her for weeks and she always got excited when she saw pictures of Santa or saw him on TV, saying, "Santa, ho-ho-ho" each time she saw him. On the way to the breakfast she said she was going to give Santa a hug...and she did!