Santa, Ho Ho Ho!

We had our annual Santa party on Sunday Dec. 5th with everyone on my Dad's side of the family.  We met at my Grandma's house and had some dinner.  I brought a very yummy cheese ball and crackers.  Then we all gathered in the great room to sing some songs while we waited for Santa to arrive.  As we were singing the kids started dancing.  It was cute.

 When Santa arrived both of my kids did really well.  Neither of them cried, but they didn't let him out of their sight!  Aleah was fine sitting on Santa's lap and Cade did good for a minute, but then he started crying.  Maybe it was because Aleah got a candy cane and he didn't!

When Santa asked Aleah what she wanted for Christmas she just stared at him.  The next day she couldn't stop talking about Santa.  And she had to keep telling me about the lip gloss that was, "From Santa!"

I have told you in the past that Aleah is not a very huggy girl.  This picture pretty much says it all!

Cade was happy to sit on Mrs. Claws' lap where he could keep an eye on Santa.  Plus she gave him a candy cane.  She was the winner.  I wasn't too worried about him having a candy cane because it was covered in plastic.  Well, this boy is always surprising me.  He gnawed a hole in it with his one tooth!

He had fun sharing his candy cane with his Grandma Great!

He really loved his candy cane!

At the end we took a family picture.  This is most of the family.  There were only a few families that couldn't make it to the party.  I sure love my family!  It is always fun to get together and visit.  I wish that I could see my cousins more often, but I am thankful that my Grandma still has her Santa party so that we can get together once a year!