Christmas!

Angel slept in a lot later than I thought she would. She finally woke up around 8:30 and was greeted by many toys left by Santa. Santa ate his cookie and drank his milk too. She loved everything she got. Later we had a wonderful Christmas dinner.

Christmas Eve

Angel's first Christmas Eve - We opened one present each so this was Angel's first ever Christmas present. We made a big deal out of her opening it, lot's of pix and recording. Her first present was from me - an Asian baby doll. We then went to a nice mass service at a local church. After that, we dropped Josh off with his dad to spend Christmas Eve. Angel was very excited - she kept saying "Santa Claus is coming home in one night"...so cute.

Christmas Cookie Party

We enjoyed a nice Christmas Cookie Exchange party at our friend Gigi, Sullivan and Sutton's house. We had a wonderful time and the house was lovely. The girls had a pretend tea party. We truly treasure the time we spend with our friends.

More Christmas pix!!

Angel sang in the church Christmas pageant on Sunday. I really have to hand it to the teachers that put that program together - it was like herding cats. They all did a wonderful job. Angel was all decked out in her new Christmas dress.

We have a Disney monorail around our tree. Our cat, Miranda, loves to try to catch it as it goes around. It is so funny.

It has actually been cold enough for a fire. I love this weather!!

Visiting Santa

We visited Santa tonight. Angel has seen him from a distance at the mall but we finally had time to let her actually tell him what she wants. She did so well. We went to St. Johns Town Center where they had a cute little Santa house set up. It was so cute inside, it even had a fireplace - not really wood burning, of course. Amazingly, the line was not too long and of course, I dropped almost $25.oo on pix!!!

Decorating the Tree

Angel helped decorate the Christmas tree. She seems to love all of the lights on the houses. I can't wait to spend our first Christmas together. She is such a blessing to our family.

Angel's first visit to Disney!!

Angel had her first Disney visit this weekend. We attended Mickey's Merry Christmas Party on Friday night and then went to Epcot on Saturday. Angel really enjoyed it all but seemed to really like taking pictures with the characters and princesses. As usual, she did really well. We were at the park on Friday night until after midnight, so we were all pretty tired. But she hung in there. I am sure we will be visiting Disney many more times over the years.

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful time in NC visiting my Mom and sister. We also spent time with my childhood best friend and her family. The leaves were changing and falling, the weather was cool, and I was loving it!! Angel always has a good time at Grandma's house and this time was no different. We visited a historic site that includes a house over two hundred years old, a couple of old stored and an old school house.

Forever Fingerprints!!

Yesterday we met with some other FCC families at the local library to read the book Forever Fingerprints. The girls had fun putting their fingerprints on paper with ink and playing with balloons. We did not get much reading accomplished but the girls had fun. Afterwards we went to dinner with the FCC group, at a Chinese restaurant of course. The good is really good at this restaurant.

Spiderman

Angel's daycare hosted a small carnival-fund raiser tonight. There was face painting and Angel was so excited to be Spiderman. She wanted to dress up as Spiderman for Halloween but we could not find a costume to fit her in time. So now she got the chance to be spiderman. We also watched some of the movie tonight.

Angel gets pierced!!

Angel got her ears pierced today. She was so brave and excited to do it. I explained how it would work and asked her several times if she was sure. She was and is proud of her new earringsl

Halloween

Angel had a big Halloween day. It began with a costume parade at her school. Then her class had a party in the afternoon. Of course, that evening was trick or treating around the neighborhood. Angel picked up on the whole trick or treat process very quickly. She had loads of fun and got a lot of candy!!

Parker Pumpkin Party

Yesterday we attended the annual Parker Pumpkin Party at Gigi's house. Gigi has two beautiful girls from China, Sullivan and Sutton. We had a great time. Several little girls from China were there with their families, as well as other family members. We played some games outside, had snacks and then played inside in the play room. The house was beautifully decorated for Fall. Thanks Parker family, for a great time.

I love Fall!!!

Fall is my favorite time of year!! After a long, hot summer, it is nice to have some cooler temperatures. I love the fall festivals that are happening around town and the pumpkin patches at the local churches. I love seeing the leaves change colors, even if it pales in comparison to most places. Angel loves riding her tricycle outside in the evenings!