After Peyton helped Daddy light our candles for our subdivision's annual Luminaria, we attended 6:30p.m. Mass at Ascension. To our surprise it was not overly crowded. Arriving at 6:20 we assumed we would barely find a seat but we were simply amazed to see the cry room was completely vacant.
Uncle Charlie and Auntie Potsou invited us over after Mass. Taylor got to wear Patrick's reindeer antlers to get in the spirit:
We posed by their tree for a holiday family photo:
Sir and I tried to get all of his grandchildren to cooperate for a picture but it was close to impossible....especially once Colleen and Taylor started leaning forward. Brendan gets bonus points for actually looking at the camera, Peyton gets credit for having her dimples visible. Patrick simply put a bag on his face. Taylor and Colleen are too young to criticize :-)
Just before bedtime, I read Peyton "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and we were reminded to make sure our "stockings were hung by the chimney with care".....a few weeks ago we had to store our stockings in the hall closet due to an injury Taylor sustained after a stocking holder collided with her tiny little dainty nose.
After we rehung the stockings and finished the book, we set up a "snack chair" for Santa. We placed it about 5 feet from the chimney landing area. Peyton selected 2 cookies & her favorite cup (the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse one Great Granny and Tim gave her). We even placed 2 carrots on the chair for a couple tired and hungry reindeer.
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