Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Santa Claus is coming to town + birthday celebrations

We made our annual trip to Crown Center to see Santa.  Tom was able to leave work for about an hour so he could join us!  We got there before Tom so we just watched Santa a little to warm her up.  (Before we left the house, I was showing Savannah pictures of happy kids sitting on Santa's lap.  I was really trying to prep her for what was about to happen. )

While we were walking around the play area, Santa came out and was talking to us.  There wasn't a line, so I assume he wanted to stretch his legs a bit.  I was hoping that with this added encounter that Savannah would sit and smile for the camera....haha!!
 I love how she is just staring at Santa.  
 She definitely liked to keep an eye on him.  
You can almost read her mind, "Who is this guy, and why won't he leave me alone?"
Katie tried showing Savannah that Santa wasn't scary.  
 Family Picture
 And then we just had to get one picture like this.  Isn't it a rite of passage or something?
 High 5's are good with her!
Savannah was way more excited about the reindeer than the whole Santa thing.  
 We took advantage of bringing Katie along to snap a few family pics.  
 
Can you tell she likes her dad?
 
 Want a smile out of Savannah...give her a little tickle.  
 Roommates!

We were excited to celebrate Kaylee's birthday this morning with brunch.  It was extra special because we got to see Katie at work too! She even managed to come out and see us a few times.  
 Our favorite Chef

Another birthday shout out to my dad! Happy 56th Birthday yesterday!  We started the morning with donuts and coffee at his house with Katie.  Then everyone came here for dinner, cake, and presents.  We were supposed to watch Christmas Vacation (his pick) but everyone was so chatty we never got the movie started.  It was a wonderful evening with family! Happy Birthday!!!

Minnesota, we're coming for you in 8 days! 






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