First impressions of Santa

Parker got to meet Santa today! We walked through a Polar Express set and walked through a snow globe (where we had fake snow pouring on us just before getting pictures with Santa) then got to meet the big guy. Parker had fun and looked beautiful in her little Christmas dress. As soon as I set her on Santa’s lap, though, she freaked out and started screaming. We got a cute screaming picture of her:)

The first picture here is of Parker waiting in her “spot” for daddy to come home from work. Then there are some showing the messes Parker makes that I have to clean up over and over again all day long…. It’s a never ending cycle. On Friday Parker and I met up with April and Flannery to make some Christmas pottery at Meg Art. The girls had fun playing in the play area for a little bit, then both of them were standing at the door screaming for us to come get them. Later that day I was feeding Parker some spaghetti and she wouldn’t stop smiling really big. I got some cute pictures and videos of that. There are some of her just playing around the house and hanging out with Jared today. After the Santa ones there are some of her holding her monkey. Her favorite monkey, Bongo, was upstairs so we had to give her a replacement and she carried him all over giving him big squeezes here and there.

I can’t believe how soon Christmas is coming. We leave for Arizona on Saturday to spend Christmas out there. We went shopping this weekend to stock up on snacks and some new little toys to try to keep Parker happy on the plane. I’m a little nervous to see how she will do now that she is so mobile and not wanting to sit in one place anymore. She’s always done fine no matter how far our trip is or whether we are on a plane or in a car so I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about. If I don’t get a chance to update this before we go I might not be able to do it until we get home the weekend after Christmas. In case I’m not on here until then, I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!

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