Happy New Year 2012

Christmas 2011

We had Christmas Eve together this year. 

 

 The "kids" table.

 Cinderella x 2

 Cousins Playing on Christmas Eve.

 Valerie lays cookies out for Santa.

 Christmas morning with Valerie.  Julia went to her 

Grandparents Hall for Christmas Day.

  She asked Santa for Mickey Mouse but was a little shy of him.

She loved her Vanity table.

 One of her favorite toys was magnifying glasses with bugs.

 She also, really likes her v-reader.  She got several books but will only watch Cinderella.

 Valerie with her sweet mother on Christmas Day.

Christmas Party with Grandma's Friends

Julia thought it was great to be going to a Christmas Party at Grandma's friends house.  Four friends, Butts, Anderson, Finley and Kowalski have grown from 10 children  to 14 grandchildren plus 2 on the way.  Thanks Joan for hosting this year.  We had a great time eating and watching all the kids play.

Gingerbread House Time

Two times makes it tradition.  Julia and I made a gingerbread house last year 2010 and then again today, Tradition.

 We had so much fun.  I did not have to help her this year.  

She is a professional now.  The gummy bears are guarding the house.  Every time one falls, Julia eats it.  

Puppet Show Day

Today I took Julia to Dallas Children's Theater to see a puppet show of the Nutcracker.  It was so awesome.  Julia really loved seeing the puppet show.  She amazes me how well she followed the story line and loved the music in this show.  She especially loved seeing the puppeteers at the end.

 After seeing the Nutcracker Puppet show we met Paw Paw over at North Park and saw the Scrooge Puppet Show twice.  Yes, twice. Julia loved it so much that she had us stay for the second show so she could get a front row seat.

 Beautiful Beautiful Girl.

North Pole Express

Julia and I went on the North Pole Express today.  She was so excited today when she came over and I told her what we were going to do.  We had a great time.  

While riding on the train we sang Christmas Carols and had a special visit from Santa.     

I am so proud of our little towns, "Christmas Capital of Texas."

December at Arties

Julia and I went to the Artisan Theater today to see 

The Reindeer that Saved Christmas.

We have seen many really good plays at Arties this year.  

See next years shows.

Graduation

 My niece, Kristin, graduated from college today.

 She had a lot of people there to party with her.

Friday Night Fun

We took Julia and Valerie shopping for Toys for Tots tonight.

 They had so much fun picking out toys for boys and girls who do not have toys, as Julia called it.  She would pick out a toy for herself then one for others. 
They have grown so much since last year 2010

 Then we went to IHOP to turn the toys in and had holiday pancakes.

 Then we went to Main Street Grapevine to see all the lights.

Seeing lights last year 2010

 Then both girls spent the night and Julia made us pancakes the next morning.