Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

The Oliver Family spent Christmas Eve with my Aunt, Uncle and my Grandma. They spoiled my kids rotten (and me, too). We had a great dinner and got home early enough to get everything ready for Santa and to sprinkle Reindeer food on the front lawn!!!

Christmas morning did not disappoint. The girls found "giant" chocolate Santa's underneath the tree. Kali received her pasta roller and Peyton got a bag full of "Imagination Mover Stuff". We had a quiet day, except for all the noise from Kali's favorite present -U-Dance. I made an early lunch and we just relaxed until Jimmy went to work. The girls and I headed to my brother's house for dinner. We had a nice time with my Dad, Joe and Kelly. We are so blessed to live the life that we do. God was shining down on us in celebration of his Son's Birthday.

Visions of Sugar Plums Dancing in their Heads

Peyton did an awesome job at her Christmas Program, I was so incredibly proud of her. She sang a solo - Up on the House Top - and brought the house down(pun intended). The ironic thing, Kali sang that same song as a solo at her preschool in Greece. My girls are amazing, I'm so blessed. Peyton rounded out her December at school with Breakfast with Santa and a Gingerbread House that her Daddy helped her make.

I was able to suprise my sweet angels with a trip on the Polar Express the week before Christmas. What a great time we had with our friends, the Spoerndles. We ate cookies, drank hot cocoa and sang Christmas carols. Of course, Peyton snagged the microphone to sing "Up on the House Top" and promptly told the train full of people to "Just sing the Ho,Ho,Ho's." She is not shy.

Deckin' the Halls at Stan Hywet

The Show Choir was invited to perform at Stan Hywet during the Deck the Hall event on Sunday. Even though the weather outside was frightful, the performance was just delightful. The Music Room was decorated beautifully for Christmas. My Aunt, Uncle, Grandma and cousin drove down from Chardon to see Kali do what she does best. Poor Peyton, she has sat through at least a dozen shows and there are plenty more in her future. She sits in the front row and does the dances right along with the choir. She is a good sport, just biding time until "it's all about her."