Merry Christmas from Our Family to Yours

Yes, we had two Christmas cards. I realized I needed more so why not create a whole new card?!?! Merry Christmas to you & your family.

Breakfast in Bethlehem

This weekend was our annual Breakfast in Bethlehem at church. We meet at church for breakfast and then have a live nativity and listen to the story of Jesus' birth. It is absolutely beautiful and so much fun. We also make a nativity to take home. This year's was made from wood blocks. (Pictures will be posted once we finish!) I'll be honest and tell you I was thrilled when I realized that Connor would be born close to Christmas and he would be the youngest so he would more than likely be asked to play the baby Jesus. I forgot that Darrell and I would also be asked to play Joseph and Mary, or Married as Hadley calls her. We had a blast and it really was an honor to play the holy family in our church's live nativity. It's something we will remember forever.

Teddy Bear Tea

We took Hadley to the Teddy Bear Tea at the Roosevelt hotel. It was so nice and may just become a tradition every year. She had a blast as did Darrell & I. Look at these yummy goodies.

Hadley loved Frosty the Snowman & had to get her picture made with him as soon as she saw him.
Mrs. Claus read a story to the kids and they all sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. After, they were all able to sit by her for pictures.



The Princess takes her singing very seriously as you can tell in this picture.
My Princess & the Snow Princess

After we ate, sang carols, read stories, & took more pictures than you would ever care to look at the kids formed a second line with their red Christmas napkins and lead Santa & the gang out of the tea room. When they got outside, they were all given a teddy bear. Hadley was very happy about this part.
Connor, on the other hand looks a tad freaked out about the large bear hanging out in his stroller. (okay it's not really large, but to a 1 month old baby it looks huge I'm sure.)
When we were walking to the car, we came across Mr. Bingle. Being that I am not a New Orleans native, I told Hadley to go take a picture with Frosty. I found out two days later, and only after seeing a clip on the news about him, that Mr. Bingle in a New Orleans icon.