Breakfast with Santa

This year was another great year at the church Breakfast with Santa!  I had to get there really early to set everything up and the girls and there daddy showed up around 8:30. 

By the time they got there a bunch of there friends were there and they were so excited!  

They thought it was so funny that they all had on polka dots!

  

And even more friends!  

As soon as they got there they got a number to see Santa.  

So while they waited they went and made ornaments!  

And no yours eyes are not playing tricks on you!  I am really dressed up as an elf!   I mean why not? 

And yes I meant to put that much blush on.  =) I was trying to make rosy red checks!  

Our number was finally called and we were off to see Santa.  Pooh Bear did not say much but Sugar Bear ran off a pretty good list.  The top two things she has been saying over and over again is the walking dog and the bitty twins.  She already has blonde headed bitty twins but she wants the brown headed ones so they can be brothers and sisters.  And I think Lanie the American Girl and art stuff is at the top of Pooh Bear list.  

At around 9:30 everything stopped and we listened to the Christmas story read by Santa!  Because although Breakfast with Santa is fun we still want the kids to know the REAL reason for the season!  

Of course our wonderful children's minister Elf Lyn was his assistant!  

And last but certainly not least!  The Balloon Guy!  He was as popular as Santa.  This guy is amazing and he is really great with the kids.  I mean just look at this awesome spider man!  

I don't know what else to say but AMAZING.   

He made Sugar Bear a Christmas Tree with ornaments and heart on the top!  

and he made Pooh Bear an Elf that she could wear on her wrist.  

After breakfast it was the children's party!  They got to play all kinds of games like this one.  They raced against each other to see who could open the kisses the fastest with gloves on!  

Then they competed against each other to see who could get the most balloons in the sweat pants.  

  They ended up calling a tie!  We felt like both girls were stuffed! 

Then they got to hear the story one more time!   You can never hear the Christmas story to many times!  

After the party we ran real quick to the neighborhood parade! We went with Lyn to see her girls. 

When we got there we met up with Lyn's husband and her dog Sugar! 

This was our first neighborhood parade and the girls were so excited!  

This is La, Lyn's oldest daughter and she is laughing so hard because Lyn and I were still in our elf costumes!  And Lyn was yelling at her and telling her she loved her!  

 Nothing like embarrassing your kids! 

K a little less embarrassed, I think, maybe.  I think she is used to seeing her mom be silly!