Christmas Parties & Visiting with Santa

I didn't get to hear Gehrig's conversation with Santa, but I can guess that he asked for a gun or a knife--neither of which he'll get (poor little guy). Don't worry, Santa will take good care of him--he just won't let him "shoot his eye out."

I wish I could say what Damian would have asked for. Probably a lot of candy to help rot his teeth out (did I tell you he had an abscess tooth and had to have it yanked about a month ago?). Again, I know that Santa will take care of this cute little stinker too!

I'm pretty sure Emma asked for something "princessy." She really loves the Disney princesses.

When asked what he wanted for Christmas, Isaiah said, "Presents." Don't ask me what he's doing in this picture--probably just sharing his cute little personality with us (what a sense of humor he has). I'm just glad he and Emma were willing to sit on Santa's lap this year. They were scared of him last year.

It's always fun to make it to December and all the parties that happen. Lou and I enjoyed a great evening with a recently found 2nd cousin, Wendell, and his wife, Amberlee (who have adopted a couple of mixed babies and have instigated a couple of great opportunities to get to know each other better--they're the ones that invited us to LaCaille). We got a babysitter for the evening and drove to Alpine to their beautiful home and enjoyed good food, good company and a fun gift exchange where Lou got some NuSkin shaving products and I got some homemade syrup and a pampered chef stoneware.

Lou and I were able to enjoy another date, not even a week later, when we joined his office staff and their spouses for dinner at a Sushi (yes, I said Sushi--okay, I [and all but Lou and 2 others] ordered teriyaki chicken or something else non-sushi) restaurant, Matsu (I think). Then, we went to The Desert Star (a musical dinner/theater that does a lot of spoofs, etc.) to see The Nutcracker, Men in Tights. The script was very cleverly written with a lot of current and local events/jokes written into it which kept us entertained really well. Even Lou enjoyed himself! His staff gave him a $30 Megaplex coupon and a $50 Walmart gift card--a perfect gift for us. I'm excited to have the date money for a movie with him, so that we can afford the babysitter so we can go out! :)