Christmas 2012

Riding the Polar Express.  Singing carols, eating cookies and drinking hot chocolate was fun until Santa joined our car.  Not surprisingly, Elle wanted nothing to do with him.  Wouldn't even look at him.  She asked me to tell him that she wanted a Princess Castle, we shall see...

I can't get over how big Jordan is!  Look Marla, she's your height!  Fun evening on the train with the gang...

Drinks before drinks at DPR's Christmas Party.  Enjoying the first of many December sunsets from Solana Beach...

And then...

Dinner and ice cream with Allie, Doug, Jackson and Annika (sorry Doug)...

Swim at Bubbles!  Kids are doing great.  I've seen more improvement here in the last 6 weeks than 6 months at the Y.  Elle is swimming about 4 ft on her own and is an excellent floater.  Beck enjoys everything but the staying still part while floating, shocker...

 After a dinner date with the deMerlier's, they made hot chocolate and we headed for Garrison St...

George came up to me, cleared his throat and out of the corner of his mouth said, "uh Ali.  I think those reindeer are having some intimate relations."  Gotta love it...

 

Ellery walked right up to this mannequin and held her hand --- for the longest time!  Other shoppers would do a double take because she just stood there, expressionless and very still.  Weirdo...

Christmas Eve...

Princesses from her Auntie Mars...

LOVES them...

Merry Christmas!!!!...

Santa must have known they were good this year.  A train table for B and a Princess Castle for E.  Just what they wanted...

Christmas sunset was stunning...

Big Bay Balloon Parade...

Daddy went to the Holiday Bowl and we got to spend time with Papa Dance.  Here they are looking for daddy on tv...

All of the Pannier's together again!...

And a sleepover with her cuz.  Life doesn't get much better...

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!