It's Christmas time again and you know how I know? Owen the Elf came to visit my house! I named him Owen because my best friend is Owen. It is also my Papa's name! Owen
has done so many crazy things this season! He started off in the pantry holding my breakfast and I knew that we were going to be great friends! I am going to tell you stories of Owen throughout the blog.
Holiday's are a great time to spend with family so I went to Mimi's office and there, they had Christmas Decorations for
all of their patients. What a way to lift someones spirits! I was wearing my hair in pig tails that day. As for Owen, he brought my key board in my room and when I found him in the morning, he was sitting on top of it. I told Mama that I heard him playing in the middle of the night and that he woke me up! I really did!
Then it was time for my yearly decoration of my very own Christmas Tree at Mimi and Grandpa's and I did a fabulous job as usual. As for Owen, he snuck into my room, crawled on my bed and stole my lovey! When I woke up, he was up on my dresser and was wrapped up in it. I told Mama that I felt him crawling on me that night but that I didn't open my eyes so he wouldn't know I was awake!
I was so proud of my tree that I decorated all by myself! So was the kitty on my shirt! I love
Christmas because everything is so pretty and Santa is keeping a close eye on how sweet I am all of the time! As for Owen, one night he snuck into George's room with our toothbrushes and toothpaste and a cup of water! I told Owen that we shouldn't share toothbrushes! I was a little jealous that he was in George's room.
That weekend, Miss Alice gave us tickets to the
Civinette pancake breakfast! It was so much fun! There were lots of stations that we could go to and we were so glad to go. It was a lot colder that we thought it was going to be so Nana had to go back and get our coats. I was not happy about covering up my new outfit! Mama was Vice President of Civinettes a long time ago. As for Owen, one night he fixed himself a bowl of cereal and brought it up to my room. I told him that we weren't supposed to take food to our bedrooms!!
Santa was even there! I sat in his lap and told him that I wanted an orange recorder. That is the only things that I have asked for this year. George would not get near him. I think that he was traumatized by the
Brookwood Santa experience. That picture is hysterical! As for Owen, he was there too in the top of the tent! I wonder how he came all the way from
Birmingham!
After the pancake breakfast, George and I went back to the house and played with garbage sacks! I know that they are not the safest toy but they were watching us closely and it was so much fun! My parents have always said that they don't understand why they even buy us toys when we would rather play with the homemade ones! As for Owen, one night he snuck up on my dresser and put on my jewelry! He looked so dapper!
The next week, we had our Christmas party for ballet and all of our parents got to come watch what we have been doing all year. You can see my friends from left to right, Lucy, Hunter, Lily, me and Lexi! They are my
besties! One night Owen put on my tap shoes and I told Mama that I heard him practicing in my room! He was so loud! I am not making it up!
We did dances to When you wish upon a star,
Ghostbusters, Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh. It was really adorable and everyone was really impressed that we were able to follow our teachers so well. One night Owen brought a bunch of books into my room and made a huge pile on my chest of drawers. His favorite is Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day just like me!
Miss Yo Yo came and watched us too! She was so proud of us. I was jealous because hunter and Lexi snagged a prime spot in her lap. She loves all of us girls and we love her and her son, Jay.
After a little break, it was
time to do a little tap for everyone. I know how to tap on my toes and up back step on a bug. My shoes hurt my feet though so I do not like to wear them for long.
Afterwards, we celebrated with an early Christmas Party with Capri Suns, chips and Cupcakes. I sat next to Lily and Lexi. I really wanted another cupcake and so did Lucy but Mama said that it would make our tummy hurt. What do Mama's know anyway!?
Then it was time for Mama's graduation and we were all so very proud of her. All of that hard work and
sacrifice all paid off.
George and I had to miss it because it was the
same night as our Christmas program. Omega is there too and there is no hiding it anymore!
She is so
glad to have that part of her life over with but is so thankful for all of the moral support she
received during such a stressful time! No more school for a long time!
Christmas parties were the next day and were so much fun, as usual. All of my friends were there and we all sat at the same long table. I sat at the end. The food was great and the fun was even better.
I love to smile for the camera these days which makes for some great pictures. Looking at the
lens is something that I am having to practice on because I always look to the side. Practice makes perfect though!
George on the other hand does not much care for the camera! He did love his party though. He is not much of a sweet eater but he loved the chips and the juice. You know, he is
drinking from a big boy cup now and feels so big. He has just gotten a haircut and Papa loved the military look!
Price, George's best red-headed friend, loved the sweets though! He tore into some
ice cream and loved every bite! George and "
Pwice" love
each other so much!
One thing you will find out about George is that he is a really slow eater. He likes to take his time like Mama. That is another one of his best friends, Weller. George says his Rs like
ehs. So Weller is actually
Welleh to George!
At the end of the party day, Owen and I played on the carpet and ran off a bunch of the sugar. He has been my best friend for as long as I can remember! I had such a great time during the getting ready for Christmas festivities that I can't even imagine what the real thing will be like! Everyone is just glad that we are all healthy and not in the hospital this year! That is a blessing!
Christmas night began with sprinkling Reindeer food on my front lawn this year! It had oats and sparkle so that they moon could reflect on it so that they could find my house! I was skeptical at first but it worked and I am so glad!
He was very good to us this year! He came to see George, Gretchen and me! I guess he knew that we had been very good this year! One of our favorite toys was the trampoline! It is buried underneath all of the other stuff! We didn't even realize what it was until everything was gone!
Our stockings were hung by the front door with care and St Nicholas definitely filled them to the brim! Mama and Daddy even had stuff in theirs! Next year, Omega will ave a stocking just like ours only his has a reindeer on it!
We waited for Mimi and Grandpa to get to our house. We woke up extra early so Daddy had to call them to let them know that we were ready to go! In the meantime, Nana and Papa helped keep us entertained!
When they arrived, we headed down the stairs and to our delight, we had toys galore! How that man makes it to so many houses, I will never know! George was so excited and played with one toy at a time!
One of his favorites was the one where you get to hammer the balls and they go back and forth! It was loud and it also involved a hammer! It was hours of fun to the point it was hard for us to get him focused on anything else!
Some of our presents were wrapped which made it extra fun! As you can see, George had no idea that he was sitting on our big gift! It was so silly!
Gretchen was so excited to open her stocking! She got to try out one of each one of her treats. Santa never forgets the D-O-Gs. She has been good this year so why should she get left out!
The whole morning was just fabulous and we could not have been happier! I wore my Christmas big girl pjs to make it even more festive!
Uncle David gave George and me a really cool guitar and we can play it really well! Who knows? I might even play like him one day. This one plays real songs with just a few buttons!
We have said it before but George is obsessed with non-toy, toys! He spent most of his time playing with the "glubs" that he took from school! They are some of his favorite things so I guess one day he will be a doctor one day! Go George! It was a wonderful morning full of fun, we ate breakfast, said our goodbyes to Nana and Papa and then went down for nap.
When we woke up, we went over the Mimi and Grandpa's for Christmas number three! When we walked in, we found that we got a brand new Thomas tent and we were so excited! We also had more pillow pets and so we put them inside for extra comfort!
I got a cleaning set, which is right up my alley! It has a broom, dust pan, vacuum and cart just my size! The vacuum even makes noise! It is so cool!
George and I have matching his and hers Christmas outfits! Mama loves it when we match! We had so much fun in the tent! It was like we were all by ourselves and it was big enough for us to have our own separate spaces if we wanted. George like to be right next to me though!
We got a rocker that is also a sea saw and it can be for one, two or three kiddos! Good thinking! One day, Omega will be in the middle! It will be like a Six Flags ride.
For the first time in forever, it actually snowed on Christmas day! After we opened all of our gifts and ate a good dinner, we went outside and made footprints all over the place! I loved it...George, not so much!
When we got home, I played some more on the deck and thought it was just great! Georgie was so tired from the day that he fell asleep on the way back. He and lubby.
This was just the best Christmas ever and it was even better because the whole family was together! Thank you Santa and to my whole family!
Later that day, David got in town and we played a little music together! It was beautiful if I do say myself! I guess I get my 
Then it was time for nap so I gave Papa some snuggles! I know how to stall really well these days and tugging on the heart strings is the best way that I have found! I have Papa wrapped and he has me wrapped right back! 
