Meeting Santa

We took the kids to Victoria Gardens today to meet Santa for the first time. All these years I have never taken the kids to sit on Santa's lap for a picture....mostly because I did not want to wait in line just to have them cry when they saw him. This year Victoria Gardens Mall has an awesome Dream Works Santa shop. It was quite the experience including a motion ride on Santa's sleigh.The kids loved it so much, it was so neat to see them light up with excitement 

 checking out Santa's workshop

 Maddie loves looking after Nathan 

 they were so excited to see Shrek and Fiona 

Thanksgiving Weekend

What a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving break. Everyone had the week off so we enjoyed some extra family time. We headed out to Apple Valley to spend Thanksgiving at auntie DG and uncle Mikes house

 they loved playing with Nate's instruments 

 boy time

 setting up the big table

 we got some big news......uncle Gabe and auntie Michelle are expecting a bundle of joy in June. We are so excited to have a new baby in the family!!!

 movie time

 Maddie and Nathan have a special bond

 yummy dessert time

 the next morning our friend Snowflake arrived at our house. He brought all he kids advent calenders 

 we headed up to Lake Arrowhead to spend the weekend at the cabin

 Snowflake was a sneaky little elf and hid all over the cabin

 tea party with daddy

 the kids love decorating the cabin tree