Last Day of Practice

We wrapped up practice for the Christmas Program today.  The cold weather brought out the sillies yesterday, so we were relieved when the kids acted better today.  It's been a wild ride these past few weeks!  Can't wait for Saturday to come for the kids to perform.  :-)

Amy comes to visit

My friend Amy and her hubby, Chris, came to visit from Detroit this past weekend. Chris and Amy were celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary in New Orleans. Dave and I drove into the city and took them out to eat at one of our favorite restaurants. We attempted to take them out to some fun bars after dinner, but were thwarted by holiday parties. Boo. We managed to have a great time and sure did enjoy hanging out with our friends.

Busy, busy

This month is on a fast track. I finally decorated our big tree this past week. Changed things up a bit this year, partly because we can't locate a box or two of decorations. Maybe they were moved during the air conditioning install over the summer???

Tis the season for parties. My book club is meeting on Thursday and I'm decorating wine glasses for everyone. It's an ugly sweater party. Pics to come, for sure!

I crossed the lake to do some shopping for ME on Sunday with Cameron. So fun :-)

The boys have been playing tons of board games as of late. Jack says playing Monopoly reminds him of Dada since they played it a bunch on the cruise last December. The weather has been gross. It's been hot and wet, now we finally have a cold front to cool things off. It is December after all!

Canvas craft

Jack's teacher took these pictures for me after the craft last week. Look how awesome everyone's canvas turned out!! The kids nailed it and had fun.

Elves and Angels

Our elf, Eli, finally showed up on Monday morning. He watches for when we put up our Christmas tree and then comes to stay ;) He left this note for the boys. The message sunk in and has helped behavior tremendously. Eli is hanging out on the piano keys today. I think he wants to play a duet with Jack.

I went out to decorate the school Christmas tree on Monday with the class angels. Just look how pretty the tree is with all of them hung!! Just one more week until the school Christmas program that I'm putting on. Practice is going well. I'm so thankful for 2 of my friends that are braving practice with me!!

Day at the races

We made a trip over to the New Orleans Fairgrounds to catch the horses race today. It was the boys' first trip over there and they LOVED it!! We all placed bets based on our favorite numbers, or sometimes the names of the horse.  We had a great time and managed to win some money. Dave was the big winner, hitting a 33-1 payout. Woo hoo!!

Holiday of lights

I'm coordinating a Christmas program for the boys school that will be held at a local park later this month. Over 200 kids signed up to participate, and the practices commenced this week. It gets pretty hairy with 55 kindergarten students all at once! I'm thankful for 2 friends that are helping me. Here is Theo's class during practice. I'm the main leader during the dances so pictures are limited. I'll have to get some of second grade with Jack.

I'm also in charge of decorating the school Christmas tree for the same festival. It's honoring the principal's sister, Lydia, who was headmistress of Lake Castle in New Orleans before passing away last year. Lydia loved purple so the tree has touches of purple in honor of her. Each class at school decorated an angel that will be hung on the tree. They are all unique and sweet!