Visit with Santa, parties and other December stuff

We made the obligatory visit to Santa, the conversation went something like this.
Santa: What would you like for Christmas
Jacob: I would like a sponge bob game
Merry: The one where sponge bob's eyeballs bounce

Santa: What would you like for Christmas
Merry: Some tools
Santa: Some toys
Merry: No, some tools
Santa: Okay I'll bring you some toys, do you want a candy cane?
(Gotta make a mother proud)

Grace was wise enough to stay away from Santa- instead she happily downed a sugar cookie the size of her face.

Next a brief summary of the Christmas parties that I remembered to take my camera to.

Merry and the rest of her 3-4 year old preschool class sang Feliz Navidad and Decorate the Tree.
Merry's version goes Feliz Nanida. It also says "on the bottom of my heart" somewhere in there.

Merry and Grace went to a cookie decorating party. Grace mostly ate the decorations

We had a grand time at Jacob's class party. Who wouldn't when popcorn, cupcakes and Hi-C are involved.
Sometime in December the kids bathroom looked like this.
Fortunately it doesn't anymore.
I had to open my Christmas present slightly early to finish up the project.

More about December

Funny story, we went to the kids party at USAA last weekend which was really, really fun. But the funny part came after the party when we went to leave. We decided to take one of the escalators down to the parking lot. Now USAA has the skinniest 1 person escalators that move at super speedy turbo pace. We also had our sit and stand stroller with us that Brian carried down the escalator. Funny part still coming. We got down to the next floor and realized that we couldn't get out of the turnstile and there was no up escalator. Brian's worst nightmare had come true he was stuck at work. So we decided to run back up the super, turbo speed escalators. I took Grace and went up and then Brian got his thigh work out bringing Jacob and Merry up. the problem was the stroller. He couldn't fit back up with it even folded up. Finally Brian had to run back up and go find a security guy and let him out the security door. We were the last to leave the party but we didn't have to abandon the stroller.

On the 1st of December

On the 1st of december we decorated rice crispy houses.

Or rather Merry ate frosting.
Jacob decorated his house.
And Gracie ate all the jujy fruits.