Visions of Sugar Plums…

 

 

This is the cute Korean flag I found for Erik this year. 

 

 

 Since Ryan is all about camouflage this year…

 

Can you see it?

 

 Time to make cookies for Santa:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Yep, those are the clothes they were wearing yesterday.  This morning Erik walked into my room and said, “Can we make frosting now?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we got home from church tonight we found two new bags from our Secret Santa. 

They ran into the bathroom to get some water and just parked it there.  Why waste time going to a clean table?

 

 

 

 

Secret Santa has given them a good supply of growing things.

 

Erik’s first doodle at big church.  I wonder how many offering envelopes the average kid goes through in a lifetime…

Why we should always be around kids at Christmas:

One of the pastors read a cute story about why we put lights on our Christmas trees.  Before he got started he asked the kids if they knew why we put lights on the tree.  A little girl’s hand shot up:  “So Santa won’t trip over the tree.” 
After he finished the story he went to light the Christ candle in the Advent wreath.  He asked them if they knew what the candles were for.  This time a little boy raised his hand, “Hanakkah!”  : )

One present before bed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A little honesty never hurts!  Hopefully Santa will go for ‘pretty good’.

 

 

 

 

   I walked out of the room for like a minute and the boys (Harvey and Ryan) had opened the Play Mobil from G and G. 

 

Ready for visions of sugar plums…

 

 

Merry Christmas!

A Day at the Country Club

Harvey’s aunt invited us to their country club for lunch today.  I didn’t eat breakfast in preparation.  They know lunch!  We hadn’t seen them for almost a year so it was great to spend some time with our cousins too.

I remember the first time I went to the club.  Harvey and I had just started dating so I was meeting most of his family for the first time.  Of course I didn’t have anything appropriate to wear so I had to go out and buy an outfit, shoes and purse too.  (It paid off though, I got the guy and I wore the shoes again today!)  It’s a pretty fancy spread at Christmas time.  After we gorged ourselves with endless shrimp and prime rib we decided to hit the dance floor, you know, while we waited for dessert.  After a couple of songs we went back to visit with everyone…which proved difficult since they all left while we were dancing so they could play mah-jong. 

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously we aren’t county club folk!

 

 

 

 

 

First lesson

 

 Who let the ‘dog’ on the green?  I’m pretty sure they enjoyed the barking, it’s helpful when you are trying to make a putt.

 

 

 

 

Another gorgeous December day.

S.S. was Here

 S.S. has been here a couple of times this last week.  The boys just love opening these fun bags. 

I was so proud of how much stuff I got done early this year and yet I am still finding things I need to do.

 

 

 

 

We’re learning about owls! 

Pictures Do a Mommy Good

  I was getting a little very concerned that we hadn’t received an update this month.  We just found out that our social worker went to Korea last week and got to meet our little girl.  She sent some pictures and boy did I need that!  It just lifted my spirits today, especially since she looks to be doing so well and couldn’t be cuter.  I haven’t had a chance to talk to our social worker but I want to hear first hand about her personality and any other info. I can get from her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not to worry you, that’s foster mom’s forehead in the top corner! : )

 

 

 

 

Foster mom whipped the barrettes we sent into her hair!  She seems to like the keys we sent.  I forgot to include one other toy so hopefully we’ll get to send another package when the next group comes home.

All of the kids matched Nov. 2010 from our agency are home.  Dec. through May are now ahead of us.  Unfortunately, things slow down for the New Year celebrations and less happens in Jan.  Now we wait to see how things get going in 2012.  It will be so great to finally be in the year she comes home!