School Christmas Party

Today was Madison's last day of school this year. Of course, there are only two weeks left to go, but still, that was occasion enough to have a Christmas party! Mommy came and visited, and all the kids took turns making Christmas crafts: ornaments and even some reindeer food for the Santa's team. It was very nice! As you can see here, Santa came to the school as well: this photo above was actually posted on the school's site, so we grabbed it!

Here's a photo of Madison with one of her friends - as you can see, everyone dressed up for the occasion, with reindeer antlers on their heads, santa hats, and elf suits too. It was a nice way to close out the year - Mommy stayed with Madison for the rest of the day, even when it was time to go out to the playground. There, Madison found another one of her friends from another class. She called out her name and ran to her - and the two embraced. Then it was time for fun: the two enjoyed each other's company outside on the see-saw, and of course the slide:

Soon afterwards they came to visit Daddy at work. It was such a nice day that we decided to go get a bite to eat at the Olive Garden here. Madison and Daddy played dots for the first time - you know the game where the object is to make squares in a field of dots? Yeah, that game. Anyway, we had a nice big meal, but then Daddy had to get back to work.

Tonight we read stories and watched more Christmas movies, and then hit the sack a little early. Not much time to go until Christmas - tomorrow will be lots of work catching up with the finale of our "Humbug!" series, but after that, it's the homestretch on finding Christmas presents, wrapping, and making sure everyone gets a card. Lots to do, plus we've got a few events still to see. Christmastime is upon us! Here's a scan of one of Madison's ornaments from today, sort of a Santa mug shot on a snowflake!

Ho, ho, yo!