It turned out to be a pretty good week. We took the grandparents to MOSI one day. We went to the Christmas store and antique shops another. One day we stopped by a quilt shop and I found a new scrapbooking store (YAY!!!). My dad isn't used to being around kids anymore, so I think Elisa overwhelmed him a bit. She's full of energy and never stops.
We also went to the Christmas Eve candlelight service at our church. It was a very nice service and I have to say how proud I was at how grown-up Elisa acted!!! She sat quietly and listened through the whole thing and participated in singing too. It was really neat to see her be such a big girl in "big church"! It was a really good evening.
Christmas was wonderful for us. It couldn't have happened without all of our wonderful friends, but it all came together and was awesome!!! We had Blueberry French Toast and a Spinach Quiche for "brunch", and later a cheese ball and little smokies for a snack. I made "lefse" for dinner, it was a bit of a disaster since I ran out of flour, but I used wheat flour and was able to make it work. It turned out pretty good and everyone liked it. I wasn't sure how well Nana would like it, but she did. (It's a tradition from my mom's family---Norwegian flat bread or "lefse" with potatoes and salmon, some pretty good stuff there!!!)
Nick got a cool Nerf blaster and Spiderman Lego set, along with a CD player and the new Relient K CD. Elisa got a Cabbage Patch Kid, Baby AnnaBelle (who cries, slurps, burbs and coos), some cool Barbies and the FP Noah's Ark set. They got more than that, but that was kind of the big stuff. Nana and Papa got them some cool stuff--Nick got a soccer ball, new shin guards, etc. and Elisa got a handmade baby bed (made by Nana) and a Strawberry Shortcake. There really were too many things to mention!!!
I think my favorite gift was the amethyst earrings from Nick because it's the birthstone of both of my kids. Jerry's favorite gift was from me, a book called "The World According the Mr. Rogers--Important Things to Remember". He even thanked me in his blog, so sweet! LOL
I have decided to start counting how many "crafty" projects I do between now and next Christmas (even if they're not presents or whatever) just to see how many I can do in a year. I guess yesterday I completed project #1--a red knitted scarf for Elisa and a matching one for her CPK doll. She was beside herself when I gave them to her, so cool how something so simple and made just for her made her so happy!!! I'll have to keep track of everything so I can look back and see how much/little I accomplish this year!!!
Now I need to finish a couple of "late" presents for the other grandparents so I can send them out. I'm making "journal jars" for them, also a calendar and an ornament with our family picture in it. I did the same for Nana and Papa, just got theirs done on time since they were here! LOL
Oh yeah, I'm filling in at Elisa's preschool b/c they're short-staffed this week. Today was a nightmare, praying for a better experience tomorrow!!! :)
