So we attended our ward christmas party on Saturday night. It was fun and we enjoyed the dinner like anybody else with two very energetic boys. At least at this ward dinner the people who were sitting by us didn't get up and move across the gym to a new table after our kids spilt their water for the third time. (Yes this really happened to us at Halloween!)
The primary kids sang a couple of christmas songs and there is nothing like your child singing about Jesus to get your already full tearducts rolling. Gavin did not really want to participate but his brother who is not in primary yet, did! So here they are not singing!!!
Of course what kind of Christmas party would it be without Santa. Since Thanksgiving we have been asking the boys what they want for Christmas especially what they wanted Santa to bring them. Gavin has made up his mind and thinks that what he wants is already under the tree. He told my mom that it had to be there because the shape of the box was square just like the shape of what he wants. So this is Gavin telling Santa that all he wants is a 4 year olds favorite Wii with Mario and Sonic.
Noah has had his mind set on a green dinosaur that walks and roars and maybe a Buzz Lightyear. He will tell anybody this. So we really tried to talk up Santa to him so that he would not be scared and would sit on his lap. We thought we had the green light until it was his turn to sit on the lap. This picture does not even do justice to his first reaction to the Big Man. You can see his legs wrapped around Cort in the picture. When Cort first went to set him on Santas lap he thrust backwards and with flaming red cheeks( you can see them in the pic) he screamed at the top of his lungs NOOOOO SANTA!!!!!!!! It was the most hilarious thing I have seen in a long time. Everyone in the room was laughing except Noah. Then being the torturous parents we are we made him get a picture with Santa anyway.
The funniest part of the whole thing was that the Santa was Cort's dad. Yes, Noah's best friend in the whole world. If only he knew that! I was kind of worried to let my kids see Grandpa/Santa, because I didn't want them to know it was him and then have to explain. Well Noah obviously did not catch on, and after we left the room he kept saying over and over "I not see Santa anymore!" The kicker was as we were leaving, the bishop who knew it was Granda/Santa asked Gavin if he saw Santa and did he tell him what he wanted? Gavin said " Yea, that Santa was brown just like my Papa Pete!!" Cort and I just looked at each other and had to smile. He still really didn't get it so we are safe with the secret!
