Chelsea Salomone

Here is something you never learned in Sunday School.

Did you know, along with Mary and Joseph and the three wise men and the angels and the shepherds and all the manger animals, there was an Alaskan Husky at Jesus's birth?

No, I didn't either. Thanks to the Little People Advent Calendar I am now aware. You never stop learning no matter how old you are.

Also, in an unlikely twist of events and sheer fate I watched A Very Brady Christmas!!! A blog friend, Summer, sent me a FB message that it was on ABC Family late the other night. I set the DVR and Friday morning Logi and I stayed in our pajamas and cuddled and watched the Brady greatness. 

I'm not sure what won the Academy Award in 1988, but my money is not on Brady Christmas. Wow... I don't know why I loved that movie so much as a kid. I hadn't seen it in probably 10 or 15 years, but still to this day I remembered almost every line in the movie. It's an unfortunate use of brain space I'll tell you that much. I think I'll scratch that tradition off my list. It was fun to watch though!

Pops has been in town visiting, he left on Thursday night. Pops and Logi had lots of fun playing, especially in the truck he bought for Logan's birthday. 

Earlier in the week our friends Robert, Allyson and Luke had us a small group of us over for a delicious holiday dinner!

They went all out with the most beautiful table setting and a fantastic meal! They are truly the hostesses with the mostess! It was a fun night!

Boys in a cage.

Nick has the next two weeks off of work! I'm SO excited about that!!! Last night we went to Southlake Townsquare to see Santa! What fun!

Is it just me or does it look like Logan and I are superimposed on this background?

Logan did EXACTLY what we predicted he would do with Santa. He just turned and started at him, with that open mouthed, unimpressed Logi Bear Stare. No fear, but also not too impressed. He's a tough critic that kid!

Taking him to see Santa made me giddy just thinking about all the years of Christmas fun that lie ahead!!!

Tonight we went to the Gregory's Christmas party. Fun night with lots of our favorite people!

"BARTENDER!!"

(If you didn't notice in the last two pictures I've been experimenting with red lipstick. So out of my comfort zone, but fun for the holidays.)

Tomorrow we kick off our Christmas festivities at Pa & Scat's house!!! I will probably be cooking and wrapping presents right up until we leave tomorrow afternoon. We are lucky to have so much family nearby, but we also have A LOT of people to buy for! I think it was 24 people at last count! I have been really behind this year, both on shopping and gift wrapping. I usually have this done way in advance, but not this year. Between our trip to California and the birthday party and who knows what else, I have been behind! I think next year I should start shopping and wrapping in October. 

***A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY***