Every year we have a Christmas party and invite all of our past and present clients as a thanks for allowing us to be part of your lives. Every year we have so much fun and this year was no exception! Thanks so much to everyone who joined us. We enjoyed a yummy holiday dinner from Catering by the Family. There were Christmas crafts and activities for the kids. Santa even came by and took pictures with everyone! Before he left he read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and lead a sing-a-long of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. We had a terrific time and felt the Christmas spirit as we celebrated the season with everyone. Merry Christmas!
The instructions on this tree say it can grow to be 40-80 feet tall! We are going to try to plant it and see what happens:
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We had elves helping the kids with coloring pages, letters to Santa, and other Christmas crafts such as picture frames and ornaments:
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Every year the hot chocolate station is a huge hit! We have whipped cream, marshmallows, and chocolate chips as toppings:
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I didn’t do my Christmas baking yet but the desserts from the store were still yummy:
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Balloon twisting and face painting!
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Instead of reindeer and Christmas trees, the boys asked for lightsabers and swords:
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Santa arrives! The kids looked so amazed and excited:
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Darth Maul meets Luke Skywalker:
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As my friend Wendy said, nothing says Christmas like Darth Maul!
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A pretty elf with her elf hat:
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Yummy (and messy!) food:
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The Darth Mauls and their lightsabers:
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Pictures with Santa are always a blast! Some kids are really happy to be with Santa, some are really NOT happy, and some could care less 🙂 Here are some smiles to start off with:
Just hanging with Santa:
And then the classic Santa crying pictures! In this one, I love how she is checking him out and not liking what she sees:
Bet you can’t guess where her mom is standing:
1 out of 2 isn’t too bad!
Matching Santa hats:
More pictures with Santa:
Santa and Rudolph:
Santa isn’t just for kids!
Santa reading “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” to the kids:
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When the story was done, this little girl walked up to Santa and asked him to read it to her again. So sweet!
Thanks again to everyone who joined us, and Merry Christmas!
What wonderful pictures and that is one great looking santa. Wish we lived closer to hang out with you guys at the party.
Lovely! One of these years we need to be in Florida for this. The balloon swords made me laugh and reminded me of this clown who would come around kids’ night at a restaurant when we were little. The clown wouldn’t make swords (too violent) so everyone would get a rabbit and then take out everything but the ears, so that it would become… a sword! We did the same with the palm fronds on Palm Sunday. I’m glad we lived to tell the story.