Our ward Christmas party this year was Santa's Workshop. It was mostly for the kids and held in the morning, which I loved. Usually it coincides with other holiday parties we are invited to, which sometimes prevents us from being able to go. Plus, my kids are the most well behaved in the morning, so we didn't have to deal with cranky, tired kids. They had a few different stations set up: ornament building, card making I believe, and cookie decorating. We never made it past the cookie station. Brody was having too much fun.
His finished product.
Once he was finished, it was time for Santa to arrive. We had been prepping Brody for this moment because we have never actually been close to Santa. While standing in line, he was perfectly fine, possibly a tad timid. And now the moment has arrived and it is our turn to sit on Santa's lap. . . . . . .
And here are the classic pictures. Brody hugged John for dear life and buried his face in John's shirt. Then there is Piper. She was completely calm until I passed her over to Santa and then she went ballistic. We created quite a scene. Everyone seemed to love it though.
Once he calmed down and had his ring pop from Santa (good choice Santa - those are Brody's favorites) it was back to the table for more cookie decorating.
Brody went a little crazy with this toppings on this one. Luckily, he never really ended up eating it or I would have had to suffer through his severe sugar detox.
After the party, we headed up to John's uncle Doug's house for the Brown Christmas brunch. Everyone was already there when we got there. We had a lot of fun visiting with all the family, including the Davis' who we don't see very often. The food was delicious too and thanks to Sharon for making it all. Afterward, we spent some of the day at John's parents house before heading home and relaxing the rest of the day. It was all a fun start to the holiday season!
His finished product.
Once he was finished, it was time for Santa to arrive. We had been prepping Brody for this moment because we have never actually been close to Santa. While standing in line, he was perfectly fine, possibly a tad timid. And now the moment has arrived and it is our turn to sit on Santa's lap. . . . . . . 
And here are the classic pictures. Brody hugged John for dear life and buried his face in John's shirt. Then there is Piper. She was completely calm until I passed her over to Santa and then she went ballistic. We created quite a scene. Everyone seemed to love it though.
Once he calmed down and had his ring pop from Santa (good choice Santa - those are Brody's favorites) it was back to the table for more cookie decorating.
Brody went a little crazy with this toppings on this one. Luckily, he never really ended up eating it or I would have had to suffer through his severe sugar detox.
After the party, we headed up to John's uncle Doug's house for the Brown Christmas brunch. Everyone was already there when we got there. We had a lot of fun visiting with all the family, including the Davis' who we don't see very often. The food was delicious too and thanks to Sharon for making it all. Afterward, we spent some of the day at John's parents house before heading home and relaxing the rest of the day. It was all a fun start to the holiday season!
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