December 13, 2008
Happy 80th Birthday, Grandmom!
Today we went to Smyrna and helped Grandmother celebrate her 80th birthday. There were 75 people expected at my mother’s house for an open house celebration of grandmother’s birthday. Well, open house idea didn’t really pan out as people came and stayed until 7 p.m. Actually it was 6:45 p.m. when a mass exodus occurred.
It was so nice to see so many relatives! Some of them were just meeting Alex for the first time.
At 5 p.m. a special visitor came to the house! Santa stopped by to speak with all the little ones and to tell them special stories. Alex did really well with Santa. Isn’t he adorable in his little green overalls? I love it!
Jeremy was so cute with Santa. Last year he wouldn’t get anywhere even close to Santa when he dropped by the house. He stared in awe but was a little weary. This year was a completely different story. He could not wait to sit on Santa’s lap and in fact, he was the first one up there!
He told Santa everything that he wanted and after he was through with his extensive list, Santa asked, “Have you been good enough to get all that stuff this year?” Jeremy got a strained look on his face, and quiet for a minute, he looked toward his mother. She offered, “Well, he certainly is trying to be good now.” The story just gets even more cute.
As Alex was sitting on Santa’s lap, Jeremy stood off to the side next to his mother. He said, wondrously, “Santa, I *know* you’re watching me now.”
A little later, Jeremy was worried because Julia was with her daddy and wasn’t there to tell Santa her wishes. So he went to Santa and asked, “Santa, do you know what Julia wants for Christmas because she’s not here to tell you?” He was so worried that Santa wouldn’t bring anything for Julia. It was so heart-warming.
Santa told Jeremy a story of how he is able to put the presents under the tree of houses that don’t have chimneys. He has a magic key… a magic key that can open any door to let him in. See it in the picture?
Grandmother sat at Santa’s lap too… I wasn’t fast enough with the camera though. I only caught her standing next to him.
Happy Birthday, Gram!
Tags: Alex, Grandmother, Jeremy, Santa
