Then Friday was a very busy day- Avery and I went down to Cool Springs to help shop for needy families with my co-workers. When we were done, we hit the mall and saw Santa! Here is our first attempt at Santa's lap. No tears, but no smiles, and some very wary looks =)
Afterwards, we went downtown to crash Dave's work Christmas party- it was at the Urology Associates office and Avery was a bit hit dancing to the music. Here she is in her "frosty the snowman" coat, as she calls it:
with Mom
and Dad
Unfortunately, we didn't make it back down to my office Christmas party that night. We were all pooped and I'm sure they appreciate me not dragging my tired 2 year old there that night. We missed you all though- too bad so many parties in one day!Saturday morning, Dave ran the "Frostbite 5k" and actually won his age group! So Avery and I went to cheer him on at the awards ceremony:
and lo and behold, Santa was here too- yay! Still no smiles, but she was a
gave a little hug
and talked to him about her wishes for this Christmas (a dollhouse, please)
Later on Saturday morning, we went to the Fairvue Plantation Breakfast with Santa, here in our subdivision. I told you we've been busy! Here is Avery with Dave after getting her balloon animal reindeer:
Coloring after eating a yummy breakfast
And here's the family pic with Santa- this Santa was great! Still no real smiles from Avery, but no tears either. She had some very serious expressions, but I still thought we looked cute =)
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