Santa

When we finished Christmas in Kentucky, we loaded our car and Granddad’s truck to come back to Tennessee to see what Santa had brought the girls.  The girls traveled in their Christmas jammies and slept the whole way home.  Charley was so excited to see what all Santa had brought...Carter slept through most of it...and ate when she wasn’t sleeping!  I can’t wait to see how excited Carter is next year when she knows what is going on.

Santa left a note that the drawer to the vanity was broken and that he would mail parts when he got back to the North Pole.  I’m happy to report that he followed through and the drawer is now fixed.  Charley and Carter got the wardrobe and vanity for the playroom.  Charley got Sophia, Doc, Princess Jasmine, Tinkerbell and Mulan dress up dresses and accessories.  She also got an Elsa and Anna doll, beauty case, Palace Pet figurines and Princess dining set.  Carter got a booster seat, baby toys, a blanket, stuffed bear and Minnie Mouse dining set.  Their “boots" were cram packed with all of their favorite things and essentials for the baby.  The winning toy from Santa was the Brave bow and arrow. Charley is a fast learner, and it didn’t take her long to figure out how to load and shoot her bow.  Granddad told her to lick the end and it would stick to things, which cracked her and us up every time that arrow smacked into something and stuck.  

To continue tradition, we got the girls their jewelry presents.  Baby Carter got a Pottery Barn jewelry box, just like Big Sister’s.  Charley got semi-dangle earrings from Puckett’s...specifically the ones on her “wish list”...doesn’t every 3 and a half year old have a “wish list” at the jewelry store?  We ended the night with dinner from McDonalds and movie theater popcorn.  We ate candy from our stockings and all watched Maleficient.  A perfect ending to Christmas...home, family, food, movie, togetherness. 

Best parents/grandparents in all the land...THE END!