HOLIDAY HAPPINESS

Well the holiday season has finally come to a close. Although we didn't get to have a white Christmas, we had a great time together decorating the tree, opening presents, and eating yummy food. For the first time, I put up a Christmas wreath to welcome Santa to our home :-)

I have always enjoyed writing letters and cards. The holiday season is one of my favorites for getting correspondence from folks. I love getting the different holiday cards and photo cards from friends and family. Every year I tape all of the Christmas cards we receive on the wall in the dining room; its a nice way to add some holiday decoration.

There is a local tradition in Atlanta to go ride on the Pink Pig. This "pig" is actually a train that used to run through the old Rich's department store in Lenox Mall. When Macy's bought out Rich's, the "pig" was moved up to the roof of the parking deck. Rides on the train begin in late October and end in early January.

Kielle and I met up with our friends Mikey and Shawanna to ride on the Pink Pig on afternoon. We waited in line for 2 hours! Who knew the Pink Pig was so popular!?!? Surprisingly we only had two or three minor meltdowns while standing in line hahaha. Despite the long wait, we had a good time riding around twice and listening to the story of Petunia Pig and her family :-) I don't think it's going to be a Mosley family tradition though.

The Saturday before Christmas, we went to our local tree spot to grab the perfect tree for our home. It was a quick affair (you know I was ready with my camera) because it was brutally cold that night an neither Khyri nor Kielle was in the mood to feel the chill. *sigh* So hubby quickly picked a tree and we shuttled back into the car.

Before Khy & Ki arrived, the hubby and I would buy our Christmas trees on Christmas Eve and decorate them that night. We were able to score some really great trees at rock bottom prices - and I love a deal! With the kiddos, however, we have so many boxes and gifts that we needed started buying the trees earlier. Now we go the weekend before Christmas. We let the tree "fall" for two days and then we decorate it.

Khyri helped hubby with the tree lights and both of the munchkins assisted with hanging some ornaments on the tree. Between Nas, Khyri and Kielle, we lost a few good ornaments this year :-(

 

As Christmas approached, we all came down with a cold :-( Everybody was congested and just not feeling their best. Christmas day arrived and the munchkins didn't get up until 10am.

 

 

 

Hands down Khyri's favorite toy was the Thomas the Train engines! He plays with them every day and has started to create buildings and mini cities that the trains navigate through :-)

For Christmas dinner, I did our traditional seafood feast with shrimp pasta, fish sticks for the munchkins, crab legs, and salmon. It was all very tasty and a great way to sum up the day. Christmas with two toddlers certainly is lively from the moment they wake up to the moment they finally close their eyes and go to bed - surrounded by their new toys.