Christmas party!

Saul and Eva were invited to a Christmas party hosted by the local Moose Lodge. I took the kids planning to drop Saul and Eva off and get some errands done. Well, Saul didn't want to stay because none of his friends were there, so I offered to stay with him. The coordinators were very nice and had Elias and Jesse participate with all the other kids. They had a great time eating lunch, playing with other children and visiting with Santa.

Here is a very happy Jesse.

Elias was trying to be grown up, but he really liked the little gift from Santa.

Saul finally got over his shyness and had a good time.

Eva, my little socialite, didn't even look at me for a picture!

There was a bike drawing planned but the kids were not really interested, as they had forgotten about that little tidbit. But...............

The first name called was...........you guessed it! Eva Maple! She didn't even know why her name was called but she was a good sport and went forward. The woman in charge of the event gave her a big hug and congratulated her. She still didn't know why......she just smiled in her very cute way. Then they brought out the bike and said "This is yours". She said "What?" She was apparently clueless still. But after another person said the bike was hers now, she was all smiles. She hopped on that bike and took off. She nearly ran me down as I tried to get a picture of her. The picture says it all.

Then a few minutes later, yep, "SAUL MAPLE" was called. He knew what it was for now and ran up to receive his prize. He didn't hop right on his bike as it was a bit bigger that Eva's was for her. He was very excited about it!

Too bad the weather hasn't been as cooperative. It has been very cold and icy. They have been out on the bikes a little though. All in all, it was a very fun morning. All the kids got a little something from Santa and some of them got a little something big. Good thing we have a large vehicle to cart them home!