Merry, Merry, Merry....

CHRISTMAS!!!!!



LOVE,

Kevin, Nicole, Noah, and Abbie Mae
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NEWSFLASH: Cute little ELF meets Santa... Tells him he's been good.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!


Back to our story... Noah finally got to sit on Santa's lap and tell him that he's been a good boy this year at our ward Christmas party last Friday. 'Course, in true Noah fashion, he couldn't go plain-clothed. He donned his ELF apparel! And he was absolutely adorable. But maybe I'm just a biased mommy. :) No, he was really that cute. But by the end of the evening, he'd kicked the jingle bells right off his pointed toes. The party was that great!


Then he told his daddy all about it!



Goooooooood Party... Now it's time for bed.




We love you all! All is calm and all is bright here in 'Braska. Have a wonderful Christmas tomorrow... and to all a GOOD NIGHT!!!!!

Believe

After 11.5 months of anticipation, Noah could barely contain his excitement as we went to the Santa Celebration a few weeks ago. Last year's experience was super awesome as well... but we were without Daddy. This meant that:

A) I had to try to put little dude up on MY shoulders.
B) I couldn't take a single picture of the awesome event.

And...

C) Well, Daddy wasn't there to meet Santa, his elves, Rudolph, Frosty, the Grinch, and much more. Poor Daddy!!!

So Noah was quite excited that his daddy was going to join us this year. And since he was a little afraid of Rudolph and Frosty last time, he was anxious to greet them this time around.

UNFORTUNATELY.... Frosty the Awesome Snowman wasn't there. We told Noah that maybe he had a cold... Ha! Ha!... Ha!... Heh.... yeah.

But everyone else showed, including some REAL LIVE REINDEER! After Santa flipped the big switch and turned on the lights on the massive Christmas tree, we made our way around the outdoor mall watching jugglers, elves making balloon animals and candy canes, saying HELLO to all Noah's favorite Christmas characters, enjoying free hot chocolate and pastries from Panera, and we even went to the book store to hear Mrs. Claus read a few stories. Noah mailed off his awesome letter to Santa, asking for Buzz Lightyear for the second year in a row (Don't worry... He's been a good boy!). Then we called it a great night and headed home.




Here's the awesome moment when Santa turned on the lights!





We LOVE the Santa Celebration here in Lincoln. It is definitely on the events list for next year!

Why?

Because my little boy believes.... And so do I.


Merry Christmas Eve EVE!!!!

Mmmmm... Pomanders.....

A Smith family Christmas tradition... In its finest form! Sorry, Mom. I still don't add nuts. :) Kevin starts drooling when he sees me washing our Christmas tins to get them ready.



I call this "quality control."



Only 3 more days 'till Christmas!!!

The Force is Strong in This One

So Noah has been getting into Star Wars lately. From our post last month May The Force be with you you're probably already aware of Noah's Obi-Wan phase. Now he's been experimenting with the Dark Side ;) Note his awesome lightsaber skills!

Behold his ability to sing The Imperial March!

Now I don't want anybody getting too worried about our son's dabbling with the Dark Side, so be advised that we watched the following public service announcement before letting him go too far.

But it's still out little boy in there. I wonder if that's how his mom felt about Anakin/Darth Vader. (Or would have felt had she not... y'know... died.)

~Kevin