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wrote letters...
decorated trees...
woke up excited...
ate candy canes...
opened stockings...
made handprint ornaments...
& felt ornaments...
it was a good christmas!
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
christmas time.
This Christmas was a little different than past Christmases. This was the first year I didn't see my side of the family at all on Christmas. My parents were in Oregon while I stayed down here. John was gone in Italy till Christmas night so I spent the day with his family. It was lots of fun, but we did miss everyone. Christmas eve we went to John's dads house and spent the night there. Then Christmas day after opening presents we went to Brian & Mary's house and had a delicious dinner! The day after Christmas we went and spend time with more of John's family. It was a fun filled weekend. :)
I hope everyone's Christmas was wonderful!
:)
I hope everyone's Christmas was wonderful!
:)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
Virginia wrote to the editor of New York's Sun in September of 1897. Here is her letter & his reply...
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
"VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."
VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
"VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."
VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Sorry Kids...
Santa might be a little detained this year....
This just in... Police finally caught up to Santa Claus after repeatedly breaking and entering into millions of home every year. Clause and his elf accomplice (not pictured) were seen being taken in at 10:35 am today, December 19, by the Pomona Police. No comment yet from the department on how they finally caught the infamous rooftop bandit.
This just in... Police finally caught up to Santa Claus after repeatedly breaking and entering into millions of home every year. Clause and his elf accomplice (not pictured) were seen being taken in at 10:35 am today, December 19, by the Pomona Police. No comment yet from the department on how they finally caught the infamous rooftop bandit.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
a secret santa...
Monday, November 10, 2008
The best thing about the holidays...
is the time spent with FAMILY & theFOOD...
but next is getting to watch my favorite Chistmas movies like....
MY FAVORITE ELF QUOTES
* "You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa. "
* "Have you seen these toilets? They're GINORMOUS!"
* "What about this: a tribe of asparagus children, but they're self-conscious about the way their pee smells."
* "What's more vulnerable than a peach!"
* "Watch out, the yellow ones don't stop! '
* "I like to whisper too!"
OK. so i could list all the lines of Elf and say they are my favorite. I just love it. :)
but next is getting to watch my favorite Chistmas movies like....
MY FAVORITE ELF QUOTES* "You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa. "
* "Have you seen these toilets? They're GINORMOUS!"
* "What about this: a tribe of asparagus children, but they're self-conscious about the way their pee smells."
* "What's more vulnerable than a peach!"
* "Watch out, the yellow ones don't stop! '
* "I like to whisper too!"
OK. so i could list all the lines of Elf and say they are my favorite. I just love it. :)
Monday, January 7, 2008
late christmas...
Because John didn't want to find our camera on Christmas morning I had to request the pictures of Erin. So, that's why this is a little late. But better late than never. We had an exciting Christmas. We woke up early and headed out to John's brother's house to have his family Christmas. We played around there for a while, then came back to Claremont. The fam had just finished a delicious breakfast of sticky rolls and was ready to open presents, so we dove right in and had a blast. Scarlette loved all the paper and her presents. But most of all she loved the candy canes. She tried to eat them all! After a while I had to keep grabbing them out of her greedy little hands because she was just making a HUGE mess with them. But we all had a good time.
Scarlette is asking Uncle Jonathan to open her candy cane...
getting excited!!
reading her new books...
snuggling with her thomas kitty...
john & cliff found good use of our new blankets...
john wasnt fast enough...
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Friday, January 5, 2007
The new year
To cap off the end of last year, Scarlette got to come home Dec. 19. The hospital called and told us the good news and John immediately was rushing me out the door. We were both very excited!! Then we had a wonderful Christmas spent with family and friends. We spent Christmas eve in Big Bear with John's family and Christmas with mine. Scarlette finally got to meet her new cousin, Cash.
As you can see, he's quite a bit bigger than Scarlette. Our New Year's eve wasn't super eventful. We went to bed before 12 and set our alarms to wake up for the countdown. As my dad said, we're getting old fast. But we have lots to look forward to this year. On Monday (the 8th) Scarlette will be 1 month old! She is growing fast. She had an Dr. appointment yesterday and she weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces. Almost 7 pounds! The Dr. said her jaundice is behind us so that is a big relief. John is starting work at FES and I am gonna be working from home. I'm having lots of fun being a mom.(although I do miss sleeping through the night) Scarlette is changing fast. My mom thinks she's changed a ton just in the past week. I agree. I can tell she's getting older in looks and how she acts. I'm anxious for her to get old enough to play with us, but then I don't want her to grow up. I want her like this forever!
I made her hat! :)
Scarlette and her cousin, Dillan
her first bath, she didn't like it too much
that's my baby girl. That pacifier is huge!
all tucked in, sleeping sweetly
We look forward to this new year and what its going to bring us. I haven't yet made my new years resolutions.. maybe not to procrastinate should be on there. :)but I will make them! I hope everyone's new years have started off well and will continue as such!
As you can see, he's quite a bit bigger than Scarlette. Our New Year's eve wasn't super eventful. We went to bed before 12 and set our alarms to wake up for the countdown. As my dad said, we're getting old fast. But we have lots to look forward to this year. On Monday (the 8th) Scarlette will be 1 month old! She is growing fast. She had an Dr. appointment yesterday and she weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces. Almost 7 pounds! The Dr. said her jaundice is behind us so that is a big relief. John is starting work at FES and I am gonna be working from home. I'm having lots of fun being a mom.(although I do miss sleeping through the night) Scarlette is changing fast. My mom thinks she's changed a ton just in the past week. I agree. I can tell she's getting older in looks and how she acts. I'm anxious for her to get old enough to play with us, but then I don't want her to grow up. I want her like this forever!
We look forward to this new year and what its going to bring us. I haven't yet made my new years resolutions.. maybe not to procrastinate should be on there. :)but I will make them! I hope everyone's new years have started off well and will continue as such!
Monday, December 18, 2006
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