Thomas the Elf

Thomas the Elf

and Cousin Elves

Great Neighbors!

Two, Four, Six, Eight, We think little boys are great!

Tonight our neighbors came over for some Christmas cheer. The boys had as much fun as we did. Their ages? 8, 6, 4 & 2. The only way we could get them to hold still for a picture was to put on "The Grinch"

Holiday Village

Sunday night we went downtown to the Piazza Bergamo were they have the Holiday Village. There are tons of trees and lights with "cabins" set up selling hot chocolate, cider, and other goodies. There is a bubble maker on the roof of one of the buildings and it really looks like snow. But Thomas' favorite was the carousel. We got in two rides before they shut down and he had the greatest time. We dragged him away bawling when they closed down, but he cheered up when we rode the downtown trolley up and down main street. He had the most fun standing up on the trolley benches looking at the lights.

Roper Mountain Lights

Saturday morning we made Christmas goodies for ourselves and our neighbors. Thomas was very helpful making gingerbread men and sugar cookies and enjoyed sampling his creations.


That evening we loaded up and went to Roper Mountain Science Center for their Holiday Lights. Although Thomas wanted nothing to do with Santa, he had a great time playing in their "winter wonderland" and driving through the lights. Mostly, though, I think he just liked being out of his car seat.

Santa's Watching

"He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake"

...or just put yourself in time out!

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wishing all my friends and family a wonderful holiday season

and

a very Merry Christmas!

"GOD BLESS US EVERYONE"

Party, Party, Party

Party, Party, Party

This was our Holiday party weekend. Friday night was Paul's work party so Thomas stayed home with KeKat (my co-worker Catherine) with Paul and I enjoyed a nice evening out with his coworkers. After a long Saturday morning (Thomas ended up at the Doctor's office because he got his finger stuck in the shower drain and ripped the skin off getting it out) we headed to Sunset for a Christmas Party at Nanny and Pappoadad's. Thomas was well behaved and delightfully happy. We all had a wonderful time (some more than others by the looks of the empty liquor bottles) Sunday we came back to Greenville and Thomas and I went to one of my work parties while Paul stayed home to Santa Clause. We had a very nice time at the party for Arrhythmia Consultants where they had gifts and a craft table set up for the kids. All in all, we had a fun weekend but we're all tired from all the partying!

School Program

So, tonight was Thomas Pitman's theatrical debut. The teachers at Trinity Kindergarten put together a Christmas program with all the childeren from the toddlers on up to the after school kids. They all paraded down the aisle of the sanctuary with little Thomas leading the way! After the opening comments, Thomas' class took the stage to shake their bells and sing Christmas Bells (Jingle Bells). Thomas didn't really sing but was jamming with the bells. All the other classes performed and the older kids did a skit and then all the children got on stage and sang We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Christmas song to the tune of Hi Ho the Dairy-o. Thomas did GREAT and was definately the cutest kid there!

Parade

Saturday night was the Greenville Parade and we bundled up and headed downtown. Despite the cold, we had a very good time. Thomas particularly liked the "big hurse" pulling the carriage, the therapy dogs and the marching band. He tried to march in place, but he looked more like a can-can dancer. He also appreciated all the candy that they threw at us.

All I want for Christmas

All he wants for Christmas...

Saturday morning we went to Home Depot to get some items for decorating and we found some rental equipment in the adjacent lot. Needless to say, this was the highlight of Thomas's weekend and he talked about the "dig-dig" for the rest of the day.

Christmas Tree Hunting

The day after Thanksgiving we all drove up to Cashiers to a tree farm to cut our own tree. The ride made Granny and I a bit queasy, but it was worth the trip as we had a fantastic day in the mountains and got a beautiful tree.

Happy Thanksgiving

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!