Our ward Christmas party was amazing this year! It was our first in our new ward here in Columbia. And they did not disappoint. This year they did a Christmas breakfast. The idea was to make it feel like Christmas morning. We all came in our pajamas and we had a big pancake breakfast with fruit, sausage and muffins of every kind! There was also milk, chocolate milk and orange juice. Seriously yummy. After breakfast they had someone teaching a fun dance that included even the little kids. Even Elliott was able to join in. Then, there was a musical number by the youth followed by a story from Mrs. Claus. Just as Mrs. Claus was finishing her story, Santa arrived. Elliott was so excited. She has been talking about seeing him for months now.
We jumped in line and were one of the first ones up to see him. She told him she wanted a comfy elephant for Christmas. Yikes. That was definitely not on the list before that moment. Haha. Good thing she's young and wouldn't remember.
One of the best parts of the party was the theme of service behind it all. Prior Sundays we drew names of children who were in need of gifts this Christmas. It had their name and either clothing size or preferred toy. We got a little girl named K'Mya. She wanted anything minnie mouse or a baby doll. So during the week leading up to the party, I took the girls to Target to shop for our little girl. We picked her out a doll and found a minnie mouse dress up dress for her as well. Elliott was so excited about helping this little girl have some gifts under her tree. She was even upset when she found out we wouldn't get to watch her open them. But it was so wonderful getting the opportunity to teach her a little bit about service and helping those in need, or those who have less than us. Even if she is young, she knew that what we did made her feel happy and good inside and that's a great start. I'm proud of her.
All in all, the Christmas party was a blast. We are loving our new ward so much!
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| Elliott and Santa over the years. |
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| I LOVE this picture! |
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