Christmas is here!!!!!

We know the Christmas holiday has started once the Christmas parties have started. This weekend we had two of them!

Saturday was our Families with Children from China's Christmas party. We had a nice time. It is a social event with crafts, finger foods and of course, Santa! Santa is the same Santa we have had at our FCC party for the past 8 years. He loves doing it and he loves watching the girls and boys grow up. Here are a few pictures.

Sunday we went to the Santa Clause Parade of Lights. Our AFG (Adoptive Families Group) had their annual Christmas get together in the usual fashion. We have a family that lives directly on the Parade of Lights route. They set up bleachers on their front lawn for their family and friends and also for the AFG group. This was our first year attending as it usually conflicts with our FCC Christmas party. All day EmmaLi wanted to know if it was time to go to the parade. She begged me to let it be time for the parade. At 4:00pm it was time to get ready to go and she suddenly did not want to go. She had a little melt down over it. She hasn't had a melt down over anything in about a year. In the end we made it there and she had a FABULOUS time. She loved it despite herself. LOL She had two cups of hot cocoa, popcorn, and caught candy they were passing out from the floats. She also got to see Santa for the second time in a single weekend. Below are some of the pictures.

The West Columbia fire trucks.

The Mayor and River Walk float. We love the Riverwalk too.

The big guy himself.