It Is Christmas & Santa Has Been Here!!!!!

What excitement this morning was.  Arianna rushed into my room early this morning to tell me Santa had come!  She was the first one up and usually, she is the last one to wake up!!!

Santa ate half his cookies and drank half his milk, then delivered many many gifts for all of us!

Arianna and Larissa were very good little girls all year long so Santa brought them exactly what they wanted.  This Doll House is beautiful!  He even delivered many of the furnishings.   Oh what Fun WE will have with this project!!

Two Stockings each?!   Told You they were Good Girls!  They are so happy!

  

Grandpa is a happy camper!      Even Quincy received his gift from Arianna!!

  

Arianna just sat and waited for Lari to pass out all the gifts. 

  

They begin to put furniture into the house. 

Big Smiles Make Me So Happy!!!

We had an awesome lunch as usual which included Turkey, Ham, Dressing and all the trimmings.  We are so Thankful and Blessed.  Thank You, Jesus!

Set the camera on Timer and here we all are.  One Happy Family!  Merry Christmas to all.

We have had an awesome day! Manuel has felt so good since his iron infusions and this makes us all very happy.

  

The Girls get ready to go out on the town with Daddy so I snap more pictures. 

  

This has been a very trying year for us but give thanks to God for his blessings. 

Christmas Eve 2014

Family gathered at our home for an overnight stay.  Larissa and Arianna eagerly tracked Santa Claus on their ipads.  We sat and visited, baked cookies for Santa and just had a lot of fun!

Baking with the girls is always so much fun.  I remember when they were very little, I used to have to guide them but they are pretty much on their own now.  They know what to do!

Last night the girls went out to the movies with Dad and I took pics of them before leaving the house.

We found a flyer on our door today with an invitation to a Posada.  Later we had people at our door singing Christmas Carols and they again invited us all to their home for food and drinks so we went.  They had so much food and drinks.  All delicious plus we met neighbors!  This was so much fun!!! Their house was beautifully decorated, inside and out!

Came back home and just relaxed as we again tracked Santa….

No Santa excitement here!!  Getting some much needed rest!

It is great having the kids home.  Very special time for us…

Quick Trip to Coushatta Casino

On December 18th, Manuel and I made a two night trip to Coushatta Casino in Kinder, Louisiana.

Our first stop, of course was at Buc-ee's….

We made a one night stay in Houston with our Good Friend, Janet Lambe.  We had invited her to come with us to Coushatta but she could not make it this time.  She invited us to stay with her to make our trip more restful and we did.  We got to Houston early and she had planned a night out to dinner with some very special friends.  We had a delicious dinner with Great RV Friends!

Gisele, Margaret, Sharon and Janet

Manuel, Phil and Alan

Thank you Guys for coming out.  We always enjoy your company! 

The next day, we headed out to Louisiana.  We made a quick stop at the brand new casino, Golden Nugget in Lake Charles.  We thought it was a very nice casino but spent very little time there.  We reported back to our friends that they are working on a small RV park right by this casino.  Maybe we will spend more time here next time.

We then got to Coushatta early and once we settled in to our room at the Seven Clans, we went down to the casino to play games.  We had a very nice time especially since Manuel did really good the first couple of hours after arriving.

That evening, I attended a Christmas Show they had at the casino.  It was free and while Manuel played his 3 Card Poker I Enjoyed Ryan Pelton perform.  He was great and did all Elvis songs.  Great Show!

We left on Saturday afternoon and really enjoyed our trip away.  Now back home to get ready for Christmas!!

Back to Bass Pro Shop

On Thursday, we had made plans to go so the girls could visit with Santa.  They came after school and we headed to see Santa Claus.  They pose with St. Nick!  I was reminding them of the times when they were little, how they used to cry when seeing Santa. 

Larissa and Arianna have their conversation with Santa …

Manuel Jr., Arianna and Larissa pose at Santa’s Wonderland.

Now we are at Santa’s Workshop, coloring and writing a letter to Santa.

Busy at work!

We wave to Grandpa who is sitting down by the aquarium on the first floor.

Back downstairs at the target shooting!  This was so much fun for them!

They were really good at shooting their targets which included a bear, snake, skunk, raccoon, squirm, turkey, lion, fox, etc..

After all that fun, we also had dinner at the Isla Morada Restaurant there at Bass Pro Shop.  As Lari says, it is a Family Tradition during Christmas time to come to Bass Pro Shop for dinner.  We had a delicious meal. 

We had an awesome time today.  They are counting down to Christmas now! 20 DAYS!!