Don’t forget to take our Bicycling Santa...
Before Sarah and family moved to California, she and Jeremy hosted the family for Christmas Eve. Before that we spent this family day at Susan’s Mom’s. Now Jenny and Laurent are our hosts so it was off to Indianola we went. Sarah and family had arrived at Jenny’s two days before, meaning we would get to see all the Grands!!!
Jenny’s tree was festive and strewn with the gifts that everyone, including Santa, had brought.
We visited, laughed and talked, kids played and chased and giggled, we took our family walk, and soon it was time for dinner. Ham, homemade cranberry sauce, Laurent’s special scalloped potatoes, and salads were only a few of the items we could overeat from ;’-).
It is a family tradition that after dinner the kids get driven around the neighborhood looking for Santa. While they are on the search, Santa arrives with all the gifts, and he also stuffs everyone’s stockings. Just as the kids arrive back home, Santa has quickly climbed up the chimney to make his way to his next stop. The kids are a bit disappointed (again) to have missed him, but are distracted from that by a look at all the things under the tree!!!
Santa was in such a hurry to leave, he neglected to close the fireplace screen, and did not have enough time to put ALL the presents under the tree (a few for the kiddos).
Dinner has been eaten, clean up is done, Santa has been here — let’s open presents. Santa’s helpers — Laurent and Jaydon hand out the gifts around the circle.
And everyone digs in — one at a time so we can each see what Santa brought.
Opening stockings and playing with new toys rounds out this happy day, and gradually everyone departs for their next event — other family visits or (in our case) preparing to take Etienne (5 y.o.) and Andre (3 y,o.) RV camping on Christmas Day.
But first, I MUST get in a ride on Christmas morning ;’-). A short distance brings me to Indianola store and the long pier into the bay.
On the return home I needed to take a couple of house decoration photos. This flamingo being my favorite.
The pink flying pig was a close runner up though. Somewhere — maybe Germany my friend Suzanne tells me — the pig will bring good luck for the New Year.
And what better display for a waterfront neighborhood than this trio.
Bike ride done, Susan and I would now depart with all our camping gear at the ready!! This post being long enough, I will post a few photos from our adventure with the boys in a separate post.
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