Santa Claus is Coming to Town

We took Gracie to visit Santa at The Galleria this weekend. We tried to beat the lines and arrived 15 minutes before Santa's arrival, but there was already a line of about 15 families. So, Trinity and I took turns standing in line while the other chased Grace in the Santa area, which kept her happy while we waited our turn. There was a cute little girl Grace's age in front of us, and she started screaming as her dad put her in Santa's lap. Poor girl cried while everyone in line laughed at her. I wasn't too worried about Grace crying, but I wasn't prepared for the reaction we did get:I'm not sure if it was all the attention or just the teething, but she wouldn't smile or take her fingers out of her mouth! And Santa was so sweet... he kept trying to sing and talk to her while Trinity and I stood in the background trying to distract her. But no amount of bribing with food or pulling her arms down would keep those fingers out of her mouth!

Holiday Party

Grace's daycare hosted a holiday party onFriday, so Trinity and I took 30 minutes out of our day to celebrate with her. When we got to daycare, all the kids were stripped to their pants/diaper only, which was a funny sight to see! They soon were digging into their cupcakes and cookies before running amuck.
As part of the celebration, they did a book swap! Grace wasn't sure what to do with her wrapped present, but she eventually got the book out of the wrapping with some help. Funny enough, the ripping of paper seemed to bother her! Maybe I need to re-wrap her Christmas gift in a gift bag?!?It was so cute seeing all the kids open their books and keep trading back and forth. They were an excited bunch of toddlers!