The Parnell Family: Breakfast with Santa

12.20.2011

Breakfast with Santa

My Mom joined us for the annual Breakfast with Santa at our neighborhood clubhouse. We all look forward to this every year...

Not the best pic, but at least we are all looking at the camera!

Elise was the photographer here!

Working on her list for Santa, which she decided to add things to, dangerously close to Christmas...warned her that the elves may have trouble meeting those requests. Her response, "they can just go shopping."

Yippee!! First year with absolutely no tears!! Just another sign that our little ones are growing up!

Even Santa's extra large lap did not have enough room for all three this year....so, Bennett was a gentleman (bad hair day and all!) and let his sisters sit with Santa

SuSu and her three grandchildren!

One more sign letting us know that Christmas is just right around the corner...

2 comments:

Theresa Miller said...: Great pictures!; December 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Brad and Lissa said...: This looks like such fun!! Love Elise adding things...we have had some of that around here lately too!; December 23, 2011 at 5:38 PM

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Elise

Elise Laurent was born at 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2005. We did not find out her sex during my pregnancy and we were thrilled to tears (and slightly shocked) to meet our beautiful baby girl. She was a big baby at 8lbs, 8oz, and David and I couldn't take our eyes off of her. Elise is an old French name that David and I have always loved. Laurent is both my paternal Grandfather's name and my Dad's middle name. We always dreamed of having a daughter and were so thankful and overwhelmed to be given such a blessing.
Elise is a true first born. She likes structure, likes to fully understand everything, likes her questions answered to her satisfaction. She loves to be challenged and to challenge. She is also highly sensitive and independent.
She is a wonderful big sister to Lila and Bennett....

Lila and Bennett

It would be an understatement to say that we were shocked to learn on November 11, 2006 that we were not expecting baby #2, but baby #2 and #3!! In just shy of two years we would have created quite a family!
But, on June 1st, 2007, at 36 weeks exactly, we were thrilled and completely overcome with joy and gratitude as we welcomed two big, healthy babies into our family. First, Lila Sue, named after my Mom at 7lbs 0.6oz, and secondly, Bennett Raymond, named after David, David's Dad, and my maternal Grandfather, at 7lbs 10.4oz.
Lila has been the vocal one from the start and to this day is still pretty much running the show. She is the life of the party, the entertainer. But she is also the most compassionate, most giving of our children.
Bennett is a true boy. He is active and rough and loves to tackle and throw. He also adores his sisters and his Dad and gives the best hugs around. His big baby blues get me every time.