Miracles on 3rd Street

All the little miracles of 3rd grade got together last night. We had our 2nd annual 3rd grade Christmas. Grandpa Gil dressesd up as Santa and was patient enough to let all the little kiddies sit on his lap (or at least try) while he gave them each a present. It is the cutest thing to watch. Gracie did not fair well as you can tell from the pictures. She is still sick that poor little thing but we are on the road to recovery. We went to Gracie's buddies who are Jake and Kyle. Although Jake wanted nothing to do with Santa, Kyle was the cutest. As Santa came in, he was crying because he was scared but still waved and said "hi" to him. Jackie and Jacob did well sitting with Santa alhtough Jackie was determined to keep showing Santa her little belly full of jelly. Little Brandon just covered his ears. Santa Gil gave Gracie a doll! We are getting quite the collection this Christmas so far. All of Gracie's little friends also gave her presents. She got some coloring books, reading books, playdough, and some bath toys. We are very fortunate that Gil does this for us. He is the best (and most patient) Santa by far. Like I have said before, I am lucky that I work with such awesome people. We really are great friends and it has been awesome watching our children interact with each other. Each year will keep getting better and better as the kids get older and really start getting into Christmas and really understanding the idea of Santa. As I sit here typing this trying to finish up my last mintute Christmas things, I realized that it really is a wonderful life. Not only because I just watched the movie but because "remember, no man is a failure if he has friends." Gracie and I are very blessed. Merry Christmas Eve!