Christmas Parties and Santa

The Annual Rockwell Automation Christmas party is for kids 2 years and older, so this year we were really excited to take the girls. This year was the 85th year they throw this party for the kids and it was quite impressive. We started with greetings from reindeer, snowmen, gingerbread men and Christmas trees with presents for feet. The girls were a little apprehensive at first, but Taylor built up the courage to give hugs.
Strength in numbers for Taylor and Sydney to go up to the snowmanThe girls then went into the play room where they had a big giraffe slide, a little bounce house, little riding toys and rocking horses

Taylor, so sweetSydney's adorable smileBrooke with DaddyThey had a big show in the gym with a variety of entertainment. The show lasted just under two hours, we stayed for most of it and the girls did amazingly well. They were playing with their dolls and it is amazing how graham crackers keep kiddos entertained. We then made our way to the ice cream and cookie time. The girls loved it, of course and boy did they have a major sugar rush.

Brooke sitting looking cuteThe final stop was gift pickup, we couldn't believe how generous the company was with three really nice gifts per child!!!

Vaughn got to hang with Gramma and Grandpa for the morning, which was awesome. We really needed free hands to enable the girls to have the most fun possible.

We didn't have a chance to get pictures with Santa at the Rockwell Party because the line was really really long and not moving at all!!! We weren't really to upset about it because we knew we would see him at the Christmas party with Busia and Papa the following day.

Busia and Papa are members at the Daniel Boone Conservation League (Gun Club) and every year they have a Christmas party for the kids. The girls had a blast! Bubbles, the clown made balloon animals for each child, there was great snacks and then Santa came and we did the best we could with the picture. It was a ton of fun and the girls ran around playing with their balloons, eating cookies and being silly.
Brooke with her balloonTaylor and Sydney with Santa, Brooke was a little scaredThe whole crew with SantaLittle Santa BoyPapa, Syd, Busia and Vaughn