Blomquist Family Blog: Holiday Prep

It definitely is that time of year. And although I've been super stressed, the girls are REALLY enjoying the holiday season.

It all started with Thanksgiving at Great Papa's house. We had a wonderful meal and great company. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. Elanor and Lydia both love all their cousins and aunts. They love the play time they get at these holiday parties.

Leslie, Lindy, Great Papa, Megan, Brad, JM, Dan, Lydia & Elanor

This year, we all wrote letters to Santa. Macy's donates $1 for each letter to Santa they receive to Make-a-Wish. Elanor got all her cousins, aunts, uncles and Great Papa to each write a letter to Santa, then we took them all to Macy's to drop off at Santa's mailbox.

We even snuck in a second letter to Santa...hey...every $$ counts!

Ella has been in ballet class, every Saturday, since last August. So as a special treat, we went with our neighbor, Olivia, to see the Nutcracker at our local theatre. The show was amazing. Ella's favorite part was to see each and every ballerina's crown. We even got to meet one of the ballerina's in the lobby before the show started and it was fun game to try and spot her when she was on stage.

Mommy and Ella waiting for the show to start

Olivia and Ella waiting for the show to start

Our favorite ballerina

As a very special treat, we got to take a trip to the North Pole, aboard the Polar Express. Grandma Margaret came too! I can't believe we got to go! We got dressed in our PJs, drank hot cocoa, watched the waiters dancing in the aisles, heard the story of the Polar Express and then saw Santa's house!

I couldn't believe it, but Santa himself, got on the train on the way back to Sacramento. We even got to talk to him! Elanor told him what she wanted for Christmas, and then...as if that wasn't enough...Santa gave us the first gift of Christmas! A shiny sleigh bell. And all 5 of us could hear it ring!

drinking hot cocoa

There are two very special homes in San Rafael that go ALL OUT for Christmas light decorations. We took a special trip, with our friend Molly, to see the lights. It was a so fun. At one of the homes, snow even fell from the sky.