Happy Holidays

Last Friday First Teacher  (a coalition to get parents involved in the act of parenting) had a holiday extravaganza. Randi took the girls and I met up with them immediately after work. As to be expected, the line to sit on Santa's lap was long. So when it was  Sydney, Mason and Ashton's turn Randi and Linsay went for it even though I wasn't there yet. Randi said Izzi was all smiles and laughs until they put her down on "the mayor of Sequim's" lap (I don't blame her. Last year he wanted to thin the elk herd and feed the poor with our city icon.)  She said the funniest part about the photo shoot was that in typical Ashton fashion, she didn't really wail, it just looks like she did. Her scream was silent, but tortuous to look at now. When I saw the photo I thought, "Oh great. Ashton loves Christmas as much as Tyler and Lauren!"

To be honest, I was a bit overwhelmed by the scene myself. Frosty looked like he came straight from a teenage horror flick, and who called in the clowns for a Christmas celebration? Are they trying to say something about Jesus' birth? Ummmm. Maybe just commericalism.  Regardless, I had no idea that there were so many babies in Sequim. 

At any rate, Izzi got a gift for sitting on Santa's lap--The Polar Express book, cd, tape and bells. Wow. Merry Christmas, and a little hohoho to boot.