First, as is common at Young Family parties, we ate a delicious meal and helped ourselves to an array of desserts. Crete played with his cousins and Rafe made the rounds, being passed from lap to lap, thoroughly enjoying all the attention he was receiving.
Then came the most anticipated event of the evening...PRESENTS!!! Crete got a toy car from Grandma Young that he absolutely loved and Rafe got a toy train. Surprisingly, I'm pretty sure Crete had more fun giving gifts to his relatives than receiving them, a trend I hope continues throughout his life.
Just when the party seemed like it couldn't get any better, who do you think showed up...SANTA!!! Crete was so excited. He sat on Santa's lap and got a candy cane. For the rest of the time Santa was there, Crete took it upon himself to stand right by him and 'direct traffic' telling the other kids when it was their turn. Rafe even decided to try out Santa's lap.
And to everyone's delight even Grandma Young got in on the action! Instead of singing 'I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus'we are going to have to change the lyrics to 'I saw Grandma kissing Santa Claus'.
A night like this makes you forget about the holiday rat race and remember the true meaning of Christmas. I couldn't ask for a better way to spend the holidays...food, fun and family.
