Sorry the posts are a bit out of order. We just arrived back home today from a week away. Ally was a trooper, mama and mommy and Aunt Beth ( who traveled with us) are exhausted!
Christmas Eve was a pretty action packed day. We started with a formal family portrait. It came out pretty well - we were all smiling (all 6 of us!) I'm excited to get the print in a few weeks. After that we went to a classic dive/diner for lunch, at Poppy Dave's request. I've heard about this place for years, but had never been. Jimm.y John.s it has trains - lots of trains and the thing to eat is hot dogs and french fries. All morning I kept telling Ally we were going to get fries and see trains. She was pretty excited. It was a really neat place.
Poppy showing Ally the main display case.
There is even a track at eye level while you are eating - see the engine at Poppy's head?
Debbie and I ate at a small booth right next to the big display.
This was the other display - it was a circus and carnival theme.
The sign above was on display. I just had to document it.
After lunch we came home, Ally tried to nap and we started our fiesta! Yes we celebrated Christmas Eve with a fiesta themed party (at Aunt Beth's request).
Did you know you could buy a cactus to serve cubed cheese from?
Ally loves her grapes.
All dressed up for Christmas Eve Church Service.
Ally, Mommy, Mama and Grandma Debbie at church. (For those of you that know about Ally's boot-issues, yes she is wearing boots at her request and her demand. She refused to wear the pretty black shoes I brought and insisted on her boots. Since I think she looks cute in anything I decided it was not worth a battle.)The service was lovely, but Ally was not at her best. I think the fiesta and the trains did her in. Let me just say that at one point her Ernie doll was used as a tool to smash pretzels into the carpet. I was really glad it was the children's service, and Ally was not the only over-tired toddler there.
After church we came home and ate tamales, rice and beans as our family way of recognizing the traditional Guatemalan Christmas meal.
3 comments:
Looks like Ally had a great Christmas! It is exhausting isn't it! Love her green striped Pj's too.
Great pictures. The trains look really cool and how fun to see them while eating.
The cactus cracks me up! And the boots do no harm so who cares? Not worth a meltdown.
Looks like a great day!
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