Birchell Family: 2010 Party

WOW! My parents know how to throw a fun Christmas Party. We woke up to snow, and that made the drive to the cabin a little rough. We got to the cabin and tried to drive in. Jake gave it about three tries, and then we just parked at the gate and rode the Rhino in. Angie was right behind us and she made it up to the cabin (got a little stuck, but not bad). Well, after that everyone who came started getting stuck. The first couple hours of the party were spent shoveling and pushing vehicles out of the snow. Santa called and he was having Reindeer issues... so luckily, he was an hour late. We got everyone to the cabin started decorating cookies, and then we saw Santa on the Rhino!!!! Brilee was shell shocked as Santa walked in, and the only thing she could think to say was, "Santa, cat hat". (Bob the Bob Cat wears a Santa hat at Christmas time. Brilee loved it.) Santa read The Polar Express to us and then all the kids had a chance to sit on his lap and tell him what they wanted. During the story you would have thought Santa was Brilee's best friend. She kept yelling "Santa, Santa, Santa." She looked over at my Dad and said, "Grandpa, Santa." She couldn't believe he was real. "Santa eyes, Santa nose... SANTA, SANTA, SANTA". As we waited in line to see Santa Brilee was blowing him kisses. Then the fun ended. It was time to sit on Santa's lap and she didn't think that was cool. The crying began. She grabbed her bell from Santa and took off. Santa definitely made a lasting impression though, all we have heard since we left the cabin is how Santa is home, Santa is sleeping, etc... Thanks so much for the memories, and thanks for coming everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elly had a dentist app. this morning and so some of the Laws' rode up to the cabin with us. Brilee was really bugging Mar Sue, but then they decided to just be friends. I turned around and saw them holding hands. It was such a sweet little cousin moment!

Brilee got to the cabin and wanted to be outside. "I ride." All she wanted today was to ride the Rhino...

Cookie decorating at its best! I was a little nervous to frost my cookie. I watched a lot of knifes get licked and put back into the frosting. Sometimes you just got to taste the frosting.

Ty Man with his ginger bread men.

Brilee and the real Haddy.

Cutie Patooties!

Grayson got in line to see Santa about 45 minutes before he showed up.

Stac and Brilee during Santa's story.

Chazzy (or today she was Ramona) loves Santa!

Stac complains about never making the blog... there you go Stacia!

The only picture of Brilee and Santa. She fought very hard to get away.

Aw now that's a cute Santa picture.

Some of thekids at the party!

She let Amanda take her back to see Santa as long as she didn't have to sit on him.

Brilee LOVES the Rhino. She couldn't believe when Grandpa and Daddy got on the Rhino without her. It broke her tender little heart, and Grandpa couldn't stand it. So he grabbed her and took her to get the Manwaring's van unstuck.

Scooter taking his first trip down the hill in the sled!

Brilee wasn't sure what was going on.

Then she figured it out! She loved it.

She was living the good life of sledding. She rode down the hill with a sled full of kids, the kids all jumped out at the bottom, she laid back, relaxed, got pulled up the hill, threw a fit when we tried to take her out of the sled, won, and started over again.