Some Highlights!

We've been having a blast in the last couple days as we get closer to Christmas.  Here are some of our highlights...


10 Days to go - Ginger Train Time!

7 Days to go - Westjet Kids Christmas Party

Sam sat so still while getting his face painted.  He asked the lady to make him a 'kitty'.  This was our very first stop (it's good to come to Westjet events with a game plan as last year we spent over an hour in a line up).

BOUNCY HOUSE!

Like a caged animal!

Quick break for lunch time.  Sam munched on a carrot and a bun... guess he was saving room for cotton candy and cookies that we ate later in the afternoon!

Sam gets his craft on!  Made a cute wreath ornament.

What an amazing Santa... really classy and magical.  The type that can make an adult believe again!

The party was held at Spruce Meadows.  We went on a tour of the stables to see all the horses and ponies.  The jumping horses were HUGE.  Sam LOVE LOVE LOVED them.  

Sam and I went into the petting zoo while Daddy took pictures.  Sammy couldn't even believe how great the animals were.  We petted goats and sheep first.  The sheep were very wooly and we liked poking our fingers into their fur.  Sam thought it was soooo funny. 

Funny pigs!

Big highlight was seeing Santa's reindeer as they rested before their big journey.

Day 6 - 2nd Annual PJ Christmas Party

The boys watching out the window for more friends to come... shy of each other at first but it didn't take long to be buddies again!

Payton and Sammy

All the kiddos in front of the tree after supper, a movie, hide and seek and tons of playing.   Shortly after this they broke into a CRAZY dance party.  There are no words to describe it!

The girls

Here's a photo for their wedding... that's right Uncle Bill!!!   Look at those sweet little interlocked fingers (and we didn't even ask them to do that!)

That car was a hour of entertainment... not a well known fact is that Santa actually travels by lowrider with air suspension while pumping music and rocking out with his reindeer buddies.
(Hilarious moment in the background of Sam and P smooching!)

Up Close and Personal!

WestJet really does have the coolest events!  Today we got a fly by and private (and by private I mean with the hundreds of other Westjetters and their families) lunch with the Snowbirds.  Really truly a cool thing to see the men who fly these planes... they are pretty regular guys!  Love love love WestJet family events!

Where did you have your lunch today?  Under an airplane wing?!?!?  Us too!

Incredible

I'd like to thank a super silly clown for this awesome head gear he made for Sam.  There was NO chance of him not wearing it either!

Sam jumping in front of this plane.

The Snow Birds landed at the airport and then came and parked all in line.  It was more cool than this photo shows.  Quite impressive.

One of the pilots... I believe his name is Eddy.

My boys and the golden airplane.

So excited he almost lost his shirt! 

Got a cool airplane poster from this man... we had to fight off a herd of desperate housewives and push our way in to see him!

Sam's first go at cotton candy... big hit with Sam, not such a big hit with Mom.

This is one very happy little boy.  They let him climb in and 'drive' one of the planes.  He couldn't even believe it.  LOVE love loved it!

Perfect lunch hour with Shaun.  Have I mentioned I love summer!

Today we went to the Westjet Kids' Christmas Party.  It was a wintery wizardy theme (even a Harry Potter impersonator wandering around!) with tons to do for the kids.  Sam was amazed by the beautiful lights, hundreds of kids and things to do... and he did it all on only a 30 minute nap!

First stop was this giant snow globe... Sam was a little overwhelmed by the light, music, huge crowd and lack of sleep so we decided to have lunch. 

Sam got to choose a bag of chips with his lunch.  He got Cheesies... GIANT Cheesies.  He couldn't even believe it!

They obviously looked extra big to Sam because he was opening his mouth so wide it was pulling his eyes down!!!  VERY FUNNY!

BITE!

Sam and I were doing a chips cheers for daddy and Sam decided to snap my salt and vinegar chip!  I had just finished saying that I couldn't even remember when the last time I had a little bag of chips all to myself.

Just finishing up lunch and getting ready to explore.

One of the many beautiful groupings of Christmas trees set up around the center.  

Made our first Christmas craft... nothing says Merry Christmas like the number 9 and a butterfly!

This is wear Sam found his soul mate.  Decided to hold hands...

... then honk it's nose...

... kiss...

... and a hug good bye.

Next stop was the bouncy house.  There were three different bouncers and this was the one for 0-3 year olds.  Sounds tame but it was CRAZY!!!!  

We've been talking a lot about Santa at home, so Sam was soooo excited when he noticed him.  He was trying to look past the other people in line to see him, saying ho ho ho and Hi Santa, eyes all sparkling that he was actually there.  However, once it was our turn to see Santa, Sam was holding onto me sooo tight that you'd think I was trying to hand him over to a dirty homeless man!  Santa asked Sam questions and Sam couldn't even say a word.  Mrs Claus was kind enough to hold Sam for the picture.  After the photo, Santa told Sam that he loved him (and I teared up like a huge loser) and Sam said "Laa ooo Santa, buh-byeeee".  I showed him this picture on the camera and it was like he couldn't even believe it.  He showed daddy the picture, a security lady who asked him about Santa had to also see the picture and when we got home he sat and stared at it.  Absolutely star-struck!

Another pretty tree... this is where we had our encounter with the security guard as Sam really thought he deserved one of these stars!!! (Note, it was 1.5 hours past nap time!)

Shaun had been so patient and waited in this line for over an hour to get Sam's picture drawn.  In the end it turned out less than worth it, but it was kinda fun and a nice momento!

Our only family shot of the entire event.  We posed with the little airplane (whose name is Chubby, I believe).  Unfortunately I had to cut most the airplane out because some stinkin kid was in every shot and his even stinkier parents didn't clue in to give us one minute for a photo.  Note to parents:  when you see a family getting their picture taken, assume that it's their only chance to have a group photo and gather up your wild child (who I saved by grabbing his leg as he was about to plummet to his death onto the concrete floor and with no thank you I might add).  Please.  Shoot that was definitely my Scrooge moment... ooops!  

It truly was a very nice day with my boys... Christmas 2010 is off to a great start.  Can't even wait to see what is to come in the next month!