Organ Stop Pizza! Yes!

We enjoyed Organ Stop Pizza for one of our dinners- plus the
fun entertainment! It was fun to take Mandy for her first time
hearing the organ.














The bubbles coming down from the ceiling were a big hit
but of course, the dancing kitties were the best-
Evie & Ruth loved it.



































Here is a short clip of the organ music- he picked two of
Savannah's songs to play- Jingle Bells & Rudolph.

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Rain, Rain, Go Away...

One of the planned Christmas activities was to ride the
train at McCormick Ranch Railroad Park. Wouldn't you
know it- it rained the night we went. In fact, it poured!
Good thing Evie & Savannah had umbrellas.
















The ride gave Mark & Mandy a chance to cuddle.
















Nothing can spoil the train ride for Samuel, Don, & Elijah.
















Lots of pretty lights.
















After we got home, Carole was in charge of the fire for
roasting hot dogs & s'mores. We watched Polar Express
while we had hot chocolate.

And the absolute BEST PART of the whole night?
Splashing in the puddles, of course. Sydney, Savannah,
and Samuel have a great time.

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Mark & Mandy, Mom & Dad, and HARRY!

We had a chance to do a few things with Mark &
Mandy before others got home for Christmas and
had a fun "date night" together to meet Harry...
Potter, that is. Before we went to the movie, Mark
& Mandy made their famous Cheesy Popcorn for
our snack. YUM, YUM, YUM! Gone within minutes!!!

Benihana Birthday Bash

Carole, Dad, & I had a very fun Wednesday night activity.
Instead of GNO (Girl's Night Out) we celebrated Carole & my
December birthdays. Carole found a bunch of places that give
special birthday offers, and so the three of us went to Benihana's.
The food was good but the entertainment was GRRRRRRRREAT!
Our chef made a train out of onion slices stacked on top of each
other & made the smoke rise from that by putting a pat of butter
on the grill with a bit of water to create steam. He flipped bowls
up into his hat, along with some shrimp. He did one trick where
he tossed a lemon wedge into the air & caught it on a fork behind
his back (or did he already have another lemon stuck on another
the fork???) There were 7 of us at this particular grill/table and
4 had birthday coupons! It was such a good deal- $30 toward a
meal with the coupon. One of the very fun things was that as we
left, Carole found the perfect birthday/Christmas present for next
year for her- a two hour training session with one of the chefs and
then you become the chef for a dinner with 3 of your friends/family.
This even included an apron & chef's hat (but not the knife).

Happy, Happy Birthdays

We had a compromise birthday party for Don (the 5th) and
Carole (the 7th) on the 6th. We celebrated with Carole's favorite
7 Layer Casserole & Don's favorite strawberry jello (with
marshmellows & whip cream, of course) and super chocolatey
chocolate cake with ice cream. The candles on the cake were
also a compromise...80 candles would be a bonfire! They each
got fun presents & things they wanted- what a very fun
get-together. (And I heard from very reliable sources that
each of them stayed up waaaaaaaaay too late the next night
enjoying their presents!)