Another Year with the Murphys: December 2007

Monday, December 31, 2007

Santa comes to Towne Lake

This year we were not at Disney World when Santa came on the fire truck to throw goodies out. We were so glad the kids did not miss it again. Dad was here and feeling pretty good that morning and Buddy's nephew, Tracy, came over with his son Drew. Drew is a little older then Sean but they are good pals. Lily, of course, just wanted her daddy to hold her.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

A surprise Christmas visitor!

Buddy & I surprised the family (mainly Heather) with secretly getting my dad here for the holidays. With the exception of me & Lily seeing him last November briefly when we flew to Boston, no one else had seen him since 2004. He has been quite ill with cancer so we were worried he would not be able to make it here. We pulled it off and kept the secret though. He arrived the Friday before Chritmas and on Saturday we had the entire family over. Just about 20 minutes into the party guess who calls? Dad (on his cell phone) He asks to speak to each person in the room and is telling how he wished he could be with us all on Christmas and then in he walks . It was a total shock and we are in tears.

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Sean in church Christmas program

Lily & Sean at a party after the Nutcracker Ballet at Davis Theatre

Buddy was stage manager for the Montgomery Ballet's Nutcracker this year & the kids got to have pictures with the Sugar Plum Fairy & Characters of the ballet at a party just after the performance. Lily's teacher Mrs Keyana is in the first picture kneeling beside Lily.