This evening we went to Carthage for Christmas with the Howells. Brody, Lorrie and Mikaela are down from Massachusetts. Mimi cooked a great meal...the girls baked cookies for Santa...they had fun playing with their cousin and especially enjoyed opening presents!
This weekend we had "Christmas in Mobile". It's the Downings' first Christmas in their new house...and Hallie's first Christmas too. We had a nice time visiting, kids were excited about their presents, and also had time for a pinata (Lolo promised Mallory). Poor Sponge Bob the kids really whacked him hard! After I get off work tomorrow (Christmas Eve) we will be going to Carthage for Christmas with the Howells. It'll probably be late when we get home so two little girls will have to go straight to bed so Santa can come visit them! :~)
This afternoon Mackenzie went to The Body Bar Day Spa for An'Dria's 9th birthday party. All 20 or so girls had manicures and pedicures! They had the whole place to themselves...listened to the Cheetah Girls and other fave songs. Mackenzie especially enjoyed the soak/massage during pedicure. They didn't have these kinds of birthday parties when I was growing up. Must be nice to get pampered at age 9! :~)
Last Saturday, Mallory had her Christmas performance. She did great...all smiles...didn't miss a beat! This is her 4th year to take dance at Suzie McCraw School of Dance.
We traveled to Madison, MS for the SMCSO D2 Winter Classic tournament over the weekend. Billy coached the girls...they won all 3 of their games on Saturday and advanced to the semi-finals Sunday. The semi-final game was tied 1-1 after regulation then went into overtime. The girls played tough and won 2-1 and advanced to the finals at 3pm where they played Jackson Futbol Club...one of the top teams in the tournament (12 teams in the U10 division). It was a very competitive game. Our girls gave it their all and WON 2-0! It was exciting! GO BOOMERS!
