Merry Christmas, Santa lives in our basement!

Graham told me he believes that Santa lives in our basement.
"Why?"
"Because all of the packages are down there, and the scissors and and and stuff..."
So cute...I talk to Santa a lot and have been 'helping him' wrap gifts...
We went to visit Santa at the Gaylord Hotel (National Harbor)...will have to scan in the photo Santa's very own photog took (they wouldn't allow me to take a photo with my camera!!)...

We took a short train ride before meeting Terence and his office for a late Holiday lunch... Merry Christmas!

"Rudolph" Play at Glen Echo Discovery Theater

It was a great show...but a bit scary, with the abominable snowman and all...

Here are photos of Graham and Julia on the stage set post-show...

And Santa Bear, of course!

Lights, Trees, action! Christmas!

another view of our outdoor tree

Our three indoor trees: One for Graham, One for Julia and One for Mommy and Daddy!

Hanging out

National Harbor, Trains, Irish jigs!

Mame, post-dance competition (curly wig in place), Julia and Graham

What more could we ask for? Terence, Graham, Julia and I ventured out to National Harbor to meet Mame and Andy after her performance in the Irish Dance competitions. What a treat! Now, the Irish dance? It's another world. Girls and women of all ages dressed in hand-stitched Celtic dresses, wearing curly wigs.

Graham and Julia were taken with the hard shoe, single dancer competition. It was mesmerizing, from the racket made with the shoes to the high kicks that appeared other worldly. Maybe we were truly were watching fairies, as Julia insisted.

This morning, Julia and Graham did their version of the Irish dance, with small, noisy, slow steps across the house. Priceless!

Gaylord Convention center was decorated for the holidays, with lights on trees, a train that Mame rode with the children, and much more. It was a great day, indeed.

And Mame's dancers? Of course, they took a first prize!!! Graham, Mame and Julia