Saturday, November 29, 2008

Who's That Cowgirl?

My sweet Mother flew into town this weekend. She wanted to surprise the kids, so... Darren picked her up @ the airport, and they headed to Rawhide. I told the kids we were going there to visit Santa & see the lights, so they were completely excited. The workers @ one of the cafes there wanted to be in on the surprise, too. They handed her an apron & hat, and she posed as a waitress at the counter. The kids didn't quite know what to think--they kept saying, "She looks familiar..."
It was Grandma Kathie! They are so thrilled to have her here for the week.
Santa much prefers the Arizona winters... he's hanging out at Rawhide {in case you were wondering}. This year Courtney wants a dollhouse and a kitten from the Disney Store.
Two years ago on Christmas Eve, we realized the kids hadn't seen Santa yet. We headed to see him that night, where Alexander totally changed his mind about what he wanted from Santa. We tried to explain that Santa's sleigh was probably already loaded, but he was confident Santa would fulfill his wish. Poor kid. Santa already had the toys waiting at home. This year Darren insisted {wise man} to get the visit to Santa with over early to avoid last minute disappointment:) This year Alexander narrowed down his list to a DS.

2 comments:

Mike and Ariane said...

Great surprise from Grandma! I wish I could see my Grandmas! They're long gone...

Sheri Trimmer said...

How fun is that? We love Rawhide and that is such a cute way to surprise them. Alexander told me when he came over Tuesday that he knew it was her all along. :)