Friday, December 26, 2008

Christmas!
















Trista REALLY enjoyed Christmas this year! She loved making cookies, looking at Christmas lights, picking out gifts for people, and wrapping presents. We went to Jerry and Suyapa's house on Christmas eve to celebrate Paul's birthday and do Christmas Part 1. Trista seemed to have a great time there with all the entertainment, and she particularly enjoyed running around the backyard and tickling people with pine needles! Yesterday she got to celebrate again with all of the Sink family members. She kept very busy playing with all of her new toys, clacking around the house in her dress-up high heels, and generally being excited to have people over at her house!

Santa was good to her too. She loved going downstairs on Christmas morning and seeing all of the toys! Trista got a Little People castle, a shopping cart, a big-wheel tricycle, and lots of other small stuff. Of course the biggest hit of the day was the 10-dollar plastic food set! She really liked picking out different foods for people to try and loading them up in her shopping cart.

This morning she has been painting on her new easel that Jeanne got her, which has been fun, and this afternoon we are going to see Eddie and Debbie. Tomorrow we are headed up to Westminster for the final phase of Christmas!

Charles Towne Landing






This week while Paul was off of work, we went to Charles Towne Landing for the first time since both of our proms! It was fun for Trista to look for animals in the animal forest, and she enjoyed running around in all the open space out there.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Trista Loves the Holidays!






We have had a really busy but good past week or so since Thanksgiving.  Trista has gotten really into all things related to Christmas!  She particularly loves driving around looking at the Christmas lights in our neighborhood, so we took her to the Festival of Lights at James Island County Park on Friday night.  She loved it!!!  Here is a video of her checking out some of the displays.
We also took her to the Daniel Island Holiday Festival yesterday, and we had a good time there as well.  She liked playing on the basketball-themed jump castle, decorating Christmas cookies, and dancing to the Christmas songs that a school chorus performed.  She did NOT, however, enjoy visiting with Santa, so that may have to wait another year. 
Last night Paul & I went to see Jason's new band, M-Tank, play at the Tin Roof in West Ashley.  It was lots of fun to see Jason act as both the drummer and lead singer!  We can't wait to see them play again soon.
This morning we took Trista to a birthday party for her friend Anna.  All the kids had fun eating cupcakes and playing outside in Anna's playhouse.  Here is a picture of Trista with her friend Jack.