Playing catch up ...

Whew, this week FLEW by! But I didn't want to just skim past last weekend's events either. So I'm playing catch up. We had a wonderful visit with old friends, who now live closer by and will become a regular part of the Kerr happenings :) Danielle, Erol and their adorable labradoodle Foster came to stay with us last Saturday. It was a cozy visit, and both Rob and I were extremely surprised at how well Foster did at our house. Danielle purchased these adorable doogie booties which are meant to protect dogs paws from the harsh sand/salt from NE weather but instead they were used to preserve the mahogany wood floors Rob installed nearly 3 years ago. We truly appreciate the thought and it definitely made us more at ease to have the 4-legged visitor. But seriously, if you have not had the pleasure to be around a labradoodle, you should know that Danielle's description of "cuddly, gentle, laid back, and low energy" was absolutely on the money. He only took a few minutes to sniff around and then settled in for the evening with out any disturbances. Danielle and Erol, you either go very lucky with this puppy or all of your persistence is really paying off, Foster was great. So this was our "housebreaking" weekend, where Rob and I were exposed to how a dog could potentially fit into our family ... well not quite yet. We like to be able to be spontaneous and pack up the kids and go away for a few nights, and with Dewey we can do that. All he needs is our bed, a bowl of water, a bowl of food and his litter box and he's good f or 3 nights solo! That's more our pace for right now. But maybe one day...
Later that evening we enjoyed a yummy home cooked meal in (Shallot and Parsley Cod, Green Lentils, and Parmesan Swiss Chard and scrumptious chocolate molten lava cake!) and then we did what all 30 somethings do ... we played ROCK BAND!!! What a perfect night.
And on Sunday the girls and I left early to head down to RaRa's for a fun day visit and to pick up an old family tradition, seeing Santa Claus at Uncle Johnny's Knights of Columbus party. This is special to me because my sister and I always got to attend this party and now my girls are invited too! This Santa brings a bag of toys all wrapped and tagged with each child's name on it! It was great to see Emma's face light up when Santa grabbed a present and said "Emma K" and then he grabbed another and said "Julia K", Emma was a bit shy but walked up proudly and said "Thank you Santa". She was thrilled to see he knew how much she treasures Princesses because her present was wrapped in princess paper! Emma received a Rudolph T-shirt that has a lit up red nose (it shines bright any time she moves) and Julia got a cute little baby doll. The girls were so happy and the magic of Christmas is officially upon us.