Annual Alcoa Christmas Party

On Friday, December 7th, we went to the annual Alcoa Christmas party. I had talked to the girls all day about going to see Santa, and they kept saying they were going to sit on his lap and ask him to bring them presents. (Berkleigh wants a cake, a camera, and Little People, always in that order). Of course, after waiting in line to see Santa, Berkleigh and Merlyn refused to get near him. I sat with them, but Berkleigh was in one of her "I want Daddy and only Daddy moods" and just squirmed to get down to go get him. Poor Bryan had to hold Berkleigh almost the whole time, and she's no featherweight.





















Christina, one of my daycare mothers, painted Myles' face. Usually there are girls that do the face painting, but they had all lost interest by the time we got over there. Myles and Carter wanted me to take a picture of the cookies they decorated. I have no idea why Myles made that face -- it's one of the only pictures I have of him where he's not smiling beautifully.























There's always a craft project to do at the party, along with the visit with Santa, face painting, cookie decorating, dinner, and a movie. This year the kids decorated mugs with special markers. Merlyn spent a very long time on hers; she wanted to use every color of marker. I was impressed with her long attention span and concentration.





















The main attraction for the adults at the party is the craft raffle for various items donated by employees or their families. The proceeds go to the local food bank. I made one of my felted bags, which created quite a stir among the ladies there. The woman who won it was so excited, and the others were so disappointed. Several people have told Bryan I should go into business, and he's spreading the word that I'm trying to. So if anyone would like a handknitted felted bag or other creation, you know where to go. I give family and friends discounts, too!