Ready to go party in pajamas!
Yummm!
Nikki, me, Meg, and Mandi
Jamie, Nikki, and Meg
Jessica sang Christmas carols to Lily!
Love!
The whole group, almost all in pajamas!
We walked Max every day and saw fun decorations in our neighborhood.
Next, we decorated for Christmas! We would've loved to decorate with Stro, but since he won't be home until Christmas Eve, we decided to have it all ready for him by then! My friends Nikki and Danielle helped.
Putting the star on!
First ornament on the tree :)
Love our new stockings
Nikki and Danielle, the decorating elves
:)
Fun on Instagram :)
Next, Lily and I went with Katharine and Claire to Deanie's in the French Quarter. They had special holiday displays and even pictures with Santa. These two are so cute. :)
Before we left
Not smiling, but not crying either!
Katharine and I picked up dinner and went back to her house. The girls had a blast on Claire's playmat!
We caught them holding hands. :) Didn't catch a picture so we tried to manufacture one. This is the best we got with two squirmy girls!
Also super fun- Lily rocked red to church all December long!
Thanks to Stro's parents, who spent some time with Lily, I did a few fun grown-up things with friends.
Cocktails at the Roosevelt Hotel...they have the prettiest Christmas decorations!
A fancy drink called Santa's Candy Cane
The lobby of the Roosevelt at Christmas
Stro bought me a great Christmas gift- front row seats to a production of Dirty Dancing at the newly-renovated Saenger theater. Unfortunately, he was still offshore and couldn't make it, so I invited my friend Meg to come. The show was amazing!! It was totally true to the movie, and we were literally in the front row. Here are a few pictures we snuck:
So fun!!
Finally, our community group went to Fulton Street, where there's a huge Christmas tree, and then to candlelight caroling in Jackson Square. It was really fun and Christmassy!
Fulton Street tree
The girls
Meg and me
We found Santa!
The cathedral
The girls again
A couple of more shots a friend put on Instagram:
It's been a fun month, but I'm really excited that Stro will be home on Christmas Eve!
