Christmas Party at Carpenter's Kids

The semester ended at Carpenter's Kids with a fun-filled Christmas party. Parents were invited to attend, so I got there around 11. When I arrived, the children were all sitting around the table, coloring a Christmas book. Here's Shelby coloring her last page:

After they finished their books, it wasn't quite time to see Santa, so one of Shelby's teachers read a book by Eric Carle. The kids loved it, especially all the animal noises they got to make throughout the book!

Then we made our way to the room where Santa was hanging out. Shelby was one of the last ones in her class to talk to Santa, but she did it, nonetheless. Notice we even got a picture with him, with Mommy "protecting" Shelby from Santa! By the way, Shelby wants Santa to bring her Big Bird for Christmas.
It was time for lunch after visiting Santa. The kids got to eat in their classrooms. Below is a picture of the children while Miss Alyssa was thanking God for their food.
After lunch, the kids exchanged presents and gave the teachers their gifts. I found pretty Christmas kitchen towels for Mrs. Price at Target and Shelby chose fun Christmas toe socks for Miss Alyssa and Miss May. Then everybody got a sugar cookie to decorate. Shelby wasn't crazy about it, because it got her pretty messy. (Remember, she's a little princess!)