Kirsten and Santa Claus

Neil's company had their annual Christmas party in Seattle at the Westin Hotel in two of their ballrooms. They have a very nice buffet dinner and at the end they have a raffle. They always have a children's room set up for coloring and activities. In another room they have a Santa and everyone can have their picture taken. This is all free.

I took Kirsten to have her picture taken with Santa Claus. She did very well. Sometimes Kirsten won't go to people she doesn't know. They always have gifts for the kids. The biggest thing for the girls was a Hannah Montanna backpack. I declined. They gave her another gift. Kirsten enjoyed the dinner party and ate a lot too!

The company gave everyone the option of staying one night free at the hotel but we didn't want to stay. It was snowing when we left. We got up this morning and we got about one inch but the temperature dropped and it's a sheet of ice outside. We were glad we didn't spend the night in Seattle. Seattle is also icy. It's icy everywhere!

The next two pictures are of the pretty snow and Mt. Rainer as the sun is coming up.