Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Olivia Versus Santa

The Medical Group had its Children's Christmas Party on the 16th, complete with a visit from Santa, who passed on presents to the children. Evidently, through the eyes of a child, this is the scariest mythical creature known to mankind! There were many unhappy kids who will need therapy later in life due to their near-escape from the clutches of the bearded man.

As for Olivia, she will be included in the therapy group. However, knowing Santa gave her a gift helps ease some of the anxiety. Courtney took her up to see Santa, and she may now have permanent strangulation marks around her neck from Olivia's clutch. Once reaching Santa, Olivia attempted to make Santa disappear by repeating "bye, bye," "bye, bye," "bye, bye." Yet, even in her moment of horror, she was able to say "thank you" after receiving her gift.

After opening her gift, Olivia was able to enjoy other fun party games -- eating, putting rings on the elephant's nose, fishing, bing bag toss, and tossing a balloon into the air. Overall, I believed she had a good time. Enjoy the pictures.







4 comments:

Anonymous said...

She does look like she enjoyed most of the Christmas party--she is beautiful. Thank you for keeping us posted.
Love to all. Gerri

Anonymous said...

Courtney and Mark,
We enjoy the picts and comments. A neat way to keep up and see Guam. Glad you finally got out of Missouri.
Love,
Myles and Lee Ann

mylesandleeann said...

We just created an account and hope the last blast got to you. We are enjoying the picts and decided to make some commentsl
Myles and Lee Ann

Anonymous said...

I love being able to keep track of whats going on with you all in Guam! The Santa story with Olivia reminds me so much of me and Nanny. A 2 hour wait in line in 30 degree weather, got there and I was petrified and would not go near him. Needless to say I dont believe it was NANNY that had the strangulation marks though after she waited in line all that time in the cold lol. Love you guys. Kiss that precious girl for me!