Ward Christmas party--Dec 3

Our ward finally had a Christmas party early enough in the month that we were able to attend. We told Sam that he was going to meet Santa Claus, and he was very excited. I asked him what he was going to ask Santa for. He said, "Candy." That's easy enough :) During dinner, there were a bunch of people that sang songs and played piano. I was one of those lucky people :) I couldn't find a Christmas piano arrangement that I really liked, so I made my own. I really liked the sound of this one, but it's made for SATB. So I sat down and rearranged it for a piano solo. I think it turned out pretty well, but I always get so nervous when I sit down to play (not sure why) that I messed up quite a few parts. But when it's played correctly, it sounds pretty good :)

Then Santa came running in, and Sam got scared. I started to get him in line to sit on Santa's lap, but he just kept saying, "I want to go home." I told him that it was a nice Santa and he would probably give him a treat. No, I want to go home. Other people standing line tried to tell him he's not scary, he's really nice. No, I want to go home. Then one of the kids that had already sat on Santa's lap came over and showed him the treat bag he got from Santa. Sam must have thought the stuff was pretty cool, because he finally agreed to see Santa. It got to be our turn, but Sam had such a death grip on me, I couldn't get him loose. So we settled for sitting next to Santa. Sam told him he wanted candy for Christmas, then Santa gave him a treat bag, and we left. The rest of the night, Sam kept saying what a nice Santa it was and he was so happy to see him. Silly kid :)