The Ruoss Family

Saturday, December 22, 2012

VFD Operation Santa Claus

Our local Patterson Volunteer Fire Department has an early December tradition of driving their vintage engine through the various neighborhoods The truck is brightly decorated with lights and carrys Santa and his helpers collecting toys.

We knew which evening to expect the firemen and Santa to come to Diablo Grande, and planned to meet them. We went shopping for presents so we could act like Santa's helpers, too. And we decorated the golf cart so we could follow the fire truck around the neighborhood.

and rode bikes (kinda? LOL)

Santa's Helpers

Here Comes Santa Claus!

(and the Diablo Grande firemen and their families!)

Well, that was a good day! After our "open sleigh" ride in the cold night air, Santa's little helpers were all tuckered out and fell asleep on the ride home.

Remebering Mia

Several months ago our friend's baby stopped breathing during her nap; she died at only four months old. She was loved greatly in those short months and she is remembered by many and memorialized on Ruth's blog of her journey with this grief. As soon as we heard that Mia was hospitalized we brought this teddy bear's look-alike sister and a little (electric) candle over to Noah and Gavin (Mia's brothers who are the same age as Olivia and Mimi). We still play with our bear, and (I, at least) remember Mia whenever we do.

This month she sits on the bookshelf looking at our beautiful lit tree - I know Mia would have loved Christmas lights!