Gearing up for Christmas
The kids are soooo ready for Christmas! They started their lists for Santa before Thanksgiving. They wanted decorations up right after Thanksgiving (I think this is the earliest we have gotten them up before). Brayden made a chain countdown at school. Each morning he pulls off one link and is counting down the days till Christmas.
We got our tree the first weekend in December. We of course, went out to my parent's house and picked out our perfect match this year. The boys also chose a small tree for their room (as they have done the last couple years).
We made a trip to see Santa before he got too busy and left to return to the North Pole.
Waiting in line....
Packages have been arriving from friends and family for Christmas and the kids love when the UPS guys show up at our door! They always say "hello" when he comes up to the door.
They only have a little bit of school left before they are out of school for Winter Break. We don't have too much planned for this time. There is at least one play-date with friends and they want to go back to the new aquarium that just opened close to us. So we will see what we can work out to keep ourselves busy, but not too busy. ;)
We hope you all are getting ready as well for the wonderful upcoming Holidays. We look forward to connecting with many of you then.
We got our tree the first weekend in December. We of course, went out to my parent's house and picked out our perfect match this year. The boys also chose a small tree for their room (as they have done the last couple years).
We made a trip to see Santa before he got too busy and left to return to the North Pole.
Waiting in line....
And....Brylee wanted no part of sitting on Santa's lap or even getting close to him.
We have added a new family tradition of Elf on a Shelf. If you have little ones, you really should have an elf. They are so much fun! You get to name your elf, ours is named "Clover." The kids picked his name together. Clover is a sneaky little elf. He uses magic to fly back to Santa each night and report whether or not you have been a good little boy or girl. Those elves truly are Santa's helpers. The next day, Clover is back, but in a new spot in the house. And sometimes (most of the time) he is getting into mischief himself. You can talk to Clover, but he cannot talk to you. It has been a fun, new experience for our family. Your elf should arrive 25 days before Christmas. Clover joined us on the 8th, but we have been having all kinds of fun with him since. ;)
Packages have been arriving from friends and family for Christmas and the kids love when the UPS guys show up at our door! They always say "hello" when he comes up to the door.
They only have a little bit of school left before they are out of school for Winter Break. We don't have too much planned for this time. There is at least one play-date with friends and they want to go back to the new aquarium that just opened close to us. So we will see what we can work out to keep ourselves busy, but not too busy. ;)
We hope you all are getting ready as well for the wonderful upcoming Holidays. We look forward to connecting with many of you then.
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Grandma Carol and Grandpa Brian