Christmas came and went with its usual excitement. There was plenty of snow, a few parties with friends and family, and pounds of yummy food.
The third grade at Jade's school put on a pirate themed Christmas program before she went off track.
Nate's mom put on a snowman themed party for the kids. They ate gilled cheese sandwiches drank hot cocoa. She gave them each a new pair of pajamas and a bag of goodies to open until Christmas.
We made a trip to Gardner Village to see the elves. We completed a scavenger hunt rewarded by a candy stick at Sweet Afton's and finished off the afternoon with hot soup and bread at the Naborhood Bakery.
Grandma and Grandpa came over for a baking day. So we all donned aprons and broke in the new kitchen.
We spent Christmas Eve at home with Grandma and Grandpa where we enjoyed good music, food, and a few gifts. My mom wrapped up each of our favorite foods and we had fun guessing what it was. The kids left out a plate with Twinkies and a Cherry Coke for Santa and headed to bed. Nate assured them that Santa would enjoy the menu change. For the first time, Logan seemed to really understand what would happen in the morning, and kept peeking out his window hoping to see Santa.
There were a few surprises in the morning. Santa forgot to take the training wheels off of Logan's new bike. It sure did make it easier for him to ride it all over the basement though. It's a whole lot taller than his little 12-incher!
We went to Nate's parents' house in the afternoon where their cousins' puppy was about all the entertainment needed.
3 comments:
Merry Christmas! It looks like you were able to join in the festivities with some wonderful grandparents and I love the pirate spin on a Christmas program. I'll have Jade sing a song for me when I see her! And of course your kids must have been good because it looks like Santa came through!
sounds like a great christmas! We miss you
Oh, when I hear about holidays, I miss you even more! Your kids are so darn cute.
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