Tis The Season

Yesterday we did all the pre Christmas things that we love to do and more! We saw Santa, rode on a horse drawn carriage, and went to a living Nativity.

We took Ben to see Santa for the first time and got lots of great pictures. I thought Ben would scream, but we got a couple of good pictures with him smiling. We also took some photos of all the kids with Santa. Josh and Zach loved seeing him and told him what they want for Christmas, which is a kitchen playset, and trucks. I guess they're well rounded boys! Josh told Santa that he wanted a doggy, to which Santa responded with a lecture on who (mommy) would be taking care of the dog, etc. He did a great job of talking Josh out of wanting a dog! Then Santa turned to Faith and told her that he knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas. We were right next to the Apple store and I was sure he was going to say and iPhone or iPod, but he said I bet you want those braces off! Faith is getting them off right after Christmas and Faith laughed and said that was something she wanted. Then Santa told her to keep up her studies, read, and spend some time in the Library, all of which Faith needs to do! When we left, Faith asked of we called him first. He really hit the nail on the head! We love that Santa and will return to see him every year!

Then across the street from Santa they were offering free horse drawn carriage rides. So we took the kids on that and they were able to pet the horse after the ride. They really loved being in the carriage. There was only one family ahead of us for Santa and for the carriage ride. We got lucky!

Then in the evening we went to see a living nativity. I told the boys that we were going to see baby Jesus. Josh, who has lately been very interested in Jesus, first told me that Jesus wasn't a baby anymore and then asked if we were going to heaven because that is where Jesus is! It was so cute! I cherish these moments with him! The living nativity was great. But, we had to wait in line for an hour and a half for it. By the time we finally got to go through the gates to see the living nativity, Josh and Zach were tired! We all enjoyed it. It was so beautiful and well done. There were even Camel rides, but after waiting in line for the nativity we decided that we didn't want to wait in line for the camel rides, maybe next year!