It has become a tradition to go out to Mulhall's to kick off our Christmas festivities... They have so many things to do for the little ones... Hot chocolate, cookies, popcorn, games and craft stations, ball pit, live reindeer, and of course Santa. We have enjoyed doing this the past few years and not only is it a blast for the boys, we enjoy it as well.As we approached santa (no lines, no waiting... yeah), the boys jumped right up on his lap and had no problem delivering their requests. Reese asked for a nerf gun and drew asked for a shark... Drew does think he's going to get a live shark and he plans to keep it in the bath tub! Ah... I love these little imaginations.
Another fun tradition we started last year was introducing our little elf, Ben - a name chosen by Reese. This is absolutely adorable watching these boys get up every morning looking for Ben. I never knew how much fun it would be living the magic and imagination of Christmas through the kids. Drew isn't quite there yet, he is learning from Reese, just starting to grasp the idea of Ben and Santa.
As the kids are excited about santa and the gift aspect of Christmas, we are trying to help them understand the real reason we celebrate Christmas... Religious and spiritual.... Helping others... I have really enjoyed my friend Wendy's blog and what they have done this year to help those less fortunate. The most recent post "blessing bags" was so moving... (see blog link to the left...sheffield this and that) What a fabulous idea!
We would love to do this and involve the boys.... Thanks Wendy for sharing!!
Here are a few pictures from our weekend...
The tree search begins...
Crystal and Chole...napping
The little girls in the back ground go to the same preschool : )
Crazy times in the ball pit
Whoa, check out the tree... it looks small up there... but it is 7 - 8 feet tall
My little helper with the lights
Check out the ornament placement, they were having so much fun... we just watched them go to work... : )
