Holiday Express Fun!

We went to an awesome park in Raleigh with some neighbor friends to celebrate Christmas with a train ride, seeing the lights, visiting Santa, making reindeer food, and even sledding! We didn’t think it really snowed here, so we were pretty excited! We’ve been loving celebrating Jesus’ birthday this year in our new home and with some many new friends and new experiences!

The train took us all around the park to see the light displays!

Rudolph was even there! (Although I don’t think it was the REAL Rudolph since he was wearing sneakers…)

We got to color pictures and write letters to Santa while we waited…

 

Ben was absolutely enamored with Santa, and he would have stayed there visiting with him all day!

Abby thought she was too old to sit on Santa’s lap, but he sure tried! She won though…

Emily mailed her letter to Santa to the North Pole!

We made some reindeer food to sprinkle on our lawn on Christmas Eve so they will find our house!

The best part of the night was the sledding!!! I didn’t even know there could be snow when it was 50 degrees out!

What fun memories!!!!!!

Santa Breakfast!

The church at my preschool had a special pancake breakfast with Santa filled with Santa pancakes, Christmas carol charades, making crafts, listening to a Christmas message and a visit with the big guy himself!

-Benjamin

I even saw some of my preschool friends!

 

 

December is here… bring on the Christmas season!

December 1st arrived, and Pinocchio returned, bringing with him a fun mission to get us all into the Christmas spirit this year! In order for him to move each night, we have to choose something from the kindness jar and make sure we are thinking of others this holiday season! So far we’ve cleaned the playroom, written Christmas messages on everyone’s driveways in chalk, done favors for neighbors, made cards for people, paid people special compliments, given money to the Salvation Army, and done extra chores for Mommy already! We love spreading the Christmas cheer here!

We also celebrated the start of the season with a belated birthday present for Daddy! We took him to the Durham Performing Arts Center to see  the “Grinch, The Musical”! What a fun night we had together!

Ben is the boy with many questions these days, and sitting next to Mommy during the play proved it! He had never been to a play with “real humans” before! Check out his list of questions that night, and you can actually follow along pretty well if you know the story of the Grinch…

Do I have to go on that stage?
Is he going to come off that stage?
Where are Kinsey and Lexi?
Are those all humans?
Why does he have crazy hands?
Does the Grinch see us up here?
Are those real houses? How do they open the door?
Is that a real Xmas tree?
Are those real lights?
Is the Grinch on the Naughty list?
Can he hear us clapping?
Is that real snow?
Where's the Grinch? Is he still in his sleigh?
Why are the kids fast asleep?
Is the outside dark?
Is that a real toy? Why did he break a real toy?
Why is he taking all their presents?
Does he want to open the presents?
Is the doggie a good catcher?
Where is Kinsey and Lexi?
Is he really going to bring the tree back when he fixes it?
Why is she sad?
What happens if you throw your book on the stage? Will the Grinch grab it?
Did she scare him?
Why does he have those hands?
Is that a real chimney?
Why is he stealing all that stuff?
Why doesn't he like Christmas?
Why doesn't he like to celebrate Jesus birthday party?
In the morning can I watch this again?
Where are Kinsey and Lexi?
Can we go home?
Why is she at his house singing? Is she a real human?
Does the Grinch know he's the Grinch?
Does the Grinch like eating?
Why does he have a big heart?
Does he like them now?
Does he like Christmas now?
Is he leaving the show and going in his car?
How can he get off the stage?
That's a lot of snow!
Where's the Grinch? Is he delivering the presents?
Are they still scared of him?
Where are Kinsey and Lexi?
Why does he not want to say Christmas?
Why is he bringing the presents back?
Wait! That's all the the presents? He's done?
Are they going to take their costumes off now?