We have our Christmas tree decorated and our stockings are hung! Packages are wrapped. We are ready! Such a special surprise for the boys to receive their gifts from Aunt Jen. They were so excited to open up their gifts early. To no surprise, Aunt Jen always picks up the best gifts ever...an ultimate target ball dart game, just so perfect for their ages. The boys laughed so much and had fun playing all afternoon in the kitchen. And a Christmas book: Twas the night before Christmas with the neatest pages to make it all the more magical.
Santa arrived today on the local firetrucks with sweet treats. With the loud sirens and Christmas music, no child in our neighborhood would ever miss it. Santa reminded Jonathan and Adam not to forget the cookies and milk. That was a good reminder for me to make a trip to the grocery store for the boy's Christmas party at school on Tuesday, we need 2 dozen cookies, bananas and healthy chips....that's on our list. Can't wait to hear their Christmas songs they have been learning and practicing since Thanksgiving for their big show on Tuesday.
We got to see all of Santa's reindeers at Hershey Candylane. They looked well fed and ready to fly through the sky on Christmas eve! This is our family's favorite season of the year. We had such a magical moment when Jim and I took the boys to the Hershey trolley for the very first time a few weeks ago. Adam didn't need a ticket so we purchased 3 and were the first ones in line. Little did we know that we would make a special stop in the middle Hershey to let Santa on the trolley. He was as jolly as ever, and when he took a look into his bag, deep in there was a special and beautiful ornament for all the kids on the trolley. But when he started to call out the names, Jim and I took one look at each other in fear.....oh no, how could we have not known about the list to add our children's names; would Santa know? What did we miss? My heart just sunk. Sure enough, he did call Jonathan and then Adam's name and they both looked raised their arms and received their ornament. Then Jim and I looked at each other with a big warm smile and in wonder...how did Santa really know? We are still feeling that magical moment.
