Waiting for Christmas...

Joey and Dani anxiously await the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Joey's Santa list includes an electric train, pinball machine, duck game, cars game, and Bob the Builder DVD. Dani is asking for a hat (helmet) and a bike (tricycle).

Joey received a book from his preschool called "This is the Stable" and we read it almost every night.

Amy sent Dani this dress and necklace from Hawaii. Being the fashionista that she is, Danielle had to try it on right away. I think it looks fabulous with the sweatshirt and striped socks!

Last Saturday, I had lunch with two girlfriends, Jana and Lisa, who I met my freshman year of college. It was so good to see them and catch up on everything happening in their lives. We decided that getting together once a year was not often enough, so our New Year's resolution was to meet up quarterly.

Another holiday tradition at our house is to go to St. Louis Mills mall and let the kids ride the train. I am surprised that Joey remembered this, but he has been asking to go, so we braved the ice and snow one morning last week and went. The tradition was lacking something, namely our best friends Amy, Adam, and Cole who always did this with us.
We hope that Christmas preparations are going smoothly at your house. Remember the meaning of Christmas, Jesus birthday. We bake a birthday cake for Jesus each year. With all the rushing around on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, our birthday celebration ends up happening a few days after the 25th.

At a MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) meeting last week, we were asked a question that I have been thinking about quite a bit, so, in closing, I'll throw it out there for all of you to consider:

What gift are you getting Jesus for His birthday this year?