Getting Into The Christmas Spirit!!

I have been meaning to post all week and just never seem to get around to it! Last Friday night, we took the boys to "Christmas In The Nighttime Sky". This is where one of the local radio stations plays Christmas music while fireworks are set off in the sky. I am told that they set off more fireworks on the 4th of July. We sat in our car in the field at a local park and the boys loved the show. Caleb started calling the fireworks "candy in the sky".

On Saturday, we set up the tree and Caleb helped me put the decorations on. There will be 2 challenges this year and they are called: Elton and Bingo!! Hopefully the novelty will wear off. Caleb was positive after we got the tree done that the snow needed to come now. We officially turned the Christmas lights on the house on too.

Sunday, before church, we took our Christmas picture for our Christmas cards. Dan set up the self timer on the camera and we winged it. Caleb and I went to Costco after church and picked out our card.

Monday morning Caleb was adamant that the snow was coming. It started midmorning and when I picked the boys up after work I was able to tell him that we had snow.

Wednesday night was Caleb's school Christmas concert. They had it in the church where the pastor told the Christmas story and the children sang 4 songs: Away In A Manger, In A Little Stable, Go Tell It On The Mountain and Christmas News. Caleb had been practicing in the car the last couple of weeks as one of the moms made a copy on CD for all the parents. Caleb knew all the words and lets just say we are ready to move on to other songs. The kids did a great job at the concert.

If you remember last year, "Polar Express" was Caleb's favorite movie. The picture of the boys in their chairs is of them watching it this week as it has now become Elton's favorite movie (even over Baby Einstein).

Caleb was wanting to see Santa last week, but we told him we would go on Dan's next weekend off. I told him that him and Elton needed to choose ONE thing to ask him for. After much deliberation, the decision has been made for them to request a puppet theatre.

I will try and update sooner next time!