Also, I’m a little proud of myself because all of our
Christmas decorations either came from a garage sale, consignment shops,
goodwill, or just plain given to us. I
think it all came together very nicely!
The day after Thanksgiving we surprised our kids with a trip
on the “Polar Express.” Er…excuse me…the
North Pole Express (apparently there’s a copyright or something?) Anyway, a cute little town about 45 minutes
away does this great Polar Express themed Christmas train ride where they take
you up to the "North Pole" and they give you hot chocolate and the kids meet
Santa and they give everyone a bell. They even give you a ticket and punch a word in it for you. Our conductor punched our kids names in their tickets. It was all very cute.
Jake with the conductors
Waiting for the train to depart
Eating cookies and drinking hot chocolate at the North Pole
Eating markers in the craft room at the North Pole
The boys with Santa. He's a little creepy to me, but you know, I guess you can't win 'em all.
Standing in front of Santa's caboose at the North Pole.
For the actual day of Christmas we went to Michigan, and go
figure, I left my camera at home! Grrr…
luckily, we had Joseph’s iPod with us so we were able to take a few videos, but
I was pretty mad at myself. Here's a little taste of our Christmas morning:
We were only able to stay in Michigan a few days because of
complications with Joseph’s work and my kidney stone surgery (oh, did I mention
I have kidney stones and I’m supposed to have surgery on them? More on that later…) Anyway, our trip was cut short, but we were still able to have a wonderful time as I'm sure you did as well.
And so, from our family to yours, Merry (albeit belated) Christmas!!
P.S. Jake just grabbed that candle because he wanted something to hold while posing in front of the tree. He cracks me up!
And then of course Eli wanted to hold it as well. Love these kids!
6 comments:
So Angela do you still have your tree up? I also put my tree up before Thanksgiving and it is still up. It will come down the 1st of February before we leave China for the Lunar New Year. New Years here is way crazy!
Mmm, nothing like some yummy markers :). Sorry to hear about the kidney stones--hope you are well now. I am impressed with your decor--we wouldn't have many decorations without the handmedowns from my parents' house.
Love all the holiday pics. Your home looks so beautiful and festive. The boys are totally adorable and you look amazing. Thanks for sharing the fun post.
Oh my gosh! I have that exact candle, lol. Thanks for the update. I've been patiently waiting. I'm sending my good wishes for a very successful surgery, and a speedy recovery. xoxo
Um, hello, you could call me and tell me about kidney stone surgery?!!! IS it going to be here??! Let me take car of you!
Glad you had a great Christmas, and thanks for the adorable card. We loved it!
Love these latest pictures. The boys always look so happy...beyond the smiles on their faces...they have sparkles in their eyes that say they love life! We seriously need to start planning a get together. Maybe a weekend getaway in KC with Crid and Eliza too?!? Just missin' you guys. xoxoxoxo
Post a Comment