Monday, March 12, 2012

Christmas 2010

I love this time of year! We decided to get a real tree again and found a place on Nimisila Road, fairly close to home. They were the nicest couple! They came out to greet us and explained what kind of trees they have and gave the kids candy canes. We had a lot of fun picking out the perfect tree! Joel cut it down and the owner wrapped it for us and we put it in the Jeep. It was such a fun experience, I think we'll do it every year! Evan's day care had a Breakfast with Santa gig one Saturday morning and he was intrigued by Santa, but wouldn't get too close to him. The most he did was give Santa knuckles, as seen in this picture.

There was one really nice sunny Saturday in December that was perfect for building a snowman, so we ventured outside to make one. Evan really helped a lot, and liked poking the almost-finished snowman with a stick we were going to use for an arm. He felt like he was doing something, so I let him poke away.

Next, we took Evan on the Polar Express that departed from the Canton depot. I heard that the tickets sell out quickly, so I made sure I bought them the day they went on sale. It was so much fun! We rode through town where there were magnificent light displays. They even turned off the lights on the train so we could see the displays better. They read a story and served us popcorn and cups of hot chocolate with marshmallows. Joel bought Evan a toy steam locomotive that makes realistic chugging sounds and blows a whistle, just like the one in the movie. Once again, Evan wasn't too sure about Santa. He went isle by isle, speaking to each child on the train and giving them each a bell tied with a ribbon. It was a great time and I'm so glad we did it!

Christmas morning finally came and Evan had lots of presents from Santa! It was awesome to see the excitement in his eyes as he opened all of them. We also had Nathan & Alycia for part of the day and we had a wonderful time at Mom & Dad's that night for a Christmas feast. Can't wait for next year!


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