Christmas Fun!

I can't believe that Christmas is next week! We have had a lot of fun this Christmas season. We went and saw the Christmas Villages in Ogden with some friends and the kids loved it. It was a little cold, I mean it was really cold. Shayla really liked the Grinch house and the Hansel and Gretel house. Carter enjoyed all the lights. I enjoyed being with my family and holding my husbands hand.

At the first of the month we had a visitor on our front porch. I went and picked Shayla up from preschool and when we got back an elf was on our front steps with a note from Santa. He was an magical Elf that came to watch over Shayla and Carter and report back to Santa every night. When he gets back from his nightly visits to the North Pole he hides in a new spot. Every morning Shayla wakes up she wants to find the Elf. Carter doesn't know what to think of the elf it kind of creeps him out, but he also looks for him and then avoids him.

Last week Dale suggested we meet him and Salt lake and go and see the lights. Instead we drove a little farther to Thanksgiving Point and fed the reindeer. Shayla was really hoping we would see Rudolph. When we got there she looked at them and said "nope it's just comet and Dixon". She was a little disappointed but was excited to feed Comet and Dixon.

Shayla's wrote a letter to Santa. She was very nervous to drop it in the mailbox at Macy's but finally did. She was worried that he wouldn't get the letter. We explained to her that Santa reads every letter he gets from little kids. Shayla Santa wish list is:
A teddy bear with a crown on his head
The Hungry Hungry Hippos
The Pop the Pig game

Carter loves presents and has even unwrapped a few that didn't belong to him. He says "tanta...hohoho" . Then sometimes we say "what does Santa say" and he will say "Santa say....moooo". He is such teaser and then he will start to laugh like he just told the funniest joke. Carter really likes Thomas the Train, anything to with fish and basketballs, so as long as Santa has something along those lines Carter will be happy.

I am thrilled with my Christmas present.....NEW CARPET! I have a wonderful husband who granted my Christmas wish early. I also got to go on a date with my husband a week ago and it was the best. We went to a concert and out to dinner. I couldn't ask for a better life.