"Tis the season to be busy!!! We had a busy, but fun Thanksgiving week. We took Gage to the Polar Express on Wednesday night. It is one of his favorite movies and I just knew he would love it! We have been meaning to go for a few years now, but just didn't make it until this year. I left Gavin behind so we could focus just on Gage. Gage was so excited to go to the North Pole and to ride the magic train! He has so many questions that it takes a lot of creativity on my part to keep the magic alive for this boy. He just couldn't understand why this train didn't get to ride over ice, or up a big mountain, or over a bridge. Gage wanted his ride to be EXACTLY like the one in the movie. Although, it is not like the movie, Gage still had a great time. They start out with the thickest hot chocolate you have ever tasted, (I swear it was straight Chocolate syrup) and a cookie. Then they read to you the Polar Express Book. Then we made it to the North Pole, where Santa boarded the train. Gage does not like talking to Santa, so Santa said he would bring Gage a surprise. This makes me happy considering Gage doesn't know what he wants for Christmas! Each kid got to talk to Santa and everyone sang songs on the way back. It was nice to spend the night with Gage!
Gage and Ashley
Gage, Jackson and Caleb
Parker
Parker and Jordan
Amy and Ashley
Jeff and Emily
Hot Chocolate
Gage reading the book
Gage and Jeff
Getting their tickets punched
Santa talking to Gage
Gage with the bell Santa gave him
Parker, Gage, Jackson and CalebThen on Thursday we spent Thanksgiving at my Mom's house. It was a nice day! It gets harder ever year with the kids, but it is nice to be together as a family! Thanks Mom and Dad for a very Yummy dinner!
Jeff and Gage
Ashley and Gavin making turkeys
Caleb and Gage
Parker
The boys making candy turkeys
Jackson and Carson
Emily and Carson
Gavin probably ate a whole can of olives!!
Baby Brooke made it out to Thanksgiving! She is not even suppose to be born yet!
Jackson and AshleyThen on Saturday we went shopping for our Christmas tree, it gets harder with kids to find the perfect tree, so it came down to picking the best one at the lot. It is an O.K. tree, but not the perfect tree. As we decorated it, Gavin undecorated it! In fact it took us all day to decorate the house for Christmas and it is still not done! It is just big mess right now! And with Gavin this year I don't know how many decorations will last the next couple of weeks!
Today the boys wore their new Christmas church clothes! Very handsome boys! If they only acted as innocent as they look in this picture!
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. So far we have enjoyed it!
2 comments:
If you want to take Gage on a "Real" Polar express ride. Take him on the Matterhorn at Disneyland. When we rode it 2 years ago Riley hated it and said he hated us for taking him on that ride. I told him, Riley It's just like the polar express going up the mountain and down through the ice. His face lit up and we ended up riding the Matterhorn about 50 times on that trip. I'm always amazed at how a little perspective can change our outlook and attitude so much!
I love the candy turkey idea. Cute pics and fun times. I know what you mean about ornaments lasting. My kids won't leave the tree alone. . .hopefully it will get better:)
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