Oh My Goodness - Santa did come! He even wrote a letter back! :) Yup - Santa came while we were at Grandpa and Grandma Kok's for Christmas. As parents we've decided to share the real "GOOD NEWS" of Jesus birth with our kids as well as have fun with the "magic" of Santa. Grant and Alayna asked people at every Christmas party if they "heard the good news?" And when asked what the good news was replied "it's Jesus birthday!"
Reading the note Santa wrote back
Hey he did leave us presents! (don't worry - those are not all theirs...some are for another party)
Santa brought Grant a Leapster 2 and a Cars movie
Santa brought Landon some Thomas trains to go with the train track Grant got for his birthday. I think he's going to barter with the trains to get some track time :)
Alayna requested and received a "princess baby" - baby Rapunzel with a matching princess dress for herself
Sadly...the best picture of the 3 of them :) Alayna was saying "CHEESE!"
Alayna's reactions were the most fun this year. She would get really excited when it was her turn, take the present say "THANKS!" then open it and say "awww...cool...thanks guys!" So funny!
Nearly every year I think we have gotten the kids an ornament for the tree. We started getting ball ornaments for Briana every year in hopes to someday have a ball and angel tree just for her (if we ever have more than one tree). This year I found one with a little Angel on a swing that said "Daughter...she came down from heaven just for us" So true - she did. There weren't too many people here on earth that got to enjoy her - I was one of them. For Grant - a Wild Kratts ornament with his name on it. Actually a bit larger than I had realized it would be - may have to go in his room instead. Alayna - Cookie Monster b/c we saw Sesame Street Live this year and she talks about Cookie Monster all the time. Landon - his Baby's First Christmas Shoe.
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