Christmas Season

I have always loved everything about Christmas, but it's even better with little ones. Dax is enthusiastic about everything this year and Adelaide is a cute addition to all of our fun. We are truly enjoying the holidays as much as we can...

The elf returned this year! He came with another message from Santa reminding Dax and Addy that Jesus is the focus of this special season and encouraging them to be kind and thankful. Dax named the new elf Superman 2 (you may recall that last year's elf was Superman) and is thrilled to find him every day. The funniest place he showed up was Dax's underwear drawer - "Daddy, I was going to get underwear out of my sock drawer and I reached in and felt an elf, and it turned out it was Superman 2!" Superman 2 also brings us part of the Christmas story each day and Dax is just as excited to read his notes.

We spent last Saturday morning at the zoo for Snack with Santa. We enjoyed a little time looking at the animals and then had a snack and chatted with Santa. Dax was hesitant at first, but willingly sat on his lap and talked with him for awhile. Addy was really unhappy at first, but also warmed up to Santa quickly. It was a nice, low-key encounter.

In our days at home, we are feeling festive with Christmas tunes, (the best is when Dax hears the beginning of a song, jumps up and says, "this is my jam!" and starts dancing to it!) and art projects. Thank you, Pinterest, for keeping us entertained!

We can't wait for all of our holiday parties to start and are now just hoping for a white Christmas!