Gingerbread trains with Pop-Pop & Gigi
We joined in on this tradition last year and the boys have been looking forward to it for a while now! I'm so thankful to have grandparents who put together fun traditions for my little people. My kids have precious memories of their great-grandparents and that is such a blessing!
This was a bigger deal this year! The boys knew what they wanted to ask for and spent several weeks making their final decisions :) Westin wrote his all by himself-- just asked for the correct letters and he did a great job! When we finished, we dropped the letters off at the adorable mailboxes at the new Bass Pro Shops just down the road from us.
Visit with Santa
Speaking of the new Bass Pro Shops... that's where we saw Santa this year as well :) Both boys were VERY excited (no apprehension whatsoever this year) and sat for some great pictures!
In keeping with tradition from MY childhood, we spent an afternoon with my mom and siblings making cookies and candies! One of these years, I'm going to make sure I copy all of the recipes we've used through the years. Those things should really be put in a book or somewhere electronic so we don't lose any!
Something new for us this year-- we, along with my whole family, rode the Santa Express train! It's modeled after the Polar Express... one of my boys' very favorite Christmas stories! It was a dream come true for my little boys! On our way to "the North Pole," we were served cookies & hot chocolate, entertained with Christmas songs, games, and stories, and the lights out the window. When we got to the North Pole, Santa climbed aboard and talked with each of the kids & gave them a bell from his reindeer :) It was perfect!
Since we will be driving this Sunday, we already broke out the Christmas outfits :) I wasn't about to miss dressing up my babies because we will be driving! I made bow-ties for them this year which was so so easy. I was really pleased with how the outfits came together! Dressing boys can be fun too ;)
