St Nick

December brought a new tradition to our house this year: an Advent calendar.  The kids LOVED reading a bible verse and eating the accompanying candy every day.

For St. Nick, we decided to watch the Veggie Tales movie, St Nick: A Story of Joyful Giving (excellent movie if you've never seen!).  We put on our PJ's, ate popcorn and enjoyed the show.  Then we put our shoes outside our door before bedtime to see what St. Nick would bring.

Here's Amita discovering her treasure the next morning.  It was a Grinch movie and new boots!

Ansel got new crocs (since he outgrew his favorites!) and some puzzles.

And then the big fun came that day.  We got to go see Santa!  I had asked the kids the night before what they were going to ask for.
Amita - A trumpet and an ornament for the tree
Ansel - Pretzels

Here's Ansel approaching Santa.  There wasn't a line when we got there.

Then he started to cry.

Then he scooted away and yelled, "Ansel no like it!!!!"

This photo was the best we could do.  The kids did NOT want that weird Santa guy sitting or standing near them.

We thought maybe Amita would try it so she could request her trumpet.  But that didn't go over too well either.

Now that we're far away from Santa, we can have a good time!