Christmas is Coming

Yesterday was a really fun day. It was one of those days that was supposed to be really busy with a lot of stuff, and then we just kinda cleared the calendar and had a fun family day in preparation for Christmas. Aaron had a couple of meetings first thing, so while he did that, the kids and I went to Winterfest in Helotes. It was so very cold that I thought for sure it wouldn't be very well attended. Well, I was wrong, but we got there early in the day and didn't have to fight too many crowds. We spent the latter part of the morning walking around from booth to booth (the kids couldn't resist all of the "spin-the-wheel-for-a-prize" thingies that the vendors had set up) collecting swag, doing crafts, and then warming up with apple cider. It was a fun morning--the highlight of which was when both of the kids won the "jackpot" at the Dave & Buster's booth and won bags that had EVERY prize in them. They're STILL talking about it.

Trying to stay warm at Winterfest

Making "magic reindeer food"

After Winterfest, we grabbed lunch real quick and met up with Aaron, and then hopped in the car again for a surprise. We ended up downtown at the Magik Theater where we surprised the kids with an early Christmas present (season tickets) and a show. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was a wonderful play, and we all enjoyed it!

Getting ready to see The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Magik Theater

After the play, we drove up to Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm to cut down our own Christmas tree for the first time. That was a great time! Except for the kids hitting each other with the big stick and running around like banshees (I think the sugar had begun to kick in by then) pointing at every single tree and saying, "What about this one? What about this one?" Really though... good times.

We then loaded up our Christmas tree and headed for home. Aaron made chili and baked cookies, and then we drank egg nog while we decorated the tree and listened to carols.

It was a gloriously wonderful day that ended with me bundled up underneath a pile of covers and falling asleep at 8:45. It doesn't get much better than that!