Oh Christmas Tree! Oh Christmas Tree!

Christmas is here!! Can you believe it?? Only a week away?? Where has the year gone?? The past few weeks we have been doing odd and end things that have gradually gotten me into the Christmas Spirit. This is our first holiday season away from Family. The weather is still so warm here (the boys played in the water Sunday), and unlike in the States, you aren't bombarded with Christmas music, decorations and gadgets in the stores here. It just doesn't seem like Christmas. But it is here, and after drinking some hot apple cider and listening to Christmas Music the past few days, I am now in the spirit.
We have told the boys the Story of Christmas Which they really didn't remember. Later that evening Braden drew some of his stick figures and asked me to draw the star over the baby! I was so excited that he remembered!
The boys and I have baked cookies for all our friends and neighbors. We finally got a tree up (that's a whole different story) The boys bought each others gifts. Keegan and Braden bought books to exchange and Dayton is getting the leapster Caterpillar from Keegan and Braden, Keegan is hoping Dayton will learn his ABC's soon :)
Last weekend we watched "A Christmas Story" I think it is Keegans new Favorite movie. Gifts came in from Mississippi, and the boys were allowed to go ahead and open one each. Braden got a shiny new Hummer, Dayton got an activity table and Keegan hit the jackpot with a Cranium game. They love Cranium games, and I think Santa may have a few more. This game is Zooreka and we have played it at least a dozen times over the past few days. You have to do various things to add a habitat to your Zoo, once your Zoo is completed with four habitats you win!! The boys love anything about animals too, so this game is great, Thanks Maw Mary and Aunt Tessia!!!
Oh by the way, the reason for my title...every time Braden sees a Christmas tree he starts singing the song :)