Today...

I have a lot of catching up to do on this blog about our school work, but I wanted to share with you the special evening we had tonight.

We went to Juan's job because they were hosting a family holiday gathering. We've gone every year since we moved here. The kids get to take a picture with Santa, decorate a cookie, get a tattoo, and receive a present. It's all very festive in the cafeteria. They have decorations and a huge screen playing classic Christmas movies.

 I'm pretty sure Jayden was more interested in eating the cookie than he was decorating it!

Jayden's cookie

Cait, on the other hand, wanted her cookie to be beautiful. She carefully decorated her cookie... then took a bunch more of the m&ms to eat on the side!

Caitlin's cookie

 

 Jayden wasn't quite interested in taking a picture of his Christmas tree tattoo...

When it was time to leave the kids were sad because dad had to stay at work while we went home. To lift their spirits we drove home through the back roads and looked at all of the beautifully lit homes and trees.

 And once we got home we found this weird stain outside of our door, in the shape of a heart.

Evenings like this remind me that we are truly blessed!