Jon had to work Christmas this year so our activities landed on several days that didn't really include the actual December 25th day. Jon had a day off before Christmas since he had to work Christmas day so we took the boys to Sea World. They had fun riding rides and watching a few of the shows. They got to go through an area of the park and take pictures with some of the "live characters" Andrew freaked out! He had to be held and then anytime we got near one to walk by he would start crying. Ben of course took his chance to get a picture with each one, I only posted one. One night I slept under the Christmas tree with Ben. We let him stay up and watch and movie and then were going to have him come down to sleep under the tree. He fell asleep while watching the movie, so we carried him down to the floor. He was pretty excited about it though in the morning. On Christmas Eve, then Hansen's with the Coomb's and Bahr's invited us over for dinner and the Nativity. Ben got to be a Shepard. They later had a talent show and Ben wanted to take pictures. He was camera happy, but he got a good picture of Andrew and I. We did our actual Christmas on the 26th since Jon worked Christmas day. It was good that the kids didn't understand. Even if they did I don't think they would have cared. This year I was pretty crafty. I made the boys pajamas. They each had their initial on their shirt with a Santa hat. I also made Benjamin and Andrew a cape. They keep having me tie their blankets around their necks to make a cape so I made them one that they would be able to put on themselves. They were a big hit! Ben's was yellow and black with a lightening bolt and Andrews was red and black with a star on the back. I was pretty proud of myself. We'll see if other Christmas' will turn out this way.
