On Dec. 5th we had Breakfast with Santa in our subdivision. It was a neat little outing. Not only did we get to eat with Santa but Mason was able to get his face painted and make a couple of ornaments. Ian was too little and not interested. Ian was too focused on Santa to do much of anything.
Mason got a Rudolph painted on his cheek
Drew and I were interested to see how both boys would react to sitting with the jolly guy. Last year Mason posed with him but wouldn't talk to him and Ian was just too little to know what was going . This year Mason was excited to see Santa and he told him everything that he wanted without getting the least bit upset.
We should've known how Ian would react - he didn't take his eyes off of Santa from the moment he walked into the room. And when it was his turn, he certainly didn't want to sit with the man!
He did, however, give Santa some "knucle love" when he was back safe in his Daddy's arms. 
After breakfast with Santa we went home to decorate our Christmas tree. Both boys had a fabulous time helping with the decorations. Don't worry, they only got to handle the plastic decorations.
He's hanging like the 6th ball onto the same branch!
Ian's job was to get the ornaments out for us. 
That afternoon, after nap, of course, we went to A Night in Bethlehem hosted by Resurrection Lutheran Church (that's where Mason goes to school). The gym was filled with different shops where we got to spend our gold coins. We made bread, wove a basket, made a rope, worked with clay, and did other art projects. We also learned all about the oils people "bathed" in during Biblical times, and even got to bring home our own sample of frankincense. We topped it all off with a look at the live nativity.
Making a rope
Rolling dough to make bread
Checking out the camel - this is the 2nd camel we've gotten up close and personal with in a matter of months!
All in all we had an incredible day that day!
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