I haven't done a great job at updating this with our fun activities throughout the month of December. Like I said in my previous post, I made a calendar at the beginning of the month and wanted to get as much into the month as possible. I love the age of the boys and how much they love to participate in activities with Christmas on the mind.
My list included: Garfield Park's free day to see the trains; Eiteljorg musuem for their train display; Children's Museum; Christmas at the Zoo; MOPS Christmas Party; making Christmas ornaments; decorating cookies.
The only item not crossed off our list yet is decorating cookies. The only item not making it to the list for next year is Christmas at the Zoo. Way too crowded. Will revisit when the boys are older and don't want to run around as much.
We started off the season with a trip to the Children's Museum to see Santa for the first time. December 1 was the first Saturday of the month, which means members get access to the museum an hour earlier than the public. We took advantage of the smaller crowds during such a busy season and went down the slide first thing. Jacob and I raced, and Bob and Josh raced.
We went to visit Santa! Someone at the front desk said he wasn't there yet, but we saw him walk through the lobby while we were in line, and then they told us he was in fact there and ready for the boys to disclose their wish lists!
Jacob lifted Santa's hat and whispered into his ear. This was actually quite a long visit! Look how pleased Joshua is. He just couldn't contain his excitement, haha.
When Jacob was done with his first round of whispering, Santa asked him, "Do you want me to bring you surprises?" Jacob assumed this meant Santa didn't quite understand the list, so he whispered in his ear again. Hilarious! I asked Jacob was he asked Santa for, and he told me, "You'll just have to wait and see what he brings me on Christmas morning!"
We went down the slide one more time, and we took a quick visit to the dinosaur area. This picture of Joshua just cracked me up!
That night we invited mom to join us for Christmas at the Zoo. What a mess! It was SO busy, and I was just so nervous with the kids. The weather was super warm, so I'm sure everyone had the same idea I had in getting this checked off the list without freezing. We didn't stay too long, and didn't even get to ride the train because the line was so long. We took the boys and went for ice cream instead.
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