Red Envelopes 5-9

We have been having some fun keeping up with our activities.


Dec 5-- C got to hang out with grandma and grandpa while I went out with some friends for one The Polar Express, but he got scared.

Dec 6-- We went shopping as a family to Toys R Us to pick out a gift for a 4 year old girl we'd chosen from our church's angel tree.  She is a little girl who has one or more parents in prison.  We weren't given any suggestions, just a price range, so it was interesting trying to decide on something. 

Dec 7--Scott's parents came over for dinner, and then we went to a live production of the City of Bethlehem the day after Jesus's birth. You walked through and various "shopkeepers" and "guards" and "pharisees" and "shepherds" spoke about the rumors or interactions with the family/birth.  It was pretty cool.  At the very end you saw the live nativity.  It was about a 10-15 walk through and C seemed to really like it.  Then we piled in the car with our popcorn and coffee (water for C) and drove around looking at lights. 

Dec 8--we were going to go to St. Charles for their Xmas festivities, but it wasn't very nice weather, and I'd forgotten I had a cookie exchange, when I'd settled on that activity---oops. I wasn't feeling very well, so Scott and C ended up having a pretty fun boys day.  They shopped for me (I think) and went to dinner together for pizza.  C scored his first ever soccer goal in his scrimmage at the end of practice.  He actually chased the ball down, dribbled it to the net, and kicked it in.  It was great.

Dec 9--we are going to take C to see the Santa at Plaza Frontenac (rumor has it he's the best in town), and then we are going to our church's family Xmas gathering.  Scott is really busy prepping for 2 surveys Tues/Wed, so he's pretty busy.

Sorry I haven't taken any photos.  I will try to do better this week.