Santa Claus came to our house a couple of weeks ago. The city of Grain Valley has a group of volunteers that drive around in Santa's sleigh house to house in Grain Valley on Saturdays starting after Thanksgiving up until Christmas. They have police escorts and everything! I was excited this year as Cora did not scream as much as last year when Santa came to our house! Plus we couldn't have asked for a better day as the weather was perfect!! Poor Santa Claus and Mrs Claus was probably hot! Santa Claus also gives out toys to the children from his sack after they sit on his lap and tell them what they want for Christmas. The girls each got a bear from him. It was cute because Kayley was like, "I have never had a real teddy bear before, how did Santa know!?" I always worry that they are going to expect Santa to get them what they have asked for all year right there instead of on Christmas morning. So far that connection has not hit thankfully!
We also put up our Christmas tree a few days later. The girls were so excited to get it up. We waited until Nick got home to put it up as it's always been a big thing in my family to put the tree up together as a family. My Dad's cousin has always given us (my siblings) a handful of ornaments each year for Christmas and now she continues that tradition with our own kids. She always puts our names on them so we know which ones are ours. So it is always fun to open the ornaments each year and reminisce on all the memories and now that my girls are a little bit bigger this is their favorite part. We had a lot of fun putting it up and it's getting more fun each year as the girls get bigger and get more excited each year about Christmas.
Here's our finished product! It's small, but it's our tree! :)
We also put up our Christmas tree a few days later. The girls were so excited to get it up. We waited until Nick got home to put it up as it's always been a big thing in my family to put the tree up together as a family. My Dad's cousin has always given us (my siblings) a handful of ornaments each year for Christmas and now she continues that tradition with our own kids. She always puts our names on them so we know which ones are ours. So it is always fun to open the ornaments each year and reminisce on all the memories and now that my girls are a little bit bigger this is their favorite part. We had a lot of fun putting it up and it's getting more fun each year as the girls get bigger and get more excited each year about Christmas.
Here's our finished product! It's small, but it's our tree! :) 
