Santa Claus Came to Town

We continued our Christmas Eve traditions except for one part . . . we didn't have a Johnson representative on stage for the preschool bell performance.  Next year, Braden will get his turn to ring those bells!  We went to church, ate dinner at Sweetwater Tavern, and then headed downtown to see the National Christmas tree.  It was cold and rainy, but we persevered and didn't stay too long. 

We then rushed home to get prepared for jolly Ole St. Nick.  Instead of sugar cookies this year, we opted for chocolate chip. 

Apparently the boys were really good this year, because Santa left quite a bit!  Jackson's pile had a lot of Star Wars, a couple of Wii games, a remote control car, a 3DS case, and a mini video recorder. 

It was so much fun to watch Braden come down the stairs this year! He had been talking about Ho HO all month long, so I think he might have understood a little of it.  His eyes got so big and his smile got so wide! Santa left him a dancing Mickey, bristle blocks, a couple of books, a grocery cart, Yoda, a rocking police car, and stacking blocks. 

 

We had a wonderful Christmas day, but you will have to wait until the next post to read about it!