Who is your favorite reindeer?? This question was asked over the radio Friday morning on the way to school. Without missing a beat Eva Grace chimed in, "Dancer." I was very curious why ... She said, "Dancer is Santa's right hand reindeer. Dasher is on the left, then Dancer on the right, then she proceeded to list the rest of the line up. Dancer is Santa's first reindeer." She was very sure about this and it required NO thought. She does know her Santa trivia, basically has The Santa Claus book memorized and has for years. I was impressed. Emma and Ella both picked Rudolph.
Friday night the girls wrote their letters to Santa then Saturday we went to the Post Office to mail them. They have a special mailbox just for Santa that is kid sized. Rumor has it that Santa will write back so we are anxiously awaiting that!
Saturday, we went to Storytime with Mrs. Clause at Barnes and Noble, followed by a girls lunch and some Christmas shopping. We ended up shopping ALL day and had the best time. We also did several RAKs to add to our list. The favorite of the day was getting hot coffee for the Salvation Army bell ringer at Walmart. She told the girls, "You girls are the BEST." Eva Grace said, "Mama, did you hear her? She said we were the best! I feel so good right now!!" (Lesson learned, Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive.") My favorite stop was at Hancocks. All the girls decided they were going to make Christmas presents so one by one they stood in line at the fabric counter with their bolts of fabric as big as they were (especially Ella)and got the materials they needed for their projects. (scarves, shhhhhh!!)
Sunday night they were very excited to get started on making their gifts. It went so well we even decided to monogram them, which made them even cuter! They were so proud of themselves, as they should have been. I wanted a scarf myself. They plan to finish these up tomorrow. Eva Grace needs to add bling to hers, she says! ha. Emma had to make a scarf for some girl in her class. She struggled to remember her whole name. "Angelica...Emily...Brown. Ya, that is it." It was also on a green scarf, my favorite :). I love Christmas manipulations and secrets!!! I love my girls.
