Day After Thanksgiving

Dear Children,

Boy did we ever have an adventure, today. Your mother was gone to your Uncle Micah's wedding, so I got you all up at 6:00 a.m. and took you with me to check out all the Day-After-Thanksgiving sales. Most of the time, people commented on how good you were, which made me proud, but Josiah definitely had his moments.

You all got throws, which will be yours on Christmas Day, including Tabitha who was in Tennessee at the time. Elijah and Alana both thought it was the greatest thing. I bought you the throws because you're always playing with your blankets, which means that I have to hunt them down when I'm ready to put you into bed.

When we got home, you couldn't wait to put the Christmas tree up and decorate it, which we did after getting a bite to eat. You all did very well, and I was again proud of you.

We took pictures of each stage. Elijah even took pictures of me, which turned out remarkably well for having been taken by a six-year-old.

After dinner, we drank hot chocolate and ate popcorn from a Christmas tin that we picked up earlier today. We had our devotion while we drank the hot chocolate, around the kitchen table. The popcorn made a nice treat, while we watched The Happy Elf on the computer.

By that time, you were all ready for bed--even if you didn't quite know it at the time.

Here are some pictures of our day. I hope they bring back good memories.