Thanksgiving weekend

Thanksgiving was a great day and I was grateful to have four days off with my boys.  This year I had them all to myself and enjoyed every minute of it!  Bryden was practicing his prayer to say before dinner for a few days, but got stage fright when it was time to eat.  He is so funny.  He gets so excited about thing and works so hard and then his nerves get the best of him.  I can't say I blame him!  I have probably passed him that gene.  We attempted to take some Christmas pictures with Alex's camera, but the kids weren't being too cooperative.  I have decided to make our own Christmas cards this year and I am a little bummed we didn't get an awesome picture, but I will have to make do!  Thanksgiving night we decorated the house for Christmas.  I had ordered a new tree this year and was so excited to get it out of the box and put it up.  To my surprise, it is the tiniest tree EVER!  A little depressing, but it is a pretty little tree.  Bryden wasn't too happy about it either.  Once it was all up (which took about 5 minutes) he said "that is the tiniest tree I have EVER seen!!"  I think he got over it once I told him maybe we could get a bigger one next year and he could put that one up in his room.  After the house was decorated we had an amazing night.  I had promised Bryden for months that we could have a "sleepover" in the living room, so we got out blankets and pillows and made a pallet for the floor.  We watched some christmas shows and ate popcorn.  Bryden was asleep by 10:30 but my little man was determined to stay up all night I think.  He kept his eyes wide open until I finally couldn't take it anymore and had to turn off the movies.  Friday we went to Mckinney with my mom and neice, Sydney, to the Dickens Christmas.  They had quite a few activities for the kids, but I think that is something I will save for myself next year so maybe I can actually go into the shops. 
Saturday Alex and I decided to take the kids to Grapevine to the Polar Express.  It was so much fun!  We rode the "polar express" and had hot chocolate and sang Christmas carols.  They even provided us with snow as we boarded the train!  I might have been a little more excited than the kids about that!  Santa even made an appearance on the train ride.  Once we got off the train, we went to see Santa to give him our Christmas lists.  We couldn't help laugh as he rattled off the items on Bryden's list which included:  DSi, football goal, basketball goal, Ipod, and a little kitchen just to name a few.  Aeson's list was a little more straight forward.  He will be completely happy with choo choos, airplanes, hot dogs, and bread.  :)