There was great excitement at our house on Christmas Eve.  The day was finally here and the boys were excited.  We'd returned from the Christmas Eve service, watched The Polar Express, had our hot chocolate and put the boys to bed. Santa and Mrs. Claus were wrapping gifts in the basement and we had a couple of elves who kept coming down the stairs to let us know "I'm too excited ...

Every year, I take my kids to see Santa. This is the 2nd year since Jordan has stopped believing Santa is real but he enjoys visiting the old man anyway. I made them pose like they hate going but they really do love it.  I think this will probably be the last year that Cullen believes…but I'll keep the spirit of Santa alive. I believe he is real. My stocking is ...

We do it every year because it has to be done. By order of Mom! We go and see Santa at the mall.  But this year we went on Christmas Eve. Big mistake! We had an agonizing two and a half hour wait to see the man in the red suit (yes, he's real!!)  After the photo session, Jordan said "Mom, his beard is real...I looked closely and it came right out ...