Johnson and Wales University has a really fun Christmas tree lighting event every year and this year was by far the best. Usually they have hot cocoa, snacks, singing groups and Santa Claus (and you can get your pic with him for free). But, this year in an effort to open up to the community they had (on top of the usual) crafts for kids, pictures with the Grinch, story telling and even a little snow. They really turned it up a notch and we enjoyed it so much. Last year Maggie cried when she was even a little close to Santa, this year she and Henry both were hunting him down and Maggie talked to him several times. So, much in fact Santa would call Maggie by name when he saw her. Unprompted by her parents, Maggie has steadfastly held onto the desire for Santa to bring her a baby doll for Christmas. And she told him every time she saw him, pretty cute stuff. In other cute news, Maggie is convinced that we are celebrating the birth of Baby Moses this Christmas. I caught her in bed after a nap the other day playing like she was Moses mommy. It's sort of stuck in her head but every now and then she will say correctly that is Jesus' birth that we are celebrating, and our prayer is that she will understand this more and more as she grows. And, as distracting as Christmas time can be we hope that she and Henry both will know the true meaning of Christmas which is Jesus Christ. He truly is the reason for the season.
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