The grandparents arrived yesterday to spend Christmas with us.  Stuart and Logan picked them up at the airport, and Connor waited patiently for their arrival after our nap.  Shortly after the grandparents settled in, Connor brought out the game Sequence to play with Grandma.  A few games of that, Connor played a game of Chess with Grandpa too.  We hung out the rest of the evening and went out for a wonderful dinner.

     Today the boys were so excited that there was only one day before Christmas.  We relaxed in the house in the morning and planned to take a stroll at the Christmas in the Park after nap.  As soon as Connor woke up, he told me he was ready to go.  We knew that there was a chance for a brief rain in the afternoon, but it actually poured when we were driving.  Fortunately the rain stopped when we arrived at downtown.  Once we walked in the park, Connor saw a glimpse of Santa and wanted to go see him in the Santa House, but we were not interested to stand in the long line; good thing was that Connor was not difficult to distract.  It was a nice walk to see the decorations.  It was even better with a cup of hot chocolate; the boys loved having the idea of the drink, but neither of them drank too much of it.  Overall it was a fun and festive outing. 

    We came home for dinner.  While I got food on the table, the boys watched The Grinch with grandma.  After dinner, the boys and I made cookies for Santa.  The boys helped sort out Christmas colored M&M and finished the final touch on the cookies.  They enjoyed eating some M&M and had a taste of the cookie afterward too. 

    The day the boys have been waiting for is finally tomorrow.  They set up a little table with a blanket for the cookies and milk along with the drawings they had made for Santa.  We all look forward for the big day.