Christmas was quickly arriving. School ended and the boys started counting down the days until Grammy and Gramps arrived from Buffalo. The days seemed to go so slowly for the boys as they waited for the big day. Owen liked to pass the time by counting all the gifts under the tree and shaking each package. Gabriel liked to shop for everyone and he took all his money to the school store and picked everyone out a very thoughtful gift. Grace and Eli dreamed of getting their Mickey and Minnie Mouse watching Micky Mouse Clubhouse every chance they got.
We had a big adventure planned for the kids a couple days before Christmas and everyone was excited. We were headed to Flag Staff to board The North Pole Express. We were going to visit Santa's workshop and see how everything works. We were even told that Santa would be there.
We waited patiently in line awaiting our turn to hop on the bus.
Once we were inside Santa's workshop we helped the elves make toys, ate cookies in Mrs. Claus's kitchen, and watched them wrap all the gifts.
Eli was mesmerized by all of Santa's machines and gadgets. He studied everything very carefully trying to figure out how it all worked.
We even got a chance to meet Santa Claus and tell him exactly what we wanted for Christmas. Eli and Gabe went right up to talk with him but, Eli was a little shy so I asked Owen to come up with Eli. Eli and Owen were both sitting on Santa's lap and I saw Owen put his hand up to Santas beard to see if it was real. Santa noticed also and gave a big chuckle. He told Owen that he could give the beard a big tug if he wanted. Owen shyly tugged on Santa's beard and seemed very satisfied that yes this indeed was the real Santa.
We all had a very magical night visiting Santa and his workshop.
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