Dear Santa...

Isabella's letter to Santa - Dear Santa - I would like sheep, cow, angel, shepherds, the wisemen, and the stable this year! Yikes, where on earth will Santa find room to put all those pieces in his sleigh?

Noah's letter - Dear Santa - This year I would like a Brett Favre bobblehead, Brett Favre football, and a Brett Favre t-shirt. Much easier to transport those items from the North Pole.

Saturday we went to the Mall of America to deliver the children's letters to Santa. Macy's has a direct mailbox to the North Pole. We did a little shopping but it was hard to get anything done with all the people. We had lunch at Twin City Grill, which is always fabulous!

Sunday was St. Nick's Day and Noah and Isabella were pleased to find "magic socks", chocolates, and fruit in their shoes.

Snow..Snow..Snow

The clock strikes 3:00. Auni drops off Noah and Isabella. Out come the snow pants, boots, waterproof gloves and out go my kids. Today I barely got a "Hi, Mommy" before I heard the words, "Can we go outside and play in the snow?" Of course I let them! Playing in the snow for the first time of the season was such a highlight I remember from my childhood. Against my better judgement, they wanted to make snowcones with the snow. Typically we use the blender and "clean" ice but a little dirt never hurt anyone, right?

After about February 10, the snow will be old news and we will be awaiting the robins and green grass peeking out from underneath the snow. So for today we are going to enjoy the newness of the snow and look forward to sledding, ice skating, and walks in the newly fallen snow! Enjoy the season!