Hot Chocolate and Pajamas

Jingle Bell was hitting the links this morning.  This is hole 18.  We don't know where the others are - they must be the missing links!

Guess what?  Madison got to do her presentation today, and she did great!  Daddy and Mommy are so amazingly proud of her right now - her teacher gave her great grades, and Madison was showing them off when she got home.  She was showing off a few other assignments as well, all with good grades.  We've been so pleased with her work this year, and today was just another highlight.  

Madison got to do some shopping at school today too!  She went to the Penguin Shop, or whatever it's called, and with the money she got from Mommy, she bought a few presents for Mommy and Daddy.  They are currently under the tree, and Madison was really clear about the instructions to us:  do not open until Christmas.  Yes, mam!

Tonight at KidPak, we had a Christmas movie Bash.  Madison was looking forward to coming to this, but then again, so was Daddy.  He spent the day prepping for it - and the weekend - so when it came time to join the party, he was ready!

Oh, did we mention it was a pajama party?

Not only were there pajamas, there was also hot chocolate!

The movie we showed was "The Polar Express," which of course has hot chocolate and pajamas, and it was amazing to see the kids so focused on a movie like this.  Even though they've all seen it before, and maybe even have it memorized, this magical movie sort of grabs their attention and we're all whisked along for a ride on the tracks to the North Pole.  It was just a wonderful night, really.  Lots of kids, and kids-at-heart, all watching a favorite Christmas movie.

Oh yes, Daddy wore his Ralphie pajamas too.  And there were stuffed animals galore - Madison brought here friend, a little bear.  By night's end, all the children would get jingle bells.  Madison's bell is currently inside the bear's hat, so you can jingle his head a bit.  We all went home, and it wasn't long before we all were asleep, dreaming of trains and Christmas.

And speaking of which, tomorrow we'll be seeing a little more of both...