December 8 – “Doin’ a little Christmas”

Here’s a fast and furious update of our day yesterday.  We actually overslept (6:45 instead of my usual 6-ish).  And on a Sunday, no less.

So our first big Saturday venture was to Target to try to get some Christmas shopping in.  Pretty successful, I suppose.  They had several things on sale that we took advantage of.  Still not finished, but we did make a dent.

Then Noa and Ezra came over to join us for the Jamaica Beach Christmas festivities.  The event started at the park where golf carts galore were lined up for the big little parade through the village.  Flanked by police cruisers and the fire department chief vehicle, the carts wound their way around the village until they returned to the park for stage two of the festivities.

And stage two involved a real fire truck and a certain North Polian resident making a special visit.  But while we waited for his grand entrance, we had to try out the playground, with its slides and places to climb and eventually with the other children it attracted. 

We also joined other children in a big cookie decorating venture under the pavilion.  Ezra attacked a Christmas tree cookie, and Noa’s looked suspiciously like ol’ Santa himself.  And speaking of the old elf, the faraway sound of a fire engine’s siren caught everyone’s attention.  Ezra anxiously watched from his post outside the pavilion.  Noa, on the other hand, took a different approach.  I tried to get her to come outside and welcome Santa, but she had another idea and wouldn’t budge.  See, she was determined to be first in line to sit on the old boy’s lap.  And her patience and sacrifice paid off.  She got her wish.  First in line to sit on Santa’s lap.  Nice job, Noa.  Of course Ezra went into his shyness routine and wouldn’t get close to the guy.  He did accept a candy cane from the elf assistant, though. 

We decided to get the two little guys home so they could get ready for bed, so we missed out on the decorated boat parade last night.  We did get to see the movie Sandlot with Noa and Ezra’s three older brothers, though, before Mom and Dad got home.  Pretty good evening of Christmas fun …

1 John 2:6 says, “Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.”

Father, thank you for the chance to do a little Christmas with a couple of special little kiddos yesterday.  Amen.