Since 2003 when Bruce and I were married, we have gone to Washington for every other Christmas. This year, however, we decided traveling at Christmas with two little boys was a bit challenging and so Omi and Grandpa Bob came to see us instead. They arrived in Boston last Thursday night and by the time Daddy brought them back home it was pretty late. The boys had dinner and a special story with Omi then headed to bed. But that was just the beginning of a really fun week.
Friday morning, Omi introduced Evan and Logan to the German tradition of St. Nikolaus who leaves small trinkets for children in their boots on the night of December 5th. Perfect timing Omi and Grandpa! Needless to say the boys were excited about the treats and toys they found in their boots the next morning. Later in the day, Evan and Omi baked some delicious St. Nikolaus staff pretzel snacks for us to have with our lunch. Saturday was another fun filled day...Early Christmas!! The gift exchange was mostly for the boys, as it should be, and they were so excited with what Omi and Grandpa brought for them. This also led to a few projects for Grandpa and Evan. They worked to put together Evan's new step stool, the table that Grandpa made for Logan (and Evan), and chairs to go with the table. Evan was quite the little helper while Logan mostly just played with the box. Saturday night we went to see the light display at La Salette Shrine in Attleboro. It was a pretty cold night and there were tons of people but we were able to walk through the light display and see everything just before everyone started getting cold.
After a busy Friday, Saturday and Sunday (MoS), the second half of Omi and Grandpa's visit was a bit more low key. There were a few more projects in the kitchen with Omi and Evan and lots of time just enjoying the company of two loving grandparents who the boys unfortunately don't get to see all that often. We will miss seeing them on Christmas but we sure are glad that they were able to come for this early Christmas visit.
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