Christmas Eve night, we had a little nativity with some of the grandkids that were at my parent's house for Christmas. Katie was the angel that appeared to Mary. Paul was a shepherd. Nora was a little lamb. The kids all were so dang cute in their costumes and it was a blast to watch them saying their short lines.
For our kids' birthdays we try to give them an experience because we figure the kids will remember an experience more than a toy (we also give them a present, we're not that harsh :). Besides, then we can enjoy the person's birthday as a family. For Katie's birthday we went to the Wild Animal Park on Christmas Eve. It was really fun to ride in a tram and see the animals fairly close and just walking around in the open. We also rode on the carousel and played on the playground they had there. The kids had a great time even though Katie was not feeling well. Pics of us on the carousel will have to be added later since they are on a different camera.
