Countdown to Christmas

We are one week away til Christmas is here. So far we have done our cards, newsletter, and family picture. We have some Christmas Decor around the house, a lost of Christmas books, but no tree. We have been waiting for Hans to be home one night so we can go get one. It is a week before Christmas so Hans just picked up a fakey at Target on his way home. The were not pleased about not getting to cut one down, (they had sooo much fun last year). So I just bribed them with promises of hot chocolate with candy canes while we decorate it tomorrow. Works every time. Tomorrow we are going caroling with goodies for the widows in our ward. I hope they are hard of hearing. Because these past weeks have been so busy we have not had a chance to do some of our traditions. So, we are cramming them all into this weekend. We are going to visit Santa, see the lights at the DC Temple, visit a huge drive by lights display with a Christmas carnival at the end, take goodies and carol to our neighbors, and watch the Grinch that stole Christmas. It should be a fun weekend.