Here Comes Santa Claus

We went to Christmas Eve service at Westminster tonight.  Kenna went to the nursery, but the boys came into the service with us.  They were so excited for the candle lighting at the end of the services.  However, right after the first song, Drake says, in a normal voice, which everyone around us heard, "where's the food?"  And after every song, he asked some question about when we are going to eat, he is hungry, etc. When we started Silent Light, he remembered we raise the candle at the last phrase of each verse...he was only 2 last year! What a memory!
We got home, and had fondue.  That was interesting with the little tots, but we hope to make it a Christmas Eve tradition.  We got everything ready for Santa & the reindeer and the kids composed a letter;
Dear Santa,
Wyatt - I hope you like our cookies.  There are a couple carrots for your reindeer and some milk.
Drake - I love youo and somebody's the naughty list.  Ashley's on the naughty list.  She hit Janie.
Wyatt - Santa, she doesn't live here. The only girls are mom & Kenna.  She lives in some house in Arkensas.  You'll see her. 
Kenna - I love Santa.  Babydolls.
Wyatt - We love you Santa. The End.
Wyatt, Drake, Kenna, Jon & Jess live here.

Then Jon read Twas the night before Christmas & The Grinch stole Christmas.  I told the kids they could eat one of the cookies we made today during the stories by the fire.  After they finished their cookies, Drake went in the kitchen and came back with, not another cookie, but the slice of bread that I put in the container to keep them moist.  Then he sat and ate his slice of bread during the stories.