We decided to continue our tradition and take a walk through the Bellevue Botanical Garden's "Garden D'lights" tour on Christmas Eve night. It has half a million lights (all garden or nature related) and are absolutely stunning. Last Christmas we walked in the rain and under umbrellas, so we were thankful to stay dry this year! It was a wonderful way to start off our "merry little" Christmas.
After returning home, we ate dinner, Trey took a bath, and we prepared for the arrival of Santa Claus. We wanted to make sure Santa felt welcome and appreciated, so Trey left him milk and cookies....
He was preparing to take a bite (thinking I guess that Santa should share the cookies)...
but then found out Santa's cookies weren't to be shared.
Santa was forgiving though and brought Trey some amazing gifts! His favorites were his red wagon, his legos, his new books, and (most importantly) the real train that choo-chooed around the Christmas tree. He ripped through the wrapping paper like a pro and I suppose he was - this was technically his 4th Christmas in a week's time.
He loved his red wagon so much that he wanted to eat breakfast in it!
That morning our family went to Christmas mass and thanked God for our family, our friends, and most importantly for sending Jesus into our world. It is the true reason for the season and we were happy that Trey was able to tell us "Happy birthday, Jesus!" that morning. We were truly blessed this year and hope all of you were too!
Love the Brendel's Little Christmas!
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