We went to a little place called Santa Land in Denville, NJ. Denville is a small quaint town that kind of reminds me of Pella in a way. We love it and wanted to live there but it's rare to find a place open up and on top of that it is expensive. They have fun little festivals and cobble stoney streets with cute shops. We visit often. We took Gwen to their Santa Land which was created buy their Rotary club...I was trying to NOT be judgemental but I was expecting a bit more or at least better art but hey, Gwen liked it and that is all that matters.
Gwen also got numerous gifts sent to her from both families in Iowa. If it was a gift certificate we tried to buy something with it so she had something to open (which was perfect) and if it was presents we just shoved them under the tree...needless to say - the tree was packed!!! (90% of those gifts are for GWEN)
Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Gene sent their gifts and Great Gma/Gpa and Uncle Gene's gifts in a big box and Gwen and I turned it into a house one snow day while Jason was slaving away on his work...it was fun, even Eddie enojoyed playing in it although Gwen did not approve him being in there at times.
For Christmas Eve we decided to make my parents version of Potato Cheese soup (which is the most amazing soup ever) and we ended up having soup for 4 days which was fine with all of us! We cook all the time now because our new pots and pans are the best ever and we feel professional when we use them, HA! Oh yea, even Gwen helped "clean" the dishes...
Our Christmas Eve Dinner Family Photo
Can't forget Eddie :)
We let Gwen open 1 present on Christmas Eve and she ended up picking Grandma and Grandpa Wright and Uncle Gene's present. It was a baby doll and she was from that moment on, attached to it like glue!
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