12-11-21 We stopped by Starbucks to get hot chocolate and then went to look at Christmas lights!
12-13-21 We took Christmas candy to both of our places of work as well as Jacen took Christmas candy and giftcards to his teachers!
12-14-21 Jacen got his braces off!!!!
12-18-21 We celebrated Christmas early since we would be in Washington DC on Christmas Day! We hung Nathan's ornament for this year. Then we opened our stockings!!! We all got lots of candy, Jacen got money, and the dog got a new toy and treats!! I think Jacen was most excited about the dogs toy and treats! Jacen also wrote me a sweet note :) Then Jacen opened his Christmas gifts: Wear - Frenship Hoodie, Read - Garfield Comic Book and Wimpy Kid books, Want - New Water Bottle, Need - New Tennis Bag! Then it was time for breakfast where Jacen drank hot chocolate using a hot cocoa bomb, we had breakfast muffin cups, biscuits and gravy, fruit, and cinnamon roll waffles while watching Charlie Brown Christmas! Then we played Apples to Apples and Ticket to Ride. Next up was our Christmas Yum Box for lunch! After that we made hot cocoa bombs from a kit a coworker gave Kyle for Christmas!!! Then we played another game of Apples to Apples. For dinner we had pizza, Jacen tried one of our hot cocoa bombs and we watched another Christmas movie!
12-19-21 We took a Christmas tree out to Nathan's grave.
12-20-21 Mackenzie came over to hang out and they played table tennis on the Nintendo Switch!
