Christmas is almost here!!!

My kids are getting really excited about Christmas almost being here. They have their countdown chains made and are tearing them off each night. We usually try to do some fun Christmasy (is that a word?) things the week or so before to really get in the spirit.
We went to "Winter Wonderland" in Springfield on Thursday night. It was really nice. They had scenes and a lighted path to walk along. They also had a mule drawn carriage that took you around the lake. And the best part of all was that it was FREE!
We will also go to Tim's work (Goodlettsville City Hall) and the kids like to run around all the decorations that they have there. We will make reindeer food and Christmas cookie a couple of nights before Christmas Eve. And who knows what else we will find to get into. It's just all-in-all a great time of year and I cherish these memories with my kids so much because I know they won't want to do these things forever.