what to do?

what does a family do to pass

the time during their hotel stay

as they await a closing date on their new home?

they check out all the local

free Christmas activities!

last weekend we visited a

"walk through Bethlehem" display

at a local church.

it was done really well - you had to

"pay your taxes" as you entered the city

gate, and the city itself was made to feel so real.

not too sure about that pony...

Gracie couldn't wait to see baby Jesus

she also "weally" wanted to see a camel.

she decided once one was w/in sight she preferred

"pwetend & not weal ones".

we also visited a local family home

that totally makes the Griswold light display

look like slim pickins....

we're talking front & back yard,

walking trails,

blinking lights synchronized to music,

santa himself,

free popcorn...

 "I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action

Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle

with a compass in the stock

and this thing which tells time"

"me? sit on his lap? no way."

wouldn't you love to be his neighbor?!

thank you also to the dear friends who have had

us in their homes the past few weeks.

while it hasn't "felt" much like Christmas

in this hotel, when we are embraced in loving homes

with fabulous holiday food :) we truly

feel loved, and grateful for His provision

through others!

we're scheduled to close this week.

we.can't.wait.