Fun Family Weekend

We had the best time last weekend.  I had a crazy idea to get out of town so we did it!  So unlike us to be so spontaneous but we had a blast.  We went to a Christmas concert called  The Story Tour.  It was really good, but not really for kids.  We kept looking at each other and laughing as we walked in, all we could see was adults!   It was distracting when every minute or so one of them would ask if it was time to leave!!  Oh well, I really enjoyed the part we saw, even if we did leave 45min early!

By far the best part for the boys was staying in a hotel.  They were so so excited and couldn't believe they were so lucky!!  Jack's favorite parts were 1. staying together as a family and 2. The all you can eat breakfast!!!!  I got to eat whatever I wanted!!!! waffles and cereal!!!!!  Luke's favorite parts - whatever Jack said!!  It was really fun though.  Everyone slept well, i.e. Luke and I in our bed sleeping away didn't get the same wake-up call that Kenny got.  Jack was up and fidgeting from about 2-4am.  Oh well, you win some you lose some!  Just glad I was on the winning end of that one!

Then we went to Old Salem for the morning.  Somehow it was a lot smaller than I remembered!  It was fun though.  I am always blown away by the amount of work it took just to live not so long ago.  I picture what my days would have looked like- no running water, cooking over an open hearth.  No thank you!  Seriously, so so much work.  I can't picture doing it all and having small children.....

Then we ate lunch at Sweet Potatoes in downtown Winston Salem.  It was so good!!  They sponsor a few children from the Amani Baby Cottage in Uganda.  The bartender's daughter was going to be leaving soon to go spend about 6 weeks with Katie Davis!!!!  What a small world!  They had a really fun vibe, lots of African art. 

One funny thing that happened was an African American Santa walked in.  Jack looked at him for a few minutes and said he was not the real Santa.  I asked him if it was because he had brown skin.  Jack said yes.  So then we talked about how if he had brown skin wouldn't he want his Santa to have brown skin too?  He grinned and said yes, and that Chinese children probably want a Chinese Santa!  It really made me think though.  All of our nativity sets and Santas are white.  I guess I need to diversify!!!  Luke ran right up to him asking for a candy cane, no surprise there!  I got a few pictures, really need to be better about that!!

                    Don't really know what this was, Luke kept calling them doghouses.....

                                        Walking on a wall, what boy doesn't love that

                                                         And now, it is time to go!!!!!

Such a fun, fun weekend!!!