A Beautiful December

We had a lovely December. I had a wonderful time with my little charge. We learned all about charity. We bought books to place at an angel tree and put food in the food bank train at the mall. I love introducing charity to sweet little ones and guiding their hearts. 

Rebekah and I pooled our Christmas money to buy annual passes to The Biltmore Estate. We are excited to go every month and watch the gardens change. Also, the house really doesn't get old for us. We see something different all the time. The above photos are our favorite trees this year. The middle one is literally dripping in pearls. 

Nutcracker season was spectacular this year. Rebekah's main character role was Arabian. She choreographed her dance and performed it flawlessly. She brought the house down night after night. The lines of little girls wanting their picture taken with her after the show was so adorable. She truly had the role of her dreams and enjoyed every minute of it. She also had the roles of party parent, snow and flowers.

Our pink Christmas tree was a hit again. Eve (cat) lived under the tree but didn't disturb the presents or ornaments at all. 

We had a lovely staycation Christmas week. We played tons of games, read books, slept in and went on a few field trips. 

We went on a field trip to Buc-ee's. It is the largest gas station and they just built the largest Buc-ee's a little over an hour from us. So we visited the largest gas station in the world. We bought tons of snacks. If you haven't been there before, think huge gas station meets a mall food court and mini Walmart. The place is huge and very loud. 

We shared most of the food. The sausage on a stick was huge. 

For another field trip, we visited the Chocolate Factory in our city. It is a very small factory that makes organic "slave" free and sustainable chocolate.  The chocolate was delicious. We already loved their cafe, but we will be buying our chocolate from them more often. I would really like to get away from commercialized chocolate and its dark industry. 

We are looking forward to a new year. January is going to find me traveling almost every weekend. I hope the weather holds. 

Blessings, Dawn