Annual mills creek party

Tonight was our annual neighborhood party. We have been going to this party since my brother jake who is now 20 was 6! It's in the club house and everything is decorated and there is a ton of food! The two establishments right by us are marco's pizza and convienent food mart, so they always order from there. Everyone brings an appetizer or dessert to share. There has always been a puppet show- except for this year-they changed it to a magic show. I guess the puppet lady retired since she was the same one for the past 13 years! We ride a trolly called lolly and go all around the neighborhoods looking at the christmas lights and sings christmas carols! And of course for the fianally SANTA! The kids were the first in line! They had such a good time! This has been such a fun activity that we have been doing for so long! It is so strange that our family has been somewhere for that amount of time. Anyway-so as we were going to get our tickets for lolly they were all full! So my crying kids were so disappointed. But wait- "Lets make our own lolly the trolly" And so we did! We followed the trolly path and sang carols and made our own little new tradition! We also worked very hard putting up our own lights in preparation to this event so we could show our own christmas spirit! May everyone enjoy this special season that we are in now. Cherish the peace that can be found in turning our hearts to our Savior and in the precious time spent with your families! I'm so grateful to have his gospel in my life. I especially love this time of year because I can openly share my love for my Savior with the rest of the world! I guess if I were a better missionary I could do that at any time of year. It just makes it a little easier for me this way. Try not to be so busy that you miss the little things! I have learned yet another lesson.