We had a great day! Got up around 8 - well, really up at 5 with Piper rocked her for 30 minutes put her back down and headed back to bed! I am not getting up on Saturday the same time I have to get up all week!!!! I got started on some cleaning and laundry. We all got our showers and then headed to get Donny for lunch. He was ready when we got there alittle early. We took him to McDonalds. It was nice to visit with him and hear about all his plans for Christmas with his family. He also told us about all the cookies and stuff all the other neighbors have brought him. He is pretty special to our neighborhood!

We got home from lunch and I put Piper down for her nap and my wonderful husband took the big kids and headed for the grocery store...... yuck. But really for me it wasn't much better(other than no having to listening to the big kids fight) I started wrapping presents and watching White Christmas when they left and I was still wrapping when they got home and then some! I think I have gotten it all done now. But wait I just remembered one of Riley's that Steve has some where that I will need to wrap.

We then ran to Target to get some stuff I needed. WOW! Was that stupid. I needed normal things and the weekend before Christmas is not the time to go get that stuff. But we made better time than I expected. We came home and had homemade ravoli and breadsticks for supper. Either I was hungry or that just tasted good. Steve spent a small fortune at the grocery so we have some good stuff to eat!

After supper we went downtown to see the lights! What a great night for that. It was alittle cold but for Indiana night in December - this late in December it was perfect. We took Piper's walking stroller and walked all around downtown. Check out the pictures! You can click on the picture to enlarge it! It was a great time and we all enjoyed seeing the lights. We also made it to that house that had the elves in the window. The house and the decorations were so cool. The guy has an old house that he has re-done. It's beautiful! Steve hates those big blow up things (for those of you who read his blog you know his distaste...) we found this one house that 11 in one yard. I am sure his blog will have all the info on it. It was so funny... I let Piper get out of her stroller for alittle bit and walk around downtown. She loved it. I tell you its just not the pickle eating that she is like her father - its also the fact that she has to be moving.... don't think you can keep her down.

Piper was sure tired tonight. I hope she sleeps well tonight. Last night she coughed early one but stopped for the rest of the night. I don't think she has the croup. I think she is just having some drainage. All her snot is clear!