Another Christmas Tradition!

My hubby is lucky enough to get some extra time off at the holidays.  He always gets the week between Christmas and New Years off and usually a few days before Christmas too.  It's nice to have him around to help keep the kids entertained, or even run errands for me if need be. 

When the kids were just little bitty, we started a tradition where we take the kids to my parents, the two of us go out for lunch and then together we finish the shopping.  We continued that tradition today.  Went dropped the kiddos off at Grandma and Paca's house and then headed out to lunch.  In the past we have always gone to Red Lobster, so I suggested some other options for our dining pleasure.  However, my hubby is ALL about the tradition part and drove us right to Red Lobster.  I then remembered that it's not about where we go, but that we are together.  We had a great lunch and then headed out in the crazy madness of holiday shopping (which is NOT my most favorite thing!)  Our shopping was pretty much complete, there were a few odds and ends to pick up, so we pretty much just shopped for him.   The rule however, was that anything he got had to be wrapped and he would act totally surprised when he opened them on Christmas day.  It was a nice afternoon and I will look forward to this same tradition next year and maybe even the same ol' Red Lobster.