12/7/1983: Stephen played Santa Claus for a cub scout pack tonight. We really stuffed him with pillows so he could hardly move. I think he enjoyed playing the role.
12/10/1983: We bought our Christmas tree today. The boys were really excited and wanted to decorate it right away but have to let it fall out a little bit.
12/11/1983: We decorated the tree today. We had a hard time convincing the boys that the decorations shouldn’t all go in the same area. Peter was even going so far as to hang them all on the same branch.
12/12/1983: Susan 8:35
12/15/1983: We drove along Christmas tree lane tonight. The boys really got excited about all the lights and to top it off Santa Claus was at the end and waved to the boys.
12/25/1983: What a Christmas. The boys made a tremendous haul at home & then we went to Grandma & Grandpa’s and they got another pile there. It’s interesting to listen to them as they interweave Jesus’ birthday & Santa Claus.
12/27/1983: Stephen left for San Francisco today. I hope he will find it worthwhile. I already miss him.
12/30/1983: Stephen came home today. The boys were so excited to see him. Naturally, it didn’t mean anything to me!
12/31/1983: Grandpa & Grandma took us out to Chuck E Cheese’s tonight. The boys were completely entranced. They rode almost every ride there.
