We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you....

Steve, our daughter and I -- plus Brix and Demi -- joined a group of Christmas carolers at Juvenile Hall this evening. It was a surprise for the kids who were in their rooms and peeking through their door windows to see what was happening. They were SO excited to see us. They waved, they danced around, they cheered. I don't think this has ever been done at our facility before, but now it's destined to become an annual event.

Each unit was given a donated Christmas tree. A contest was held for the best decorated unit. This is the winning tree! The girls strung together hundreds of origami doves that they had made and they also painted the paper maché ornaments. What you can't see is that they wrapped their doors to look like giant presents, an added touch that got them their prize.