Well, it looks like I'm back to playing catch-up. :) Oh well!
Monday the 14th we had a special Christmas Family Home Evening. We learned about the birth of the Savior, and talked about what we could do to be more like Him. Tuesday, we read a few extra Christmas stories before bedtime. I love reading, and I love reading to my kids. The seem to really enjoy books, too. Wednesday, we wrote letter to Santa. Chris asked for cowboy boots, Mario Kart Wii, Lego Star Wars for the Wii, and dry erase markers. Naomi asked for pink princess (her words :D), and a pencil. She's easy to please! Thursday was Christopher's Christmas program at preschool. He did a great job singing all the songs, and doing the motions. It was a lot of fun to watch him, and we were very proud of him.
Friday the 18th... I can't remember! All I know is that it wasn't what I had planned on. I know it was something fun, but we didn't take pictures (surprise!), and I didn't write it down. Oops! This is why I shouldn't get behind!
Saturday we had a lot of fun going to an ice skating show. It was really fun to watch. Naomi was mesmerized the whole time by the spins and jumps. We might have a future ice skater on our hands. The best part (according to me, anyway) was that it was free. We had a great time. Sunday we watched a short video of the Nativity together as a family. It's set to Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven", and I love it.
The next Monday after that we did another Christmas Family Home Evening. Tuesday we went to this really neat place, all set up for Christmas. It's a fire safety town, with building all to kid scale. They had a fire engine to drive, Santa, reindeer noses, story time, candy canes, and other fun things. The kids had a great time at that, and the grown ups enjoyed the warm weather that night. Wednesday we sat and snuggled with the lights on while reading books. Thursday was Christmas Eve. We went over to Jonathan and Katie's for some yummy food. She made cornish pasties, which is something the guys had in South Africa, and yummy soup. We did the usual Christmas Eve program, then brought the kids home to put out cookies and milk for Santa, and carrots for the reindeer. The kids went to bed in their new Christmas pajamas that I made. I did the jammy tops too, and I am kind of proud of myself for doing buttonholes for the first time. It was something I had been nervous about, so it's nice to have conquered that one.
And, that's the end of the Advent we did this last year. It was a lot of fun - a new tradition, I think!
Monday the 14th we had a special Christmas Family Home Evening. We learned about the birth of the Savior, and talked about what we could do to be more like Him. Tuesday, we read a few extra Christmas stories before bedtime. I love reading, and I love reading to my kids. The seem to really enjoy books, too. Wednesday, we wrote letter to Santa. Chris asked for cowboy boots, Mario Kart Wii, Lego Star Wars for the Wii, and dry erase markers. Naomi asked for pink princess (her words :D), and a pencil. She's easy to please! Thursday was Christopher's Christmas program at preschool. He did a great job singing all the songs, and doing the motions. It was a lot of fun to watch him, and we were very proud of him.
Saturday we had a lot of fun going to an ice skating show. It was really fun to watch. Naomi was mesmerized the whole time by the spins and jumps. We might have a future ice skater on our hands. The best part (according to me, anyway) was that it was free. We had a great time. Sunday we watched a short video of the Nativity together as a family. It's set to Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven", and I love it.
The next Monday after that we did another Christmas Family Home Evening. Tuesday we went to this really neat place, all set up for Christmas. It's a fire safety town, with building all to kid scale. They had a fire engine to drive, Santa, reindeer noses, story time, candy canes, and other fun things. The kids had a great time at that, and the grown ups enjoyed the warm weather that night. Wednesday we sat and snuggled with the lights on while reading books. Thursday was Christmas Eve. We went over to Jonathan and Katie's for some yummy food. She made cornish pasties, which is something the guys had in South Africa, and yummy soup. We did the usual Christmas Eve program, then brought the kids home to put out cookies and milk for Santa, and carrots for the reindeer. The kids went to bed in their new Christmas pajamas that I made. I did the jammy tops too, and I am kind of proud of myself for doing buttonholes for the first time. It was something I had been nervous about, so it's nice to have conquered that one.
And, that's the end of the Advent we did this last year. It was a lot of fun - a new tradition, I think!
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