December holds a lot of potential for fun. It has been a real treat watching the kids participate in and enjoy the festivities. We’ve also enjoyed spending time with family and as a family. Here’s just a sampling of what has led up to today – Christmas Eve….
Winter dresses made by Aunt Katie.
Painting salt dough ornaments. Ivy can sing Jingle Bells and Lance likes to say “HEY!” at the appropriate times.
Decorating the house and taking a walk to see the lights.
Reading with Gampy (Great Grandpa).
“Snow” pile.
Warming hands by the fire in-between snowballs.
Cousins!
Heritage Village Christmas candlelight celebration.
We made graham cracker houses with some friends (pics later)
Enjoying the live nativity. This is Flora’s preferred activity
Photo op with Mary and Joseph! (Ivy cried and wouldn’t participate, Lance only stood there under duress. Flora was happy)
Advent readings with Daddy – they love it!
Re-living Bethlehem….sort of….
Flora prefers an ‘under the tree’ version.
Three wise kids? Well, they can identify the holy family, know the angel says “glory to God in the Highest” and have no idea what’s coming tomorrow.
Christmas is a chance to remember who has come and look forward to who is coming again!
How about you? What’s coming tomorrow?
Cinnamon Rolls, cuddles in bed with Alicia and Greg, coffee, music, lights, love…
My three favorites are Flora holding tree lights (wow), Flora looking at Lance mugging and Cousins.
I’m glad to see that you’ve done so many Christmasy things, so it’s a season of celebration and not just a one day gift tsunami.
Your kids sure are hams. We ended up doing music for church on Christmas and therefore opening our gifts on Christmas Eve.