Saturday, December 26, 2009
Merry Christmas!!!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Day 24...Birthday Cake for Jesus!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Day 21 and 22
It's a 2 for 1 post today... Our Day 22 activity was to go bowling!! The kids love to bowl and it usually something special we reserve for birthdays, but some free game coupons made it a little more budget friendly.
Nathan won with a high score of 101!! Obviously we have fun, but are not very good bowlers!!
Our Day 21 activity was to have roast hot dogs for dinner at the fireplace in our PJ's while we watched a Christmas movie.
With a big mug of Hot Cocoa for dessert...
Today's activity is a trip to see a Gingerbread House Competition and to see a HUGE Christmas light display!! Fun Stuff!! The kids told me yesterday that this will be a Christmas they will always remember for two reasons... #1 it is the year they are waiting for their baby brother/sister to arrive any day and #2 they will always remember the fun stuff we did in this advent calendar!!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Is this why they call it "the most wonderful time of the year??"
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Day 17..."another ornament"
Monday, December 14, 2009
something for baby...
Friday, December 11, 2009
Day 11..."Krispy Kreme"
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Day 10..."At the Dollar Tree"
The Day 10 activity on our advent calendar was to go to the Dollar Store and each child buy a gift for every person in our family. We gave them each $4 and they were to buy a gift for mom, dad, brother/sister, and baby.
They had such fun picking out their gifts, brought them home, wrapped them and we sat around and opened them together! Daddy's gifts...a musical Christmas tie from Em and a Wii baseball bat from Nathan (doesn't the Dollar Tree have great stuff!!)
My gifts were a scented candle from Em and a vegetable peeler from Nathan, this was very sweet and thoughtful, he was watching me peel sweet potatoes the other night and wanted to know why my 13 yr old peeler was so old and rusted?!?! This one has a built in veggie scrubber, too!!
Emily's gift for Nathan was a 6 in 1 screwdriver set...he is working on putting together his own toolbox.
Nathan got Emily a bag of pom-poms...again he really pays attention, he saw her asking for a bag in the craft store the other day.
They each picked out a cute bib for the baby...
Monday, December 7, 2009
Day 7..."Make a Christmas Craft"
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Day 6..."Make an ornament"
The Day 6 activity on the advent calendar was to make a Christmas ornament together. I found this super easy idea and it will definitely become one of our yearly traditions. We gathered up the supplies of paper, pens, ribbon, and a clear glass ball ornament.
We ripped the paper into small strips and took turns writing our favorite memories of 2009. Some were silly, others more serious, but they all happened this year. Next, you roll the strips up around a pencil into tiny curls.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)