Meet up with my friend Lindsay
Try something new: White Christmas Pie and Chicken a la King - to celebrate christmas and the birth of our King
Feed missionaries - I invited them for Christmas dinner and then we can play games!
Read, watch, and talk to our kids about Christmas story:
Make gingerbread house and gingerbreadmen cookies:
Write missionary Chantel:
Go to ward Christmas party: Done! and it was so much fun... really nice party and nice time with friends
Meet Santa, have photo, and ask for presents: Done!
Santa rode into town on a horse of course, with elves and the abomidable snowman
Emma drew Santa a picture and gave it to him, then told him she wanted a pink fish in a fish tank.
Ash was too shy to do anything other than giggle
Jakey burst into tears!
Ride Polar Express train (if tickets are not sold out): Sold Out :-(
Make cookies: Done!
This was so fun I might do it again. And the cookies are already gone so we need more. Both kids just loved helping and were so good. They wanted to roll out dough, cut cookies, and place on sheet. And of course eat them when done. Ashton was especially the cutest little boy with this.
He wanted to do it all, batch after batch he didn't get tired of it. And he got flour all over himself. What a charmer!
Jake couldn't help much, but he sure wanted to. He just smashed dough and pulled it apart. But I am sure I will have two good little helper boys next year :)
For Jed's work- give out gift cards:
Watch old Albert Finney Scrooge:
Watch Charlie Brown Christmas:
Watch Santa Clause with elf Patch: Done!
Decorate tree: Done!
Decorate house with lights: Done!
Make grandmas a photo book:
Decorate Emma's room: Done!
We made snowflakes to hang from her ceiling and she has a light up Christmas wreath that works as a night-light. She is so spoiled!
Christmas family photo:
Christmas cards:
Fill Jesus's stocking with good deeds and love: What is this? Its a stocking that you fill up with good deeds. Simply make a list of good things to do over the holiday - and then do them! So far we have done.... shhh.... can't tell.... or it won't count!
Good ideas are to donate toys, sponsor a family, give a meal to a local shelter, babysit for a friend, get kids to clean each other's rooms, make gift for elderly, invite people to dinner, have investigator over, feed missionaries, get to know another couple in ward, write letters to missionaries, write a thank you letter to primary president, you name it! And so far we are doing just fine and still have some time to go.
I'll update with photos as we do them! That will be my holiday post.
1 comments:
I love the idea of having a stocking for Jesus to fill with good deads and love. The old Albert Finney is on my list of things to do as well. It is my favorite. Enjoy!
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