Our Christmas Eve

The kids were wild in anticipation of Santa. We went to church that evening and then came home to put out cookies by the fireplace for Santa.

Advent Calendar

This year I put little notes in each pocket of the advent calendar (it is way too hard to find tiny presents and Jack didn't quite dig the candy that was in there the first few days). So on the note I put down something that we could do as a family that day. It has been hard to keep up with (with work, sick kids and a busy schedule) and we sometimes find ourselves doing 2 or 3 days in one just to catch up. But I really like this new tradition at our house. Some of the notes we've done so far: Make smores in the fireplace, Everyone colors a holiday picture with crayons, Make hot chocolate and read your favorite book, Read the Christmas Story, Take a Drive to look at Christmas lights. The drive around the neighborhood has been my favorite so far. We jumped in the car with our jammies after taking baths and rode around... "Feliz Navidad" came on the radio and Jack and I turned it up loud and shouted the song so loud that the people walking in the neighborhood could hear us.... it is fun to be goofy with the kids. Here are some pics to match a few of the activities...

Checkmate

Jack wants to learn to play chess ... I can't teach him b/c I don't know how to play. But he enjoys playing against the computer every night. Impressive!

Santa visits SYC

Our Christmas Tree

I need a Silent Night ...

I love this song. I heard it at Church last week for the first time. I thought I would share ...

Making Their Lists

Jack talks non-stop about what he wants for Christmas (usu. Bakugans, and more Bakugans).
He got to bend a few others ears this weekend about toys. He sat with Big Momma and went page by page through some toy magazines with her, he wrote his letter to Santa and then on Sunday got to tell Santa in person what he wants for Christmas.