Christmas Memories

The month of December has been so busy and full of so many fun memories. It’s flying by and the kids are having a blast!

With our Advent Activities Calendar, we are doing something fun together every day. Some days it’s as simple as playing a game, or baking cookies. (My pictures make it look like these children always get along and play well together, but trust me—that is not the case. There are usually many arguments going on amidst all the happy snapshots!)

One day we went to a friend’s house to learn how to make a wreath. They also happened to have chickens. Andrew & Leah got to hold one and gather the eggs.

This year we attempted our first gingerbread house. We used a pre-made kit to make it a little easier. It was tricky getting the base together but once we realized we had to let it dry a little while to get it to stay together, then the kids worked together to decide how they wanted their candy on it. For Abigail that meant eating two pieces for every one she put on.

  

 

The finished product turned out really cute. And (5 days later) it was pretty tasty!

 

Church had a Cookie Baking Day, where we all brought ingredients & things to bake and decorate together. Leah & Andrew had some fun with decorating sugar cookies while I tried my hand at Cake Pops. They are a time-consuming venture, but my littlest critic approved of the final product! These happy kids really enjoy being at church and just being around other people! We’ve also had an Open House for church members to come by our house for snacks and to hang out and enjoy our Christmas decorations. About 40 people showed up over the course of the night, including most of the kids’ little friends. It was so much fun and we genuinely enjoy being around the people from our church.

 

 

We also made & painted these salt dough ornaments. They may not make it to our Christmas tree, but they had fun with them, even Abigail!