We started our Christmas Advent Activities, a tradition we started last year. The girls are so excited to get their mint each night and find out what we're going to do.
December 1: Visited Bass Pro Shop to hang out with Santa, get a free picture and play!
I must say Cyrena had amazing aim with the crossbow.
She hit the same deer target 4 times in a row!
December 2: Drink hot Chocolate and look at pictures/video of past holidays. We also put up the girls mini tree with the lights
December 3: Ate pizza and watched a Christmas movie. And we made ornaments for the girls little tree
December 4: Phoenix Downtown Light Parade. We rode the light rail, met up with my cousin's family and we had a GREAT time!
The dads and their girls
December 5: First Presidency Christmas Devotional
December 6: Christmas Symbols FHE
December 7: This day we just had our treat and read some books since we had friends over for dinner. We'll be doing double duty to make up for it!
A new tradition we started this year is "The Elf on the Shelf" My mom bought it for us last year for Christmas. This little elf, lovingly named 'Pinnochio', watches us each day then reports to Santa every night if we've been naughty or nice. In the morning he comes back and perches in a different spot. The girls LOVE to find where he decides to sit each morning!! Yesterday, he was in the dining room chandelier and every time they walked by they pointed and laughed. Pinnochio gives us a great incentive to be on our best behavior.
December 1: Visited Bass Pro Shop to hang out with Santa, get a free picture and play!
I must say Cyrena had amazing aim with the crossbow. She hit the same deer target 4 times in a row!
December 2: Drink hot Chocolate and look at pictures/video of past holidays. We also put up the girls mini tree with the lights
December 3: Ate pizza and watched a Christmas movie. And we made ornaments for the girls little treeDecember 4: Phoenix Downtown Light Parade. We rode the light rail, met up with my cousin's family and we had a GREAT time!
The dads and their girls
December 5: First Presidency Christmas Devotional
December 6: Christmas Symbols FHE
December 7: This day we just had our treat and read some books since we had friends over for dinner. We'll be doing double duty to make up for it!
A new tradition we started this year is "The Elf on the Shelf" My mom bought it for us last year for Christmas. This little elf, lovingly named 'Pinnochio', watches us each day then reports to Santa every night if we've been naughty or nice. In the morning he comes back and perches in a different spot. The girls LOVE to find where he decides to sit each morning!! Yesterday, he was in the dining room chandelier and every time they walked by they pointed and laughed. Pinnochio gives us a great incentive to be on our best behavior.
6 comments:
I was just thinking today that I needed to post about our advent activities too... even though tonights didn't go as planned since I was lacking patience!
Our kids love our elf and I was needing to post about that too - so funny!
Looks like you guys are having a good busy holiday season! Enjoy getting to go out before the baby comes, we are so cooped up right now but I would rather have that then a sick baby.
Love the ELf of the Shelf....I need one of those!! Haha!! You are so on top it! I can't wait for Christmas in our own home.... :)
Miss you!
BTW- I was talking to H yesterday on the way home from preschool I asked her out of her three schools which was her favoirte her response- "Uh mom, Miss Jenna's of course silly" :) It warmed my heart!! We ALL miss you & your family!!
Jenna you are AMAZING! Your little girls are so lucky to have you as a mom! You do so much fun stuff with them, I love it!!
When the 25 days of Christmas fun are up I would love to have the list for next year! What a great Idea!
We have an advent calendar for the kids to move every morning. They love it.
I love your Elf on a Shelf idea! Brilliant! I will have to go & purchase one myself.
Merry Christmas Jenna! Hugs to you all!
you guys are the best parents. srsly. and the busiest! :) those are some awesome ideas for december. i like the little elf thingy too. he's cute.
hope being preggers is going well!!!!!!!!!
<3 stacy
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