Day 13 - Jonah was in his very first Christmas program. It was such an eye-opening experience for me. At our house he is the big kid and very confident. With all the chapel kids he was the youngest and looked pretty out of his comfort zone. He is all about sports, but singing and hand motions . . . not his thing.
Day 14 - Christmas on the Cumberland - This light display was so much fun. It contains over a million light on a walking path. It was short enough that we didn't need strollers and didn't freeze. A great way to get out the last of the daily wiggles!
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| Hair after a beanie! |
Day 15 - We were pretty busy this day because the play set arrived! Unfortunately, it comes in a thousand and one pieces. To keep the boys out of the construction I had them making gingerbread houses out of paper bags. They did a wonderful job, but I am pretty sure they really wanted to be swinging hammers and running the drill. :)
Day 16 - While Jonah was away we worked on symmetry trees! Glitter was everywhere :)
After he returned, over to the nursing home we went to carol and hand out Christmas cards. Then we cuddled down to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas with bowls and popcorn. I love that movie!
Day 17 - My favorite day! We made Christmas cookies from scratch. I had never attempted this feat. I mean, I have made cookies but not the kind you cut out in the shapes of gingerbread men and stars and ice. So why not try it for the first time with eight helping hands? Success! The boys helped mix, roll, cut out, make icing, ice, and decorate. It took the better part of the day, but it was all smiles and sugar in our kitchen!
That evening we went to a free Christmas concert at the library. So jazzy! Jonah liked the drums, Huck the saxophone, and Eli and Benaiah were impressed with the tuba. Juliet liked dancing to the music.
Day 18 - This morning we had snowman pancakes. I learned my lesson last year and kept the powdered sugar in the pantry. They liked building the little faces. The rest of the day was spend counting down the minutes until we could leave for Georgia!
Day 19 - We helped Mamzie with some cooking and then took off caroling to some friends and neighbors. Then we celebrated Christmas at Maw's house. Eli sang a solo of Silent Night with his own lyrics, "Round yon virgincy." Is that a virgin having an emergency? I would say so!
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| The carolers! |
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| My cutie nephew! |
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| Cousin love! |
Day 20 - We spent this day celebrating Christmas at the Melin's. Juliet got to meet Uncle Ronnie for the first time! We had our own church service and then enjoyed meals and gifts together!
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| Happy Birthday, Jesus! |
Day 21 - Christmas at Mamzie and Papa's house was a ball! The boys are always showered with gifts and we have so many goodies to eat. I love getting to share with my children what Christmas was like for me when I grew up!
Day 22 - Waffle House - Okay, so this is not very Christmasy, but we were on the road and needed something to soften the blow of having to leave Georgia. They give out candy canes . . . does that help my case? We finally finished up those snowmen, too!
Day 23 - We planned, shopped for, and prepared a red and green meal. The boys loved this! We brainstormed some ideas at home and then headed to the store. The shopping was a bit overwhelming because they all wanted to take off and get their items. Once they were reigned in we were golden. We ended up having fruit salad (a BIG hit!) with kiwi, green pears, strawberries, cherries, and green grapes; salad with spinach, red bell peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers; and meatballs with green veggie noodles. The best part? The boys helped with every step!
Tomorrow we are going to a Candle light service and then it will be Christmas! It all goes by too fast. Better soak in every minute!
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