A couple of xmas photos

this was the jingle bell parade for the kids at our church family xmas party.  it was a lot of fun.  we sang fun xmas songs together, we ate potluck, and there were some skits/games.  

Our gingerbread house

Another from the church party

meeting Santa that the firemen brought to our neighborhood.  it was so cool.  

nursery reveal

We are probably 85% done with the nursery, so I thought I would share some photos.  I have made everything hanging on the walls (except the antique shoes my SIL, Laura, found for us), plus the blankie and elephant stuffed animal.  I also refashioned C's old mobile, just reusing the bones. I made the elephants for it and the coverings. We still need to recover our glider and solve our closet door dilemma, but mostly there.  My FIL is also making us a storage/shelf piece, but that will come later.

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Winter decor

I spruced up my house with some winter decor. 

 not ready to take down the Xmas cards

 hard to see b/c of the shadows, but it is a metallic silver garland hanging and a cream scarf on the coffee table.

 a scarf I made all of my own design out of bunny tail yarn and a paper wreath I tore apart and some wooden snowflakes on super clearance. 

Red Envelope Activities 10-25

I am woefully behind on blogging, but it is hard to type quickly without an h, g, or ' key, so I have to fiddle with the onscreen keyboard. So I'll keep it short. 

We succeeded in completing all but 2 of our red envelopes.  Weather, time, and crowds beat us on attempting to go to St. Charles, see the zoo lights, or view the lights at Tilles Park. 

Here is what we did though to get to te 25 activities.  Sometimes we had to do 2 in one day to make up for times that just didn't work out or C just didn't want to do.  It was lots of fun. 

10.  make a Gingerbread house and listen to Xmas music

 

11.  watch A Year Without a Santa Claus

 

12. Secret gift of Nativity to another Family

 

13.  Select our family gift to World Vision

 

14. watch xmas movie at Nana and Papa’s

 

15. exchange gifts w/ Nana and Papa and listen to Xmas music

 

16. watch Elf on a Shelf

 

17. school xmas program; read a Christmas Oranges and share a chocolate orange

 

18.  Tues, Dec 18— Make treats for  and watch How the Grinch Stole Xmas

 

19.  See firemen bring Santa to the neighborhood

 

20. Watch Prep and Landing

 

21. Trip to Petsmart to buy dogs’ Xmas gifts

  

22. Read Snowflake Bentley and paint a snowflake 


23.  hot cocoa night and xmas movie of choice

 

24. read the story of the birth and Twas the Night Before Xmas; open a special gift (jammies)

 

25. open gifts