The First Day of Christmas

Was a BUST!! There is always going to be a child or two who is unhappy with the outcome of events.  Jaren thought he was going to be the first to discover the First Day of Christmas, but ended up not.  I guess he was the first one last year?  My kids have good memories!  Annika was NOT impressed with the activity I had planned.  Grant it, it was simple, but you have to have a starting point right?   I had to pull her aside and tell her how much time and preparation I put into all of this and how her words were hurting my feelings.  She spent some time in her room until she was happy and ready to join the rest of the party.  Things didn't go as planned due to procrastination.  I didn't have everything organized and put together until after school.  I'm crossing my fingers tomorrow will go smoother!

It begins with a piece of candy and note which read:


Christmas Tree: Symbolizes that our God is eternal and we have eternal life through His Son when we put our trust in Him.  Luke 2 : 52

Activity: Put up our Christmas Tree!  Celebrate Alleahs' Birthday @ 7pm.  

In an effort to make Christmas something more we feel I decided to incorporate the symbols of Christmas and their meanings.  In the morning we are going to read the scripture that goes along with that symbol and discuss how it applies to Christ and Christmas.  We'll see how the next 11 days go. 



Our Poster Board Tree and Pocket Advent.
The tree is so NEON!   The Walmart had absolutely NO colors of poster board.  I had to make a quick stop at K-mart and this was the only green color they had.  Neon it is.



Isabel playing the perfect Vanna.



Celebrating Alleah's birthday.


The big girl is now 3!