….and we started our official countdown. Which doesn't really mean much except every once in awhile I will realize the date and that there aren't very many days left till Christmas and will say, 'wow this year is going by fast!' That said… Here's our list of advent ideas from two years ago. We still pull a few from it now and then and will add to it too. Like the addition of pictures in Christmas jammies this year….
Christmas Fun (aka not losing my sanity as basketball season gets in full swing) :
X 2. Pick out a new Christmas book (he actually got a new one from his cousin and a new one from his grandma already so they covered us there this year!) :)
4. Make paper snowflakes and snowballs (wadded up paper balls) and have a 'snowball fight')
X 5. Choose a friend from the local angel tree to shop for
6. Wrap presents
7. Christmas movie night (with popcorn and green & red M&Ms)
8. Christmas with the OK family (make peppermint play doh)
9. Make Christmas craft (reindeer feet?)
X 10. Choose something from the 'serving friends' list to complete
11. Decorate cookies/make Christmas treats
12. Caroling (with cookies but maybe not so much singing)
13. Take a meal to someone
14. Sock snowball fight
15. Make Christmas ornaments
16. Christmas brunch with Santa
17. Craft time at Center Grove
18. Hot cocoa by the fire (straight from the 'north pole hot cocoa bar' of course)
X 19. Take Christmas pictures at the tree farm (bonus: get first real tree)
20. Visit the library to read Christmas books
21. Take a treat to neighbors
22. Christmas at the cabins (updated to the water park)
23. Read the Christmas story
24. Christmas Eve church
25. 'camp out' under the Christmas tree (sleep in the living room)
BONUS:
X 26. Pictures in Christmas jammies
27. North Pole train ride
Likely to get cut this year:
Jolly Holiday Lights (B loved it last year and I think he would love it again but I'm not sure our schedules are going to work for it this year)
Things I'd love to add some year:
Festival of trees
Downtown walking
Disney on Ice
Christmas Play at the Playhouse
Do a tree lighting
Sleigh ride at Jingle in the Junction
Living History Farms Family Christmas
What fun things do you do to celebrate the Christmas season?!?
