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I like hearing what other traditions other folks do and I want to document what we did this year to see what all sticks.
Advent Calendar
This Christmas started a little rocky for me. I was more excited about Austin's birthday party than anything. I was feeling like Santa was taking over Christmas and where was Jesus? So, instead of stressing about filling each 'pocket' with a small gift, I put a small candy in each pocket with a Bible verse.
PERFECT! Evey was excited to listen and have Daddy read the verse each night and then she got a candy.
Huge success, no stress, and she learned about Jesus.
Nativity
(Putting Christ in Christmas Part 2)
I bought the kids this nativity set so they could have a
tangible way of learning the Christmas story.
Christmas Eve
We went to church service, dinner and then we drove around looking at Christmas lights (both kids seemed to really enjoy this). When we got home they opened their Christmas PJs.
Picture with Santa
[Kind of expensive but I think we will
just nix the Easter Bunny pictures]
Elf on the Shelf...may I introduce Pepper Mintstix
(Guardian of the secret of where Father Christmas' village is located) I don't think Evey quite understands the whole concept yet, but she did enjoy finding him in his new places each morning
[Kind of expensive but I think we will
just nix the Easter Bunny pictures]
Elf on the Shelf...may I introduce Pepper Mintstix(Guardian of the secret of where Father Christmas' village is located) I don't think Evey quite understands the whole concept yet, but she did enjoy finding him in his new places each morning
Advent CalendarThis Christmas started a little rocky for me. I was more excited about Austin's birthday party than anything. I was feeling like Santa was taking over Christmas and where was Jesus? So, instead of stressing about filling each 'pocket' with a small gift, I put a small candy in each pocket with a Bible verse.
PERFECT! Evey was excited to listen and have Daddy read the verse each night and then she got a candy.
Huge success, no stress, and she learned about Jesus.
Nativity(Putting Christ in Christmas Part 2)
I bought the kids this nativity set so they could have a
tangible way of learning the Christmas story.
Christmas EveWe went to church service, dinner and then we drove around looking at Christmas lights (both kids seemed to really enjoy this). When we got home they opened their Christmas PJs.
I love the Pepper MintStix idea! Char, when did you lose your phobia with these little elves? Remember how the ones that were inherited from Geema creeped you out? Love the matching pj's too!!
I loved hearing about all your traditions Char, thanks for sharing! I especially liked the bible verses in the advent calendar, maybe next year, Bekah will have verses with her vitamins, teehee! Oh and I love that video of her with her class in your other post, Zack and I just couldn't get over how much she looks JUST like her pretty mama!