When we woke up this morning this is what we found..........
Our adorable little elf, Gus, had built himself a Goldfish pond and was happily fishing away....the kids let him fish in peace although our cat, Rufio, was not quite so considerate!
Our advent for the day was......
Growing up our family used to go to an amazing live nativity in Highland, IL called the Journey to Bethlehem. The church that it was held in went all out--there were donkeys and chickens in their fellowship hall, vendors of all sorts, beggars, food stands and craft for the kids. Every year I got to make a "God's eye" ornament so this year, even though Journey to Bethlehem has long since ended, I decided to teach my kids, but first I had to refresh my memory....
This website gave great instructions on how to loop the yarn. I had already pre-glued popsicle sticks together so we set to work.
Tristan caught on really fast and made a mass quantity of purple ones. Kaelan made one, decided it reminded him of part of an Indian dwelling and left to find more popsicle sticks, cardboard and glue and build the rest of the Indian hut to go with his God's eye! Addie worked really hard on finishing one, then asked ME to make some for her to give to her friends.......yep, amazing how a simple project like God's Eyes can bring out their true personalities.
Our evening included going to Emmanuel Free Methodist Church for their annual Foster Family Christmas Dinner. The kids were really looking forward to it and we all had so much fun (Dustin unfortunately had to work) The kids were on their best behavior and were such great helpers with Tiny all night long. They loved their gifts from Santa and have been busy playing with and putting them together. Little Tiny got a talking purse but was too tired to really enjoy it....
Addie got a LaLaLoopsey doll which is "just what I asked Santa for!" She loves it and can't wait to see Annie and Audrey so they can all play with their dolls together!
The boys both got Kreo sets (kind of like Legos) and stayed up tile 10:30 putting them together!
We are so blessed....
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