It was a good week. In some ways it seems like December is just flying by. I think I feel that way because with the wedding coming up and trying to get ready for that and Christmas. All good things, but lots to do! We are healthy and safe and prayers that continues so we can all go to the wedding which will only be 16 people allowed, but still so important! Take a look at our week....
Finished up our Thankful tree for this year. So much to be thankful for!
As a service project, our church was recording people singing or playing songs, reading stories or poems to be complied into a video to be sent to a local nursing home since they will not be allowing groups to come in and sing and entertain as in the past. I thought it was a good idea, and I read The Night Before Christmas story. Love that poem!
Kicking off December with a Lego advent calendar for Mr J. He was excited! Being the only one home has its advantages.
Went exploring around a lake on some hiking trails we had not been to before. It was a beautiful day to be out and explore!
Screen shot from an impromptu family call this week. Fun to see everyone. Miss O had just done some impressive baking and wanted to show us her turtle shaped bread she made. Fun stuff! Amazing what technology can do to bring you all together when you are all over the place!
Instead of plates of Christmas cookies or a homemade cheese ball for neighbor gifts, we decided to do Christmas countdown candles. Ben's dad makes them and has done that tradition since Ben was a little kid. So we made a bunch (and now really appreciate all Ben's dad does, because they are not easy and ours don't look anywhere near as nice as his) and got them out to our friends and neighbors this week. A fun tradition to share that I hope people enjoy this year!
Another tradition we do each year is cut out paper snowflakes. It isn't a big deal, but we all enjoy it and finding different patterns to try. We always hang them up in our big kitchen window after. These are our snowflake creations this year.
Thanks for visiting. Hope you are all staying safe and healthy! Have a great week!
So many great holiday pictures this week. Love that you read The Night before Christmas for the nursing home recording. What a great thing for them to have. That's my favorite Christmas story. Beautiful snowflakes too-something that's on my to do list for our back door. I'm sure your neighbors will love the countdown candles and I love that it's a skill that was passed down. I bet you are missing those girls but won't be long before you can see them again for the wedding! So exciting Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteI love advent calendars! And what a cool idea with the candles-you made them!! And I love snowflakes too :) Can you just adopt me?
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