Archives for December 2008

On Friday we took a family trip to the Grandville Mall. We visited Grandma George and Uncle Andy in the Almond Haus. We had a quick visit with Santa, neither of the kids would sit on his lap this time, but Allan did tell him again what he wanted. Lorelei on the other hand would […]

One of our Advent projects last week was to make Mice out of Hershey's Kisses. We used Glue Dots to stick them together, added the felt ears we had cut out, then glued on googly eyes and added a tail made from ribbon. The kids thought they were cute, but I think they thought the […]

Yesterday our activity was to learn about angels. I guess the kids didn't like the project very much, they decided to play chase with Steve instead. So it was me gluing by myself. Maybe we can finish up today… Here is a link to the project we were trying to do: Angel Ornament Before bed […]

Tonight we said an advent prayer after dinner and then Lorelei taped a flame to the second Advent candle. I think she was expecting something more exciting, "What do we do now?" she asked. Earlier in the day they requested to go on the sled behind the Four-wheeler again. So we bundled them all up. […]

This morning Lorelei came down the stairs quietly and I was at the table eating breakfast. First words out of her mouth, "Mom, is there anything in the stockings?" So we headed over to check it out. Sure enough every one had some little treats inside. Lorelei was so excited! She emptied out her stocking […]

German tradition from the Pewamo-Westphalia area dictates that on the morning of December 6th St. Nicholas will have left all good boys and girls a present in their stocking or shoes. So on December 5th we hang our stockings (or you can put out your shoes.) Lorelei was eager to hang the stockings with care […]

This morning the kids pulled a small reindeer out of the advent box. It was a reindeer marathon of sorts today. They started by watching Rudolph this morning while I took a shower (it aired last night on CBS and I recorded it). I am sure Allan has seen it before, but it was one […]

In previous posts I forgot to mention that each day we open a door on our Advent box and it reveals a clue as to what activity we will do for the day. Today it was a tiny house ornament. Tonight after dinner we all settled in for a craft. Steve helped Allan and I […]

Last night after the kids were in bed Steve and I assembled the tree. Mostly it was Steve this year, I just handed him branches. The kids were excited to come downstairs and to see the tree in the living room this morning. Both wanted to decorate right away, but mean Mom made them eat […]

This morning I cleaned the living room preparing for Steve to help me assemble the tree tonight. Normally I assemble it on my own, but my pregnant state doesn't allow me to lift all the boxes from the basement and I know all the bending over while putting the tree together would wear me out. […]