Little Christmas Moments around our house ...

OK so these are not so much traditions, as in something we do every year ... but rather some fun little happenings around our house in the past few days.

Keep in mind these little moments have happened in the midst of all the sickness that has been going on around here. After all, Christmas doesn't wait for sickness to go away so we'd better make the most of the moments while they're here!

Thursday - the girl scout troop made almost 60 cards for military personell and their families!
The girls then came home with a desire for card making and have been making Christmas cards ever since. Who are they making them for? Everyone they can think of!

Saturday - we made our first Advent wreath with some greens from the yard and some candles from Walmart. The purple candles represent hope, peace & love, the pink represents joy and the white represents Jesus Christ.

Saturday - we made SNOW! ...well, not the real stuff but this really cool non-toxic stuff you mix with water that grows to a huge bowlful of snow! The girls and I had fun sprinkling it all around the decorations that are around the house.
I let the girls use this little houses and figures as their own little area. They were allowed to set them up as they wished and decorate any way they wanted. It looks kind of festive with the snow!

My nativities got some snow too!
Today - the girls and Daddy opened Christmas coloring books (from our book tradition) and spent the afternoon coloring pictures together.

Also, since we've done a lot of laying around with sick bellies this weekend - we watched some great Christmas movies together ... Shrek the Halls & The Polar Express. And we're still reading lots of books from under our tree every night! Yesterday the girls opened a fun book called "365 things to make and do" - filled with lots of crafts and projects - right up their alley!

More fun coming as the month moves on ...