We had a pajama party with some besties and decorated cookies.
Emmie, Ellie, and Ruthie went to My Gym camp. This was Ruthie's first time getting to go and she had the BEST time and felt like such a big girl!
We saw the Christmas lights at the zoo.
We went to hi-wire. The kids had been BEGGING to go and I had promised them we would go during Christmas break. We met some friends from church there and everyone had a great time!
We had visits from friends from far away.
A few days before Christmas Emmie told me she wanted to take toys to kids who didn't have any for Christmas. So I asked around and found that Family Shelter had some needs. Emmie and I went to the store and picked out some toys and delivered them. We had so much fun helping others together and I love Emmie's tender heart and her willingness to give to others. Ellie also wanted to help other children. She took money out of her piggybank and left it out on Christmas Eve for Santa so that he could use it to buy more toys next year for children who didn't have many.
We went to some wonderful church services including the children's Christmas Eve service, the 9 Lessons and Carols service, and earlier in December the first half of the Messiah!
We made gingerbread houses.
We had a playdate with one of Ellie's friends from school. She has been begging for this playdate and she was so excited that we were able to make it happen!
We went to the zoo twice.
Ruthie is definitely her mother's child. She kept wanting to know if the snake was going to bite and she was very careful not to get too close!
And then we headed back to school and our regular routine. This week was definitely a hard transition getting back into the swing of things...here's hoping next week is easier!
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