Gavin and Eli made the local news! Check out the article. We had a great time playing in the snow!
Manhattan Takes a Snow Day After Blizzard - DNAinfo.com
Monday, December 27, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Advent Calendar
Christmas is in full swing around here and it has been so much fun. Gavin is a true believer right now and you can't help, but be excited. We went and saw Santa this week and on our way to go visit, he asked " how are we were getting there?" I said, "the subway." He answered, "We are taking the subway to the North Pole?" The conversation only got more interesting when he asked, "Did Santa bring his sleigh to Bloomindale's?"
We have done advent calendar's in the past, but they have been edible! This year, following a good friend's lead, we are doing activities every day leading up to Christmas. We got a great advent calendar last year and it has 25 pockets. It has been so fun. Gavin pops out of bed every morning and heads straight to the calendar to see what we are doing for the day. I didn't have it together the first day, so I only had the first's day's paper in the calendar. He asked me why there weren't paper's in all the pockets. I told him that they appear magically each day. That has really added to the mystery and excitement. Here is a look at our first couple of weeks!
Day 1 Make Ornaments with Lucas and Sam
Day 4-Make paper snowflakes
We have done advent calendar's in the past, but they have been edible! This year, following a good friend's lead, we are doing activities every day leading up to Christmas. We got a great advent calendar last year and it has 25 pockets. It has been so fun. Gavin pops out of bed every morning and heads straight to the calendar to see what we are doing for the day. I didn't have it together the first day, so I only had the first's day's paper in the calendar. He asked me why there weren't paper's in all the pockets. I told him that they appear magically each day. That has really added to the mystery and excitement. Here is a look at our first couple of weeks!
Day 1 Make Ornaments with Lucas and Sam
Day 3-Watch a Christmas Movie and eat caramel popcorn .. We watched Frosty the Snowman
Day 6-Get Christmas Tree and decorate it!
We have bought from the same guy 3 out of the past 4 years |
We went to Bloomingdale's this year and the Santa was super friendly and spent atleast 5 minutes with the kids |
Winter's Eve
Winter's Eve at Lincoln Center has become a tradition in our family. It is the 4th year we have attended and it starts the holiday season for us. It is held the Monday after Thanksgiving and is a tree lighting, neighborhood party! We had a great time once again. We mostly spent our time playing by the fountain in Lincoln center while listening to the live music nearby. The kids loved it!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
More than just Thanksgiving
For Thanksgiving we traveled to Amarillo, Texas where my sister lives with her family. My parents sold their home in New Mexico before they left on their mission to Mexico, so we all gathered at my sister home this year to celebrate their return from serving a mission in Mexico and Thanksgiving. It was a great gathering --Mom, Dad, Anna Min and her family, Ben and his family, my family, my Grandma Call, Aunt Ellen, and Uncle John, and Jereme's parents too. We really had a lot to celebrate over Thanksgiving. We celebrated my parents return, my grandma's 88th birthday, Alyvia's 8th birthday and her baptism.
We really had a memorable time. Anna Min's friend hooked us up with a large empty house to all stay at while we were there! There were no babies amongst the cousins and the pack of cousins just roamed and played. We can tell they formed some great cousin bonds. I was able to play as a substitute on Anna Min's volley ball team and I had a blast. It made me realize how much I missed it. We also got to play again with my siblings and spouses. I have to find a way to play on a regular basis. My boys love back yards. Gavin kept telling people when we got back that his cousins had a back yard!. Thanks to Anna Min for planning such a great trip. Thanks to my mom and dad for their service, and thanks to all my family to coming. It had been 2 1/2 years since we have all been together.
I should mention that we are luck to have Eli alive. He nearly strangled himself on a rope, fell in cactus, burned his hand, and fell and nearly cut his ear off. I so worry about him.
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We really had a memorable time. Anna Min's friend hooked us up with a large empty house to all stay at while we were there! There were no babies amongst the cousins and the pack of cousins just roamed and played. We can tell they formed some great cousin bonds. I was able to play as a substitute on Anna Min's volley ball team and I had a blast. It made me realize how much I missed it. We also got to play again with my siblings and spouses. I have to find a way to play on a regular basis. My boys love back yards. Gavin kept telling people when we got back that his cousins had a back yard!. Thanks to Anna Min for planning such a great trip. Thanks to my mom and dad for their service, and thanks to all my family to coming. It had been 2 1/2 years since we have all been together.
I should mention that we are luck to have Eli alive. He nearly strangled himself on a rope, fell in cactus, burned his hand, and fell and nearly cut his ear off. I so worry about him.
Thanksgiving at the Church! It was so great. They kids had a blast in the gym. Here are some of the cooks! |
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