Today, the kids had a challenge:
List 3 people who we need to remember with a small gift this season.
This challenge was easy.
I think we counted
18 teachers/faculty/staff at school,
7 judges/clerks/supervisors,
and 17 church teaches.
Wow!
That’s a lot of cookies!
After the children’s’ music at church tonight,
we tried to get a Christmas picture to share.
I have some very silly children.
And the best shot…
Have advent banner, will travel! We took pocket #4 on the road with us to a swim meet this morning. Today’s goodie was a “Dear Santa” stamp that we used to write our letters to Santa!
The advent banner held an ornament for Big Girl today.
It’s just a little ornament from that store with the big ‘ol bulls-eye.
It’s a stocking with the word ‘Believe’.
But that little word is why the ornament is so special.
You see, this Christmas, a little of the magic is gone for my Big Girl.
She’s growing up.
That makes me a little sad.
On the other hand, now that a little of the commercial magic is gone,
we can take more time to remember what Christmas is really all about.
Christmas Card 2003
The LM pulled a polar bear out of the advent banner!
This kid has a serious love of all things polar—
bears, penguins, walruses.
He actually wanted to be a walrus for Halloween,
but we talked him out of that one!
We hung our advent calendar!
This was made with a Moda precut advent banner kit and fabrics
from Sandy Gervais’s Adoring line.
I’ve filled each pocket with a goodie,
a clue to a goodie, or a challenge for the kids.
