Christmas book countdown:
For the last few years, we have done a Christmas book countdown with Connor starting on the 1st of December. Every night before bed Connor opens a different Christmas book. He can pick them in any order, except for the last two. On Christmas Eve {which we will be celebrating when we are back at our house on the 26th} he will read The Night Before Christmas, and on Christmas day he will read The Christmas Baby.
HoHo {our favorite} Elf:
On the 1st of December, we also get a special visitor from the North Pole, HoHo. This is our third year with him, and he is so sneaky. Connor loves looking for him every morning. When he came to our house this year, he made a special breakfast for us.
Here's what HoHo did everyday:
1.He made us breakfast and brought Connor a Lego calendar.
2. He was in the playroom playing Mousetrap with Olivia's doll.
3. He made snowflakes out of q-tips.
4. He was in the Christmas tree with a note for Connor to find 4 ornaments he hid around the living room.
5. He was stuck in a cereal jar.
6. He was on Connor's desk and drew a self portrait.
7. He was taking a bath in the crockpot.
8. He was sledding down the stairs.
9. He was on the couch in the playroom with a not for Connor to donate a basketful of toys.
10. He was in the kitchen with a special magic trick. Connor had to pour water on a plate with skittles around it and watch the colors come together.
11. He was reading the Christmas book from the night before in the living room.
12. He was shaving in our bathroom.
13. He wrapped himself in wrapping paper and was under the tree.
14. He was being pulled in a sled by Jingle the husky pup.
15. He was in the kitchen with hot chocolate ready for Connor to drink.
16 & 17. He was in our formal dining room and brought us a gingerbread village to make. Since we spent the 16th in the ER with Connor, he stayed in the same place to remind us to make the village on the 17th.
18. He was peeking out of Olivia's stocking.
19. He wrapped Christmas lights around the metal birdhouse in the hallway.
20. He had a snowball fight with some of Connor's stuffed animals.
21. He was strapped into the truck ready to go on our trip to Dallas with us. He brought Connor a fun activity pack for the trip.
22. He was in Pappy and Omi's tree.
23. He was on the fireplace making friends with Santa and a Reindeer.
24. He was on the table with sprinkles for us to decorate cookies with.
Because we are celebrating our Christmas on the 27th, HoHo is going to be with us for a couple extra nights.
25. Sitting in a wreath.
25. Sitting in a wreath.
26. Sitting in the truck with his goodbye {until next year} letter.
Making gingerbread houses:
We made gingerbread houses twice this year. The first time was on November 27. That was a little early for me, but Connor was so excited to do it one morning before school, so I let him.
We made our second set of gingerbread houses on December 17. HoHo brought us a village and Aaron was here to help this time! We had a lot of fun making them. My favorite was Connor's chocolate snowman and candy cane hearts.
Looking at Christmas lights:
On December 17 we went to look at Christmas lights. We usually do this on Christmas Eve, but since we are out of town and doing our Christmas Eve on the 26th, we did it early this year. I heard good things about the ones in Belton, so I convinced Aaron to take us. I was expecting there to be really nice houses lit up around the lake, but I was very wrong. It was five and a half miles of Christmas lights on signs. They were pretty, but not what I expected.
This years ornaments:
{Connor also made some at school, so I'll post hisin a few days.}
Since Connor was a baby, we have bought him a special ornament every year. Now that he's older, we let him choose his own. This year he chose a giant Hershey Kiss ornament {I'm not home and don't have a picture, but will post one here in a few days}. I haven't ordered one for Olivia yet {I'm slacking}, but we did make her one of her hand print because homemade ones are my absolute favorite!
Visit to see Santa:
Connor hasn't had a professional picture with Santa in a couple years, so this year it was much needed. We took him and Olivia to see Santa at Watters Creek in Plano while visiting Pappy and Omi. There wasn't even line and the setup was nice {I hate the cheap looking ones some of the malls have}. Connor had a smile on his face the entire time, and surprisingly Olivia didn't cry while someone other then me was holding her!
Jenn
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