Advent Recap

We didn’t get to do all of our planned Advent activities for this month, but we were able to do the majority of them! Although we didn’t complete all of the plans we had made, our children do have a deeper understanding of Christmas and know how the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. Marek ran around all month playing with the Little People Nativity set and identifying “Je-Je” (Jesus) everywhere he saw a Baby Jesus.  And, Hollis, well, Hollis could not get enough of everything Christmas, Jesus, Advent.  One day, at the beginning of this month, when Dustin was dropping him off at school, Hollis got to the door of his classroom and noticed that Mrs. Greer had decorated. He stopped in his tracks and his little buddy exclaimed, “Christmas decorations!” Hollis followed his buddy’s declaration with, “I love Christmas decorations and BABY JESUS!” I can’t tell you how I have thought over and over about how my son taught me through this response to not only enjoy every part of Christmas, but to remain focused on Baby Jesus!  So thankful for the gift of children that teach me spiritual  truths with their simple observations!

One of our favorite Advent activities was making a trip to Bristol Motor Speedway to see the Christmas light display there! WOW! Daddy’s favorite part of the night was getting to drive on the racetrack. Mommy’s favorite part of the night was getting to watch the joy smothered all over everyone. Hollis’ favorite part of the night was the rides and Marek’s favorite part was getting to see all of the lights! We ALL loved the light displays. They really were incredible!

Here are some of our other favorite advent activity memories: 

The parade was such fun! The Grindstaff boys sat with us and entertained us the entire time! Love them! Hollis' favorite float was "Frosty the Snowman" and Marek's was "Ronald McDonald"!

One night, we made hot (not really so hot) chocolate with some homemade mix we had been given. It was YUMMO and everyone enjoyed it! The marshmallows were Marek's preference while Hollis loved the hot chocolate itself!

Movie night was preceded by a prize - a popcorn tin!!! The boys had never seen one, so they thrilled! As you can see, Marek laid claim to the caramel and Hollis ate up the butter and cheese! 

On the first Sunday of Advent, the boys wore their shirts made by Nana! Aren't they just the cutest things ever?