This year has once again come and gone in a blink of an eye! The year has been filled with many blessings; and the following list below (in no particular order) are Nate and my top 10 favorite things that took place in 2015.
- Seeing our extended family that lives throughout the US
- Being apart of many amazing ministries at our church
- Celebrating 10 years of marriage
- Celebrating Elyse turning 7, Caleb turning 5, Kallen turning 3 and Ian turning 2
- Family vacation to the Wisconsin Dells with Nana last February
- Nate starting his own business as a financial adviser for Edward Jones
- Elyse, Caleb and Kallen being apart of Awana
- Building new friendships that we foresee being lifelong ones
- Caleb and Kallen starting preschool
- Joining the YMCA and watching the kids become actively involved in sports and swimming
May you all have a blessed 2016!
Yesterday we went to one of our favorite places, Mall of America and Nickelodeon Universe. It ended up being one of the best times the kids have ever had there because they were able to meet Marshall and Chase from Paw Patrol. I've never seen Kallen smile so much and run up to a non-family member so quickly to give them a hug.
Christmas has sadly come and gone in a blink of an eye like it does every year. Thankfully I can say that this year was like many, so wonderful. We kicked off the holiday attending Christmas Eve service at our church. Following that we had a Christmas Eve dinner and then each kid opened the gifts they bought one another from the Family of Christ preschool event. Christmas day was spent opening gifts, watching the Disney parade, playing with all the new goodies, eating delicious food, and of course, lounging around all day in our pjs.
Attend Christmas Eve Service
Read the Nativity Story and Make Your Own Nativity Picture
I knew we were defiantly redoing this Advent activity from last year because I LOVE it. As we've done before, I read the story, "This is the Stable" while the kids followed along and made their own Nativity picture. It's such a great way for them to understand, ask questions, be creative and make the story come alive.
Make Your Own Christmas Crayons
Super fun and easy!
Instructions if interested: Peel and break crayons into small pieces. Place into silicone molds. Bake in preheated oven at 275 for 10 minutes. Let cool and then just pop them out. Color and enjoy!
Eat a GREEN (Waffles) and RED (Strawberries) Dinner
Cut, Bake, Decorate and Eat Christmas Cookies
