Christmas Fun Week One

Wow, I can't believe we are already almost half way through December!  We've had a whirlwind of a first two weeks of advent filled with lots of fun activities and parties.  

Buddy, our Elf has been caught drawing mustaches on our photos, looking in on baby Jesus, eating the kids Lucky Charms, playing with Jett's blocks, taking Barbie for a sleigh ride, going for a ride in the dryer, playing in mommy's gold sphere, replacing our stockings with underwear, playing cards with Jett's stuffed animals and this morning he was watching Madagascar in his own afro circus costume (my favorite so far)!  

 

While we have been having lots of fun with our elf we have also really been enjoying reading our advent devotional each night and having some sweet conversations with Ava Kate about what the season is really about. This is definitely my new favorite advent season tradition.  

 

And of course we have all been enjoying our daily advent activities which have included a visit to Santa which big sister didn't want anything to do with him, our traditional White Christmas movie night (one of my favorites), breakfast for dinner our PJ's, a slumber party by the Christmas tree, making pine cone Christmas treest, watching Christmas movies, reading Christmas books and preparing a bed for baby Jesus (another favorite).   

 

And we have had a multitude of Christmas parties, birthday parties and GNO's to attend this month!  It has been insanely busy but so much fun!  Thanks to all those festivities I've now been to AbiHaus 4 times and enjoyed each visit, Ava Kate got to go on her first pony ride at Tate's birthday party and Justin and I have had a few nights out together!