I can’t believe that it’s almost Christmas! I love Christmas
time and I have been trying to squeeze as many Christmas type actives as
possible into our busy schedules!
We made gingerbread houses with cousins after Thanksgiving.
Chance is always super stoked to make them and then loses interest in about 10
minutes haha which is totally fine with me. They had a great time and it was
easy, so that works!
We went to the live nativity in Alpine. I had never been
before so I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was neat! They have several animals,
including real camels, so that was cool to see. They also have a town where you
can walk through and see typical things of that time period. At the end you see
a couple with a real baby, depicting the nativity scene. That was probably my
favorite moment there. It was very reverent and Coleman kept saying “its baby
Jesus!” They sell a ton of tickets so it’s pretty packed and not organized that
well. I’m not sure if I would go back or not but we had a good time.
We chose to go to Luminaria this year. We went last year and
honestly it was kinda miserable. Too many people, and it was cold. But we
decided to try again this year. We got tickets for an early time in December
and the earliest time in the evening/night. It was still cold but it was a much
better experience. Travis ended up having to go to a work thing last minute so
my parents went with the boys and me. We got donuts and hot chocolate there. My
favorite part is the statues of Christ. My dad will tell the boys the story as
they intently listen, and it’s just the sweetest thing ever! I’m really glad
that we went this year!
This isn’t really a Christmas activity but this year we
wanted to do a little getaway. I am scheduled to work December 23, 24, and 25,
so I may not end up getting to do much on the actual Christmas day. We chose to
go to a cabin that my great uncle owns that is in Arizona. The experience is
somewhere between camping and sleeping in a house. There is a cabin but not
water or electricity all of the time. It wasn’t freezing so the boys got to
play outside and ride the rhino. Chance loved helping with the “work” and
especially liked to bring the wood in for the fire. We built a fire to keep
warm and also cooked on a wood stove. My dad did a scavenger hunt for the boys,
which had Lego sets at the end. We did a puzzle. We watched Christmas movies
(when we had power). We did some
Christmas crafts and really just enjoyed one another’s company. Being pregnant,
it was “roughing it” a little more than I would have liked, but it was really
nice to spend time together.
We went to see Santa at the University Mall. The boys loved
it! They weren’t scared at all and we got a super cute pic! Chance’s wish list
is about a mile long, and changes every few hours. I try to remind him that
Santa can’t/isn’t going to bring him everything but that doesn’t seem to
register yet haha It will be interesting to see his reaction on Christmas to
everything he did and didn’t get haha The most bizarre thing he wanted for
Christmas was some toys called the “grossery gang.” I was against them at first
but he thinks they are super cool so I finally gave in and bought some haha
Kids are so funny. You really just never know what they are going to come up
with!
We had to do a temple square trip this year. Let’s be
honest, the boys and Trav really don’t care, but it made me feel good haha We
made it a quick trip but it’s always nice to see temple square and the
nativity.
One of the boys’ favorite things to do is go through the
drive through lights in Spanish Fork. We let them get out of the their car
seats and look from anywhere in car, and now that we have a minivan, they had
lots of options and had a blast! They love it and it’s an easy activity because
you don’t have to get bundled up or anything.
That’s all we have done so far. I’m hoping to decorate
Christmas cookies this week and maybe go to the Provo clas ropes Christmas
cruise but we will see what ends up happening. I’m so thankful for the
Christmas season and thankful for my family. They make everything so much fun!
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