Christmas Countdown

I made a magic envelope for Harry that each day produces a new fun Christmas activity to do together!  It has been so awesome!!  Some things are more involved than others.  Some are things that I was going to do anyway, but he loves that it is his “special” activity for the day.  Here are the activities so far:

Day 1:  Christmas Stamping – Harry pretty much only wanted to stamp with this little man.  It’s about a 1/2 an inch tall.

Day 2:  Snowflakes.  I helped a lot with this one, but I did let Harry go to town with the dull kitchen shears!

Day 3:  Christmas Dancing!  Turn on upbeat Christmas tunes and have a ball!

Day 4:  Make a Christmas Tree Ornament – this one was so great!  I recommend it.  Harry loved putting the tissue paper on his finger and sticking it on the dots of glue.  It kept his attention for probably 30 minutes!  We made a dog and a tree.  They actually turned out pretty cute, too!

Day 5:  Write a letter to Santa – He asked for Reindeer, Mama, Daddy, Wyatt and Candy.  He drew great pictures and also signed his name!

Day 6:  Second Advent at BreAnne and Patrick’s house

Wyatt made a new friend!!  It was so cute how much she loved giving him hugs.  Love at first sight I guess.

Day 7:  Model Trains at the Main Library

This was at the entrance

These trains were AMAZING!!!  Anyone that is in Columbus needs to go see them.  Harry was in HEAVEN. 

Wyatt liked them, too :)

Day 8:  Cookie Exchange with Mom (and Dad in the nursery)  Ok, so I was already going to a Relief Society Cookie Exchange, so I just made it the activity for the day.  Harry didn’t seem to mind.  He loves his nursery friends!

These are Zimtsterne.  My Grandma makes them every year and they are so, so, so yummy.  The smell coming from the oven was mouth-watering.  They are made of almonds.

This is the cookie Harry chose after the exchange.

Day 9:  Put lights up on the porch

Harry was most interested in grabbing this patient cat’s tail and walking around with it in his hand.  This is not our cat, it just thinks it owns our porch.

Day 10:  Color a Christmas Picture

The tongue out is a Forsberg family tradition.

Today we put Christmas lights on Harry’s bunk bed.  Pure joy.  Christmas is so magical with my boys around!  Pictures to follow soon….

Now, a couple more pictures just for kicks!

Matching “Reindeer” jammies from Grandma!

This is how Wyatt enjoyed my exercise session this morning!  So precious.  Tonight he was rolling from back to front and back again.  He’s getting so big!!!