Christmas Activities

This Christmas season we had a great time with a couple of friends doing some Christmas activities.  It was great because Grace actually got into them this year (and Caleb just ran around).

One thing that we did was go to a local park for a candy cane hunt.  Unfortunately, by the time we got there (10 minutes after the advertised start time) the candy canes were gone.  Apparently the people in charge just threw them on the ground in a big pile and told the kids to go get them.  So, of course they ran out quickly.  Fortunately, it was a nice night for December and the friend I went with and I just let the kids play in the dark (with glow sticks she brought) for a while.  Then on our way out we ran into some people we know and they gave us candy.  All in all a fun evening and the kids even got a candy cane.

The only picture I got of the candy cane hunt:)

The next day we actually got together with the same friends. Commercial break: These friends, mommy B, daughter A and son P have been such fun friends to have over the last few months.  A mutual friend who lives out of town set us up on a blind playdate and we all have really hit it off.  Her kids are the exact same age as Grace and Caleb and they all get along so well!

Anyway the next day we went over to the same friends' house and the girls made gingerbread (really graham cracker) houses while the boys played.  I'm pretty sure that the Mommies made most of the houses while the girls snacked on the fixings.  But they had fun.

The boys entertaining themselves while the girls construct

Masterpieces!

Read Grace's lips and you can see she is saying cheese

Lastly, a former co-worker brought her 3 year old daughter over last week and we had the girls do a Christmas craft together.  They had fun decorating foam gingerbread men and Christmas trees with glittler, glue, sparkles, markers and pom pom balls.

Getting ready to decorate

The finished trees