On the Mend

Sickness invaded our home last week just a few hours after I posted about all of our upcoming Advent activities. We didn't get to go to BG Lights Up! We opted to keep our sick boys home, pop some popcorn, and watch a movie. If you haven't seen The First Noel, it is adorable. (I found our copy on the $5 Doorbuster table at the Family Christian Store.) It's short and sweet and just what our two year old needed when he wasn't feeling too well. Plus it ended up being a great kick-off to Advent.
We haven't been able to do all of the crafts that I had planned, but we have the rest of the month to enjoy them.

We ended up making our Christmas cards a few days later than I wanted,
but at least they will be delivered to their recipients way earlier than last year.

Seth thought they were super fun to make!

We have also played with nativity magnets.

(This set was bought at Hobby Lobby and was 50% off.)

I found a nativity puzzle book at one of the local consignment stores,
so we read it and worked a couple of the puzzles.
(Next year, I think the puzzles will be easier to do, but I'm still glad we tried them.)

I think Seth enjoyed decorating his own felt tree most of all. He was so proud of it. He couldn't wait to show Bryan when he came home from work. It's on the back of one of his bedroom doors and he takes the "ornaments" off and puts them back on several times throughout the day.

Now that we are on the mend,
we can't wait to do more activities!