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| {picking the christmas tree} |
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| {advent activity table} |
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{advent bible memory verses...
we are still working on these!} |
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| {hearth room candy mantel} |
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| {pictures colored & left for st. nicholas} |
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{celebrating the feast of saint nicholas...
a shoe tradition} |
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{special socks & a movie
delivered on st. nick's day by our church friends}
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| {flocked, lit, and decorated} |
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{kid stockings & handmade
ornaments made by the children
displayed in the kitchen} |
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| {christmas reading} |
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| {celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception with ornament painting after Mass} |
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| {father dan blessing our "baby jesus'"} |
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{making an offering of "swaddling clothes"
to be given to local charities} |
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| {special snacks after the Baby Jesus Blessing} |
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| {enjoying christmas yummies with church friends} |
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{gingerbread man decorating
with uncle brycie and toi} |
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{matching dancing sisters at
WCT production of The Gingerbread Man} |
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| {a surprise visit with Santa after the play} |
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| {advent week-by-week coloring pages} |
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{light one candle for...
hope, peace, JOY} |
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| {wise men still seek him} |
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| {outdoor decor} |
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{o come let us adore Him...
Christmas Eve Mass} |
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| {celebrating the reason for the season} |
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| {christmas eve cuties} |
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| {reading books by the light of the christmas tree at church on christmas eve} |
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| {making "gifts of love" for special relatives} |
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| {handprint snowmen made with love} |
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| {christmas eve dinner table} |
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| {special time with great grandparents} |
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{first gifts of the night...
stocked art desks for each other} |
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{he found the pickle on nonny's tree...
he opens the first gift!} |
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| {hand made quilts made for snuggling from toi} |
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| {happy to have super mario brothers} |
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| {sweet seats for the girls} |
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| {preparing the reindeer food} |
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| {outdoor snacks for santa's reindeer} |
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| {the stockings were laid...} |
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| {twas the night before christmas...} |
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| {a late night dance to feliz navidad} |
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| {spoiled silly by santa... again!} |
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| {proof that santa came} |
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| {delivered... 1 hair salon and lots of beauty supplies} |
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| {delivered... 1 Nintendo Dsi and several games} |
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| {sleepy baby isn't sure what to think} |
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| {wow! more stockings} |
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{HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!
... and she gave birth to a son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and placed him in a manger..."} |
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{christmas day dinner table...
each star tells part of the christmas story as written in the 2nd chapter of luke}
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"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” |
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
May your days be sparkling, bright, and filled with the SWEETNESS that the real meaning of Christmas brings...
hope, peace, JOY, and love!
