Only 3 days until Christmas! Hooray! And our Christmas celebrating really starts this Sunday! I wanted to quickly share a few more things we've been doing in our 25 days of Christmas countdown, starting with the painting above. I definitely did not do this with Eva, but I did create it myself! I bought a set of canvases from Hobby Lobby and painted them with chalkboard paint so I could use chalk to switch out the quotes or verses. This verse from Isaiah was my creation for Christmas time.
Last Saturday my mom came up to make Christmas cookies with me and Eva. We found ways to let Eva help in every step of the way, whether it was dumping in a cup of flour, pressing out the cookie dough, using the cookie cutters, or - the best part - putting on the icing and sprinkles!!!
Mama's little helper! I took one of my hostess aprons (the kind you tie at the waist) and looped it up and around to make a halter style apron for Eva. I wish I had photos of our beautiful cookies, but I'll admit that they tasted better than they looked. I always have big dreams of perfectly decorated cookies but they don't quite come to life.
Sunday night we had our youth Christmas party! Lots of teenagers and lots of fun! We are blessed to love on these students.
Monday I wrapped up some goodies in these special treat bags. I need to prepare them to take when....
We went caroling! Jingle Bells - Joy to the World - We Wish You a Merry Christmas - we sang a little bit of it all! I know this isn't the best photo (taken on an iPhone outside at night) but we had a blast surprising different friends. Caroling may feel a little awkward initially but hopefully everybody loved hearing our joyful noise! We wanted to go to more houses but it was getting late and we had to get the munchkin home.
Wednesday night our plan was to go out to Southlake town square and drink hot chocolate with Eva. I made some at home and packed a thermos. We went and sat by the fountain, which was dyed red and green, for the big moment and....she didn't care at all. She was completely disinterested in the hot cocoa. She DID ENJOY getting to pet this horse. I guess it's a good thing that she prefers broccoli and avocado over hot cocoa.
Today we had plans to take Eva to the Galleria in Dallas to see the big tree and watch iceskaters while we had lunch. Plans don't always go the way you think they will though, so we ended up enjoying some Corner Bakery in Southlake. They had a beautiful tree too, and it was just as fun. Family days are more about being together than what we actually do so it was still a wonderful afternoon!
Getting ready for our big Christmas weekend!
Love all the Christmas activites! So many fun memories being made! Cannot wait to see yall tomorrow!!
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