Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Month by Month: December + Advent 2018

EKA Christmas

Make Cookies
I bought a box of the reindeer sugar cookies early in the month. We enjoyed them as dough and baked.

Morganton Christmas Parade


Mail Christmas Cards


Make and Take Gifts to the Neighbors

Youth Leaders Christmas Party
The staff hosted one big party for all of the volunteers in the church this year.
It was very nice and a lot of fun!


Starbucks Date
Jennie lives literally next door to a Starbucks. Stephen got me hot chocolate each morning while he waited on me to finish getting ready.

Make Ornaments
My sweet Chloe Grace's handprint.

Wrap Presents

Take Truett for a Walk Downtown
We didn't technically make it downtown, but I'm pretty sure Truett's walk in the snow around the neighborhood was his favorite walk of all time.


Watch a Christmas Movie
We watched a lot of Christmas movies.

Breakfast for Dinner
We had breakfast for dinner when we did Christmas with Stephen's side of the family.

Drive Walk around and look at Christmas Lights

Mexican Date Night
We had several of these!

Go to NYC


Chick-Fil-A Date
Thank you snow days for allowing me to eat lunch like a normal person!

Take Chloe to see Santa

Christmas Eve



Merry Christmas
All 5 rounds!
Round 1: Stephen's side of the family 

Round 2: My mom's side of the family 

Round 3: My family

Round 4: Christmas morning at home
Round 5: My dad's side of the family

Some December bonuses included:
Snow

Door Decorating Contest at School-My students came up with the design and did it all.

A CCF/App reunion with some college friends



Stephen preached

Lunch with the Coulters

Our few advent activities that didn't happen this year:
We usually make our Favorite Christmas Snack and Camp Out in front of the Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve. When Christmas Eve rolled around, I asked Stephen if he really wanted to camp out. We both agreed it's a lot of work and decided to just sleep in our own bed. I think we're officially old and lame. I do plan on bringing this one back when Chloe is a little older and can camp out with us.

The snow canceled our Small Group Christmas Party and our Daniel Boone Inn Double Date Night, but we plan on making both of these happen in January.

We didn't get around to Trying a New Recipe or going on a Horse Drawn Carriage Ride. I was really hoping we could make the carriage ride happen in Central Park, but it didn't work out. We weren't home or free any Friday or Saturday night in December to do the ones in Downtown Morganton.

2018, you were fun!
2019, here we go!

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