Christmas 2020 was a sweet one. We worked really hard to get everything done and then we stopped. Just us. We put our phones down, stopped checking emails, and shared time with each other playing games, putting together legos, and eating way too much food.

We celebrated the advent season as a family once again. There was something special about it this year. The wonder and anticipation in the eyes of our boys was incredible. Each night their excitement grew along with ours for the celebration of Christmas day.

I came across this quote that really captures the wonder of what our family celebrates together at Christmas.

"Today you see in a stable

the Word speechless,

Greatness in smallness,

Immensity in blankets.

Such wonders!…

He who had no beginning,

his being of Time begins;

the Creator, as a creature,

is now subject to our griefs.

Such wonders!"

// Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, “Carol 3”

So I never forget, here’s a list of some of the fun things we did in December:

• Introduced Click to our family (Elf on a Shelf)

• Went on family walks together

• Family game nights

  • Cube game

  • Dominos

• Made paper snowflake cutouts for the windows

• Watched the How To Train Your Dragon movies

• Made slime together

• Put together gingerbread houses

• Drove around and looked at lights

• Made Christmas cookies

• Lights Under Louisville

• Watched the Grinch Movie (2018)

• Watched Polar Express on Christmas Eve with Candy and Popcorn

• Santa Clause movie night

• Wrapped alllll the gifts

• Made homemade penguin magnets

• Family Craft Night - homemade ornaments

• Built Darth Vader Castle (Lego set)

• Played Legos with Emet

• Played Trains with Abner

• Painted Nut Crackers

• Put together trampoline (jumped a lot)

• Colored together

• Family Zoo day

• Decorated Christmas Tree

• Piano with Emet - Jingle Bells concert

• Advent reading every night

• Playing Christmas music

Below is a video of highlights from the season along with some photos of special memories.

Enjoy!

| Credits: Author - Jacintha Payne; Photography - Jacintha & Calvin Payne |