Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
As part of the Extended Educational Experience (EEE) program, Laura gets invited to different activities. Tonight’s activity was for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders and their families. We got to watch “The Empire Strikes Back.” While watching the movie, Andy and I joked about how advanced we thought the movie was when it first came out. It got us all looking forward to the new Star Wars movie that comes out this week!
Today was full of Christmas fun and traditions. First up, the St. Andrew’s Children’s Christmas Pageant. It was the first time that John actually participated and he was an angel. I made sure to take lots of pictures. It might be the *only* time he is an angel!
Laura was a shepherd. She did a great job herding her sheep!
After church, we visited Bob Evans for breakfast and then went to Bass Pro Shops to see Santa. We love visiting Santa there.
We finished the day making some Christmas cookies. Andy’s Aunt Diane shared an old recipe from Andy’s Grandma Vi that Andy used to love as a kid. They are called Oleo Cookies and, yes, they have lots of Oleo. They take a pound of butter! They are quite tasty though and Andy is very happy.
John’s Cub Scout Pack participated in “Kids Helping Kids” day at the Central Missouri Food Bank. John really enjoyed himself. His Cub Scout Pack helped to pack lots and lots of macaroni noodles. John even told Andy, “Daddy, it feels good to do good deeds.” Love that kid!
It is “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” with the family tonight!
Reading does not come easy to John. One of his chores is to read 20 minutes per day. This can be frustrating for him, but lately he has been reading “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series and really seems to be enjoying them. Not having to force him to read makes us all much happier.
The Christmas lights are on the roof! Tomorrow, Andy will finish the lights around the front door and garage door and add the airblown Santa Claus and Christmas tree to the front yard. Almost done!
