Well, my computer died last weekend. Luckily, (1) my pictures were almost all backed up and what wasn't is still on my camera's card, (2) Matthew's mom was already planning on bringing us her old computer when she comes up for Christmas, and (3) her husband thinks he knows what happened to the computer, and he thinks he can pull stuff off the hard drive for us. So, it's not so bad, just not so fun being without a computer for 2 weeks. I'm barrowing my mom's laptop for the night so I can finish up some Christmas projects I was in the middle of, and I thought I'd update the blog too. :)
I was planning on blogging our advent activites this year, I've actually been pretty good about taking pictures most days, but I'll have to add those later. Here's a little recap though...
1- Letters to Santa: I'm not sure the kids ever finished those... Are my kids the only ones who ask for totally random stuff on their lists? R asked for toy snow and surf boards. They just look around the room and write down weird things they've never even heard of before.
2- Group and Gift Exchange: Lots of fun! The kids all got great presents that they're really enjoying. M even planned her outfit for the next day around the purple mittens she was given.
3- Address and Mail Cards: They actually were a big help and didn't complain at all. My favorite quote of the night was from R (who was in charge of stamps and address lables), "I feel like I'm working at a post office." :)
4- Christmas Tea/R at Grandpa's: Both were fun. The girls were so cute at the tea.
5- Decorate Tree: I let the kids do most of it (I just moved around the clumped up ornaments).
6- Scavenger Hunt: fun as always
7- Gingerbread house: I pulled out all the leftover Easter candy (yes, we still had Easter candy) and let the kids completely cover it. They had fun.
8- Read a Christmas Book: Not a huge hit, but I liked that it was pretty quick and easy. :)
So, there's the short of it. I'm off to catch up on some decorating blogs before I have to give the computer back.
