My birthday started out great with a nice run with friends. As I walked in the door when I got home, the boys all came running out with balloons and yelled, “Surprise!” They had decorations up around the house for my birthday. Kent and Christie then took us all out to breakfast for my birthday, with Kelly, and Jessa too. It was delicious, and the kids had fun eating out to celebrate.
When we got home, the boys had gone with my mom when she was here out on a “secret mission.” They brought out the stuff they had found that day, and it was the supplies for a Dollar store birthday party. I hadn’t had one of those in a few years, and the boys thought it was a ton of fun. We had competitions using dollar store items to see who could bounce the ball on the paddle the most time, who could use the mini-golf set to go through the obstacle course the fastest, who could last the longest in the mini Jenga game, who could race their car across the finish line first, and who could catch the bouncing baseball the most times in the time limit. Each game winner got to choose a prize from the dollar store prize bag.
The boys made me some really cute cards, including some great coupons that Landon got for me. They all huddled around as I opened and read each of their cards to me.
In the evening, Kelly and Jessa came over, and we had a nice dinner of ham, funeral potatoes, rolls, red and green layered Jell-o, green beans, and razzleberry pie for dessert. It was all delicious!
After dinner, we started the Christmas Eve festivities. First, we used my new chime set that Mary sent to me to play some Christmas songs. It was so much fun to have our own set to play! The kids had fun, and we weren’t too bad either.
After that, we acted out the nativity story. This year, I made a little script to follow. It had scriptures, some dialogue, and some songs. For the songs, I found Youtube videos of the songs with lyrics so that everyone could follow along and sing easier. It worked out great!
The kids then got ready for bed while Shane hid the books in the front room. They all had fun searching for their hidden present, and they were excited about each of their books. Then it was time for bed!
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