Last night was THE most relaxing advent evening we’ve had yet!! What did we do? NOTHING!!!!
After dinner, because Aidan had made some very good choices that day (see previous posts), I told him that he could open the packages that came in the mail from our cousins, Bruce and Therese, a couple of weeks ago. (Secretly, I knew they were ornaments and I knew he would be thrilled to hang them on the tree.) Along with the ornaments came the game, Hi-Ho! Cherry –O!
We made hot chocolate, turned on the Christmas music and played 20+ games of Hi-Ho! Cherry-O! After the games, we read several Christmas books, including the newest book that his teacher bought him for Christmas. It has been the first time in a long time that we didn’t have the television on.
Paul and I were talking after Aidan went to sleep about how nice it was to do absolutely nothing and spend quality time together, just the three of us. I can’t wait to do the same thing tonight! I’m also planning it, so that we can have a couple more of those nights this week. I can’t think of a more perfect way to spend our final nights of Advent!
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I totally understand! Nothing rejuvinates better than a day spent PLAYING as a family, with no agenda, no pressing chores to do, etc.
Tonight was not like that for us, however...we had a date-night without kids while Courtney and Breanna's girl scout troop watched 20 kids from our church for a "Kid-free shopping night." THAT kind of night rejuvinates, too. ;)
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