The Month of December

During the month of December we try to take advantage of all the Christmas activities our area offers. One activity we always enjoy attending is the Village of East Davenport Christmas Walk. The Village of East Davenport is a shopping area with beautiful shops and restaurants that overlook the Mississippi River. During the Christmas Walk they have a nativity with live animals you can pet, Christmas characters walking around, holiday window displays in the stores, yummy treats, activities for the kids, and you can visit Santa at the firehouse. It is usually cold and we don’t last long with the kids but it is still worth the visit.

 

We also make sure to stop at our local garden center, Wallace’s. They have a bouncy house set up inside and a winter wonder land for kids to play in. We go there a couple of times just to enjoy the bouncy house in the warmth.

 

 

Two new activities we tried this year was Lighting on the Commons at the John Deere Pavilion and the Symphony of Lights. The Lighting on the Commons had free carriage rides, kid’s crafts, Santa visits, cookies and hot chocolate and it was concluded with turning on the Christmas lights and fireworks. We didn’t make it to the fireworks. I can’t remember the reason though.

The Symphony of Lights is a park you can drive through with Christmas lights. Lilly and Bennett loved seeing the lights. We picked a busy weekend though. Next year we will go during the week.

 

December also means Tyson and Lilly’s annual ginger bread house, mailing letters to Santa, decorating the tree, the ward Christmas party, new Christmas outfits and a lot of present wrapping. Bennett tried really hard to help but we just ended up with a mess.  Tyson also made festive deer cut outs for our front yard.

 

 

 

 

The pictures of the new Christmas outfits that look okay:

 

All the pictures in between: 

 

This is why you don't let your 1 year old try to help with the ribbon.

 

 

Lilly also had another preschool program. They call their Christmas program ‘Happy Birthday Jesus’. I also feel bad because I didn’t know that Christmas programs mean you should dress you child up in their Christmas dress/outfits. I guess I didn’t get that mommy memo.  

Lilly is to the right of the star.

 

Lilly is sitting next to her best school friend, Gabby.