We have done lots of Pre-Christmas celebrations!
We started by decorating our house - it's always hard in a new house because we had to come up with new places to put everything! Believe it or not, the tree hasn't been too much of a distraction for Connor - we thought for sure he would be pulling off ornaments all month but he enjoys looking at it and demands that the lights be on - "lights ON!!!" he says!
One day, Connor and I ventured down to Lenox Mall in Buckhead to ride the famous Macy's Pink Pig with some friends. My mom always tells me that she would take my siblings there every year (I wasn't born yet when they lived here) and they loved it. I learned that it has evolved a lot through the years and is now in a big pink tent outside Macy's and is a short train ride on a giant pink pig. Connor (with his new obsession with planes, trains, and automobiles) loved it! We even rode it twice :)
Our church has an annual Christmas event called "Christmas Packages" which involves pretty much any Christmas activity you can think of. Connor mostly loved the cookies, petting zoo, and train station! At the nativity petting zoo, we had to keep reminding him to not hit the animals, but pet them gently - what a hard concept for him!
Grandma Linda and Grandpa Ed hosted their 4th annual "Cookie Baking Day" on the same day so we had fun hanging out with friends and family and baking/decorating a LOT of cookies!
Here's also a photo of Connor attempting to help me make some cookie dough - he wasn't a fan of the adult apron I tried to fit on him...
Our couples Bible study group also had a Christmas party - which, of course, was a blast! We went home with a "lovely" snowman lotion bottle from the White Elephant gift exchange!
Last, before our upcoming trip to MN, we decorated a Gingerbread House with some friends! It was pretty hilarious to see a 20- and 23-month old decorate it - without eating the candy :)
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We hope you and your family have a fantastic Christmas and New Year!
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