Advent 2013 Day 20 & 21

Day 20 -

• Bible Story: God's messenger

• Activity: Dance Studio Potluck

Day 20 was the last day of school for everybody but Henry started off his day building the Lego advent activity, Obi-wan's Jedi Starfighter. He then stayed in his jammies to head to school for PJ day and to snack on popcorn and watch some Veggie Tales movies. The advent activity for the day was to head over to Nick's Dance Studio for their annual Christmas potluck. Henry got to see some friends we hadn't seen in a while and we got a chance to catch up with our friends there. We didn't stay long enough to dance but we did have some delicious food and listened to some festive Christmas music. The Jesus story for the day was "God's messenger," a story about Jonah. Henry's Q&A question for the day was "Why did Jesus come to us and die?" Answer: "He came to forgive our sins!"

Day 21 -

• Bible Story: Get ready!

• Activity: Charles Schulz Museum and Ice Skating

The third Saturday before advent and the beginning of vacation for all of us. We took the opportunity to drive all the way to Santa Rosa for today's advent activity, Ice skating at the Snoopy Home Ice. We drove up with the Gerards and all the kids were very excited to go. This is the second time we've been here with Henry skating (3rd time skating overall) and it was another chance for Henry to brush up on his ice skating skills. Henry was more comfortable getting started but seemed more hesitant on the ice. He loved getting rides on the chair with Dada and doing the hokey pokey around the Christmas tree in the middle. Afterwards, we had lunch at the Warm Puppy Cafe and then explored the Charles Schultz Museum labyrinth and the gift shop. Afterwards, we went to visit Auntie Sim's parents store in Santa Rosa where the kids got to play hide and seek among the racks of clothes and creatively play soccer with some pomelos. The Jesus story for the day was "Get ready!" Henry's Q&A question was "How should we get ready for Christmas?" Answer: "We can read Jesus stories."

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