Advent Activities- Two Lo's and a Tan: Advent 2013 Day 24 & 25

Day 24 -

Bible Story: The Light of the Whole World & The King of all Kings

Activity: Christmas Eve Service

Day 24 was a low key day and we took it easy with the activities on the eve of Christmas. Henry opened the last Lego panel and finished putting together Santa Jango Fett and then spent some time playing with his Christmas Star Wars Lego set now that it was complete. In the evening, we attended Christmas eve service at PBCC to sing Christmas carols and watch both a traditional and a modern reenactment of the birth narrative. Henry got a kick out of the children performing in the play and sang along to Noel, the only song he recognized from the carols. The Jesus story for the day was "The Light of the Whole World," a story of Christ's birth as shared with the shepherds and "The Kind of All Kings," the journey of the three wise men to give praise to the birth of the King.

Day 25 -

Activity: Sharing presents with family

Christmas day is here! We wake up excited and ready dive into the mountain of presents underneath the tree. We open some at home and marvel and delight at our friends and families generosity and thoughtfulness. Henry gets a big surprise outside when he discovers his very own electric car hidden outside in the side yard. He'd been saving his dojo points for a while but couldn't get enough. But because he spent a lot of his own "money" to buy things for kids in need, Mama and Dada Claus decided to gift him with the car he wanted afterall. After breakfast, we head over to Aidan's house to see Uncle Juan, Auntie Veronica, Gung Gung and Pau Pau. We gather to open gifts, hang out and cook a delicious Tan holiday treat: Amoy pancakes (and some dumplings as appetizers and egg custards for dessert). It's a relaxing day of just enjoying one another's company and the togetherness it brings as we share the day as family. Aidan and Henry have lots of silly fun with their new toys and each other.