Monthly Archives: December 2009

“See a Christmas play.” We went to see “A Christmas Story” on stage today. I ad planned on seeing the movie with Avery before going to the play, but we just ran out of time!! Avery had never been to … Continue reading →

Days 17 & 18 were lost due to unforeseen circumstances. We are back on for December 19th.

We had a great plan to get to Boise- We had a flight at 5pm from Burbank that went Oakland then Boise. We left Ventura on Thursday at 1, got to Burbank, parked in long term parking and checked our … Continue reading →

Go visit with Grandma Tonight we went out to dinner with grandma since we won’t be around for Christmas. Avery made her a fabulous little jewelry box- she painted it. She would only use pink, purple & red. Unfortunately, I … Continue reading →

Go see Christmas Lights!! Avery has been asking about going to see the Christmas lights near Bella’s since July. Bella lives a few blocks from “Christmas Tree Lane” in Oxnard. We met at Bella’s for dinner with friends, then ventured … Continue reading →

Craft- Make a snowman We obviously don’t have snow here so we made a “salty” snowman. This was a fun, fast and easy craft. Avery drew her snowman on paper with crayons first. She added glue where she wanted snow … Continue reading →

“See a movie with dad.” Very exciting!! Today Dan and Avery went to see the new Disney movie “The Princess & The Frog.” She has been waiting and waiting for this movie to come out. It’s her new favorite movie. … Continue reading →

“Sing songs for Jesus” Today was Avery’s Preschool Christmas Show. She was excited to be on stage, sing her songs and do the motions for the songs. She did a great job up there with her wings on. Great grandma … Continue reading →

“Make felt Christmas cookies” I saw these cookies in a boutique (3 for $10) and thought, “I can make those!” So I tried it out, and yes, they are super easy to make. I made one as an example to … Continue reading →

“Volunteer at Food Bank” This afternoon we went to the Food bank in Oxnard to give our time. It was a chilly evening, but we went anyway… and we took a friend. Wendy & Ella joined us. There was hardly … Continue reading →