We had a really great first Christmas in Virginia! We were able to check off everything on our bucket list, as well as add a few more items. We missed being with family, and it felt different to be in a new place. But we are so thankful for our new church family and friends here, and we look forward to exploring more of the area, taking part in all the fun Christmas traditions in Virginia!
Sing Christmas carols
No photo, but we have been singing Christmas carols since the day after Thanksgiving! It's fun that the kiddos ask to listen to Christmas music. Their favorite is to watch this video of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing live at the Helix in Dublin. They ask for it every night before bed :)
Find a really big Christmas tree
Also no photo, but I forget that size is relative to my kids. We saw lots of big Christmas trees when we were out driving around {most of the shopping centers have a large one displayed}, we just were never able to get out and get photos. But they were just as {if not more} excited about the tiny ones in the lobby of our hotel. Or the one from the video Uncle Michael sent us from the DBU campus.
BONUS FUN:
Play with the Little People Nativity set
A sweet family in the church let us borrow their Little People Nativity set, and we had so much fun with it! It's one of the original sets, with the larger stable, shepherd, extra sheep, cow, and another angel. That was fun for Mommy, because those pieces are hard to find!
Watch Merry Christmas Charlie Brown
A fun family tradition! We were sad that they took it off regular channels, but thankfully there was enough uproar over that for the Halloween special, that they made it available for free on Apple TV for a set amount of time. It won't be a problem next year, as we'll have our DVD copy back out of storage :)
Read Christmas books
We got some fun new Christmas books in the mail from Grandma and Papa! The kiddos also got some new Christmas ones on Christmas morning. I have started a collection of Christmas books that I hope to add to every year.
Mrs. Debbie's crafts
Mrs. Debbie sent home some more Christmas crafts for us to make!
Watch The Star
Grandma recommended this cute little movie to us, and we loved it! The Star is a cute animated film about the birth of Jesus, from the animals' perspective.
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