For Day two we were supposed to watch Classic movies before bed.  But, since Hubby didn’t get the lights up last weekend, that is what we were doing after dinner and before bed.  I did let them watch a classic before dinner and took photos.  And as we do every year, the kids played hockey in the driveway while Hubby was finishing up.

Today we pushed the classic movie day before bed, which I didn’t take photos of (Parent Teacher interviews and my Mom can’t work the camera).  So I decided to use the photos from yesterday.

It has been fun so far making sure we do a little something from our Calendar.  Since tomorrow is a PD day, we will write Santa’s Letters tomorrow and put them in the mail.

Day 2:

Day 3:

And the first snow fall.

We made it until November 30th for the real first snowfall and accumulation of the year. But, true to form J was raring to go. Apple doesn’t really appreciate snow yet, but after her ride around the backyard after school yesterday she may be a little more excited when we get another drop.

I was able to sneak a few photos through the window as J pulled Apple back and forth across the lawn.

That was one of those rare Brother/Sister moments that I was so happy to catch. I just feel badly that Apple won’t be able to return the favour for a few years as he is just that much bigger than she is.

Today was Day 1 of the 25 Days of Christmas that Andrea started up. We prepared a little something for the kids that was supposed to be all in one box, but after I spent an hour setting up the Playmobil Advent Calendar for Apple, I was in no mood to stuff it in a box. So we set up the Advent’s on the table with some Old Fashioned (Frosty, Rudolf..) movies wrapped up, Home Alone 2, and some Christmas Music. We were going to throw in pj’s but I was having trouble finding what I wanted so will add those in this week sometime.

Both kids were on fire when they woke up this morning, jumping all over me in bed while Hubby did his shower thing. Finally, we were able to come down to the kitchen and they went straight for the table and started opening up the stuff. It was quite exciting. J was even explaining to Apple how she could only open one door each day to find a surprise inside.

And then, I was off for my shower and true start to the day. 6am is early.