Happy New Year 2012

What a beautiful New Years Day it is here.  I took the boys to the park and now I have the windows open.
Here are some things I have pinned to help with some New Years Resolutions

Family Time

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Getting organized

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Exercise

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Meal Planning

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I can't remember where I saw this idea but I like it....
Instead of making one or two resolutions, make 12. Work on one a month.
What resolutions have you made this year?

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flying practice

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made themselves into snow globes from the snow globe kit packaging. 

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checking the chiminey for Santa

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ice skating

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elf donuts

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Do you remember what I told you was the reason why I came to visit you? It was to remind you about the birth of Jesus and to remember to keep Jesus as the focus this season. So lets do a fun activity to help us remember.

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Let’s try and memorize a verse about the story of Jesus.

Isaiah 9:6 “God has given a son to us” 

Do you think you can memorize that Noah?

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Here’s the next part of the story…

One night Joseph had a dream. An angel warned him that Jesus was in great danger. Mary, Joseph and Jesus left Bethlehem at once and after a long journey to Egypt they reached their home in Nazareth, safe at last.

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Here is more of the story…

The wise men brought Jesus three gifts. They brought him gold, frankincense, and myrh. Then the wise men left and went back to their own country knowing that they had seen the child that would one day save all people.

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Ok I am going to tell you a little bit more of the story of baby Jesus …

After baby Jesus was born there was some shepherds looking after their sheep on the hills near Bethlehem.  Suddenly the sky shone bright with light.  Don’t be scared, said an angel, “Go to Bethlehem, there you will a baby who is Christ the Lord.”

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We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup. Syrup gives us energy. We found the syrup and had some so we can stay awake and watch movies with you on the way home.

Here is the next part of the story of Jesus…

The wise men kept following the star and at last they stopped over Bethlehem.  The wise men found Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.  They knelt down in front of Jesus and gave him presents that they had brought him. 

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Speaking of Jesus here is some more of the story…

The wise men soon started on a very long journey, watching and following the star every night.  They came to the great city of Jerusalem.  They asked about the new ruler but they were told to go on.

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We went on a trip so the elves were hiding in the car. They wanted to go too.

Ok here is the next part of the story…

Far away, some wise men saw a very bright star in the sky.  They knew that something very important had happened.  They decided it meant a new ruler had been born and they must go and find him

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Here is the next part of the story…

The shepherds ran to Bethlehem. They soon found the stable.  They went and knelt down in front of the baby.  They told Mary what the angle had said.  Then they went out and told everyone they met about Jesus.

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Today the boys woke up and found the elves had being playing with their cars.

Let’s continue on with the story. Of the birth of Jesus…

Mary and Joseph are in Bethlehem and it is very crowded. All the rooms were taken. At last they found a stable and Joseph made a bed out of hay for Mary. There were animals all around them. I bet it was stinky in there. What do you think Noah? Mary and Joseph started preparing for baby Jesus to be born.

Jingle and Jangle

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This moring the boys found the elves had made a fort and were reading Christmas books.

I have to tell you more of the story…Do you remember what part of the story we left off at from yesterday?

So Mary and Joseph became husband and wife. They had to go register for their taxes. Back then they did not have cars. So Mary and Joseph loaded all their stuff up and rode a donkey into town. They took food with them and clothes for the baby. The long journey lasted days and they walked most of the way. When they reached Bethlehem it was full of people and Mary and Joseph could not find anywhere to sleep.

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Today the boys woke up and found the elves riding around on the fire truck.

Let me continue with our story…

Mary was nervous about being a mom but she trusted in God. She was going to get married to a man named Joseph. He was a carpenter,that means he built tables and chairs out of wood. She told him about seeing the angel Gabriel and what he told her about the baby in her belly. Joseph was confused. Then he had a dream when he was sleeping one night. In his dream God told him that what Mary was saying was the truth. So Joseph trusted God that he should have Mary be his wife and be Jesus’ daddy here on earth.

Jingle and Jangle

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