My Gingerbread House

This morning, I maked a gingerbread house with My Jenny and Papa.  We did lots of icing and put on candy pieces.  I made a teddy bear on the side of the house.  It was lots of fun.  Then, at 10:30, I had my second basketball game.  My team winned and I scored two baskets by myself!!  My coach said I'm doing really good!  After that, we had to buy groceries and then I helped Papa build rabbit cages outside in my pajamas!  Last night, we went to the zoo in the dark acause they had lots of lights - like millions of lights!  It was really cool.  There were no animals out though - they went to bed.  I did get to see snakes, lizards and fish though (Reptile House).  Today I am sick.  I have a bad cough and sore throat.  Are you well?  I telled Mana and Papa I couldn't go to school on Monday acause I'm coughing.  Papa said "we'll see".

Advent list...

You are keeping up with us, right? My Mana didn't give you the other days, but here's some more and maybe you can do these, if you want to.

15 ~Drive through a light display or walk downtown with hot chocolate as a family.
16 ~ Play a board game together while listening to Christmas music
17 ~ Indoor snowball fight (pillows may be substituted for snowballs)
18 ~ Take a jar of change to the Salvation Army kettle and explain to the kids what they are doing
19 ~ Turn on Christmas music and dance in front of your tree.
20 ~ Watch a classic Christmas movie together
21 ~ Give a secret gift to a neighbor
22 ~ Perform a random act of kindness for a stranger (pay for coffee, cookies for mail carrier, etc.)
23 ~ Make gingerbread pancakes for dinner - have eggnog too
24 ~ Read/act out the Nativity Story
25 ~ take a family picture.  Merry Christmas!!

Advent Countdown...

Hello!  My family and me are doing the Advent Countdown.  Do you know what that is?  We have these cards that tell us everyday what to do on each day.  If you want to, you can do it with us.  Here's the list for you...
Day 5      Do something special for a family member that makes their life easier.
Day 6     Watch 'It's a Wonderful Life' together with your family in your PJs and eat popcorn
Day 7     Make/decorate a Yule Log (my Papa drilled holes in a log for candles and stuff)
Day 9     Make Salt Dough Ornaments for the tree (we have a snowflake cookie cutter for ours)
Day 10   Paint salt dough ornaments and put some ribbon on and hang on a tree

That's some days for you.  I can give you some more days later.  I am getting tired of standing here with Mana.  Did you see the picture of that white teddy bear?  On Day 2, we shopped for a toy to buy for someone who doesn't have no presents.  At my school, we have a Christmas stocking and we buyed three matchbox cars for it.  Mana buyed the white bear for me to take to the fire station to give to some kid when there is an emergency.  BUT, I want to keep the bear now and don't want to give it away.  It is really soft.

Oh, know what?  The tooth fairy came again! Actually, she was too busy acause I lost my tooth on Thanksgiving and she didn't come.  The next morning, there was a note from her!! She didn't forget to come - she just was taking a break acause it was a holiday.  And know what?  She brought me this golden coin - it's a dollar.  I know other people don't have these.  The note said my tooth was very special and that's why I got a special coin. I'm going to take it to show and tell on Friday to show my teacher and class!  I'm going to take the note too!!