advent activity updates

A quick recap of some of my favourite advent activities. Well the ones I got a photo of!  Not only did I forget to post them, I managed to take a camera with an empty battery to every activity! Thank goodness for iphones, saying that mine seems to take funny pictures, anyone know why? YES I have cleaned the lens!

Enzo's- need i say more?

Snowflake blueberry pancakes for dinner

Carolling, and playing the sticks

love his donkey

wrapping and writing,wrapping and writing

Yes Michael and Enzo did that to me, no self control I tell you, it was cruel. I had to stop looking at the tree and not be alone in the house. I still can not stand not knowing.

After a week that included 3 violin performances, 1 school concert and  9 ice times, we decided Anthony needed a day off school to stay home a do some Christmas baking. 

Mia first hot rollers? Not sure why she needed them?

ready for the snow

Skating party with some GREAT friends

So pretty!

One more thing I forgot

Beautiful pictures
day 23

Okay, well I forgot that I had started this advent thing? What can I say. I also forgot my visa pin number on the 22  and my password to log onto the computer? I forget on a daily bases! I am not surprised! I quick mention of are favorite advent reads.

Along with the Nativity story of course!
day 24

day20

day21

day 19

My personal favorite! Get the tissue!
day 18

a long one but a good one
day 22

day 16

day 13

day 17

day12

 day 15

day 14

we had an extra this year! so we doubled up one night!

Advent Week 2 part 2

Day 8


Here's what we read!        Lots of short fun books like these!

Let the baking begin! Who doesn't love this activity?

Whipped candy cane shortbread is a good place to start!

Day 9


Yes I know there is no unselfish good deed, but we do them anyways. This one we invited some friends! It made it much more fun!  The kids made sandwiches for the drop-in centre in are city. 10 kids + 25 minutes = 184 sandwiches? SO simple.

The book of the day

This one has a CD! Good one of the car! I also like DIck Van Dyke's voice!

Day 10

Sledding!! What a gorgeous winters day! I explained to Enzo that winter starts on the 21st. Boy was he disappointed. He thought we were half we though, even on a perfect almost winters day, it wasn't fun to think,  really winter hasn't  even started! At least we had fresh snow blue sky! 

The advent book!

A Star for Christmas

Day 11

The advent book!

A soon to be Canadian Classic?

The activity for the day was to perform three random acts of kindness.

They did it! I wasn't sure who this one was going to go. The boys went right to it! Enzo had his done in first one with in 3 minutes! Even cuter was listening to him explain what it meant to Anthony." it doesn't count if anyone know about it" he shouted! Anthony wasn't as excited, but he did it!

Advent week 2

Day 5


Back to life no question!

Today we read The Legend of the Christmas Stocking

Are activity for the day was a fun and easy one. Well they are all this week actually.

A Christmas Tree Surprise for each of us!  An ornament  to help us some of are favourite things this year! 

Day 6

St. Nicholas Day! A northern European tradition as well as one in the Rizzuto home! We  shoes were out, and yes we got Chocolate!

Here's what we read!

Day 7


The Activity, Silent Night! Today we come home, light the fire, light the candles, turn on the tree lights. and enjoy the dark silence of the season. We cook, eat and read with out the lights. Very little talking is done once inside the house. It's a nice night. We just enjoy the silence. It's very peaceful!

The book one of my favourites... Get the tissue!

The First Christmas Stocking

Gingerbread time

Day 4


Today we read The Light of Christmas It's one of Enzo's favorites. We read it often this time of year, he doesn't move a muscle when he listens to this one. In fact he is almost asleep by the end every time, year after year!
The advent activities continued with Aunt Tiff. Gingerbread houses!  Anthony's is still being constructed. The perfectionist! We need more candy, of course. He is building the house to live in. Mia made the dog houses? I think the boys told here to do that one! And Enzo - I love this one. He made COP. Hard to tell in the picture, but it's AWSOME! It has a bike park, ski hill, skating rink, bobsled track, ski jump, just like the real thing.  He is the one that loves to play!
I feel some serious gratitude towards my sister. I think gingerbread houses are lovely and very fun for kids to make. It is defiantly one tradition I can do without. WAY to messy. I love that she made them today. It was 100x more fun with out Mom around! I can only imagine the state of the kitchen. It was perfectly clean when we got home! THANKS!

a DATE!

Day 3


We read Christmas Eve Magic I love the illustrations in that one! Only I did read it! ;0

The activity this was a good one! My favourite.  Zoo lights It's an annual tradition with cousins, 2 brave Aunts,  the patient Uncle and babysitting Grandparents for the ones that are just to little! Finished off with   a Sleep over with Aunt TIff because Mom & Dad went here

to enjoy the snow and see this guy!  I don't know who loved it more, us or the kids? A trip to the spa to finish off a peaceful weekend has left my skin so slick you could skate on it. Ohhhhh,  how that feeling makes me smile!
An ever so slight kink in this much anticipated advent event for everyone else. A snow storm! It  missed us but hit home right about the time they were leaving for Zoo lights. They didn't make it. Very sad, instead they spent an hour and a half in the car trying to get home. However the night was saved by the playing in the freshly fallen snow with cousins and the light of the moon WAY past bedtime! Love those Aunts!! Doesn't the thought of being kid in new snow with cousins make you want to frolic in the snow tonight? I might go build me a snowman in the dark!