Day 4 - Make Christmas Goodies with Mom
I forgot to take a picture of him helping me, but I chose a simple one - Pretzel Hugs. He did okay, but the only part he really enjoyed was setting the hugs on the pretzels, and once I put them in the oven he disappeared.
Day 5 - Buy a Gift to Give Away
We went and bought our Angel Tree gifts, and today we brought them back to church so they could be delivered. No picture of that, but here's some colored ice he made with Grandma:
Day 6 - Visit Great-Grandpa DG and Great-Grandpa VV
Both Henry and Great-Grandpa were impressed by the three Hubers Lumber hats.
Day 7: Have Grandpa & Grandma H and Grandpa & Grandma VM Over for Supper
This was one of the highlights last year, and this year was no different. I had Henry make the phone calls to invite them over when we got home at noon (I had arranged the date in advance!), and the calls were short and to the point. :)
He got to lick out the bowl of whipped cream, which is never disappointing.
And Henry made sure they played down stairs with him after supper.
Day 8: Visit the Nursing Home and Hand out Treats
We had made extra candy cane reindeer and went to pass them out. Henry did pretty good - only two really wanted us to stay and sit down (which wasn't an option with Henry!). One guy was pretty interesting, but the last one we stopped by was where we ran into problems. Henry was ready to go, and I had said this was our last one, but the poor lady was confused and thought we were someone she knew and REALLY wanted Henry to come say hi and sit by her. Not much I could do about that, though.
Day 9: Make a Snowman Ornament
We actually did this the next day, because Friday we went shopping with Rachel.
This was kind of fun - because I gave up my plan! I enjoy crafts, but I want them to turn out and therefore have a hard time letting Henry do his own thing. So instead of making an ornament where I would want them to look "just right," I got out the construction paper and let him paint however he wanted. He thought it was hilarious that I painted his hand.
Day 10: Make Treats for Friends
We skipped this - we did the snowman painting instead, and we have the candy cane reindeer done. I had an idea to go with it, but it just wasn't necessary and didn't sound fun at the time.
While we were shopping with Rachel, we drove through Falls Park to look at the lights before heading home. Henry saw a "raining tree" and we had to park the car so he could get out and look at it closer. We ended up running all over and he had to touch some lights, and he wanted to roll down a big hill - I was freezing and it was pretty close to the water so I put a nix on that idea.
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