Advent calendar days 12-15

December 12th I had to take Oliver down to Dubuque for a follow-up with his pediatrician so we did a few fun things. The activity was donate money or a gift to charity. This was completed by donating money to (the bell ringers) the Salvation Army. While down there we also bought gifts for friends and family. I had most of our Christmas shopping done but Oliver helped me pick up a few more things for his cousins.

December 13th, we ate popcorn while watching a Christmas movie.  We started out watching my favorite movie White Christmas but it wasn't interesting enough to keep Oliver or even Shawn's attention. Guess they don't share my love of that movie. So instead we watched Disney's A Christmas Carol. 

On December 14th, I was working my last weekend so Oliver as usual spent a few hours with the Grandparents so Shawn could get stuff done. He went over to "Grandpa Doerscherys" and Grandma Sandy's house today where they took him to see Santa again this time downtown St. Olaf.  Oliver didn't like seeing Santa this day and my dad said he wouldn't even go up to him this time because there were way too many people here and it was too noisy. That didn't stop him from getting a special Christmas treat.  Oliver got a candy cane, cookie, maracas (which are very noisy), and a Santa cup while down seeing Santa.

December 15th Oliver went to Grandpa Chuck's and Grandma Shirley's house and where they did the next activity - make an ornament for the tree. That tree according to Oliver though is for the one outside and not the Christmas tree because "we don't have birds in our house" he said. He didn't believe me when I told him that we have had birds in our house 2 years in a row until Shawn capped off the chimney last year.