Its Beginning to Look a lot Like...

We decided to avoid the threat of getting caught in any snow storms while chopping down our family Christmas tree this year, we have heard that the forests of Fort Worth can be especially dangerous... So we drove to The Home Depot to pick out a tree that had already been cut...of course we had to capture B picking out his first tree...please notice C's foot attire (only in Texas) and the look of excitement on B's face as he rides in the orange shopping cart.

My mom sent this advent calendar for our family to enjoy each year...since we haven't picked out a stocking for B yet, we decided to hang the calendar from our mantel...it will be fun when B is really able to understand the meaning of Advent. We counted down the days till Christmas when I was growing up...I have some sweet memories of different Advent traditions our family made together...it is so fun to create new traditions for our little family...

This is our humble little tree all decorated...I decorated the tree while C and B cheered me on...really, C wrangled B and prevented him from putting ornaments and lights in his mouth. C made some cider to enjoy as we decorated...the night provided some sweet family time. C is working on a making a manger to place next to the tree. We really want Christ to the focus of our family's Christmas traditions. Our hope is to place all of our gifts under the manger because Christ is our ultimate gift!

(The lone gift is actually C's gift to me...I want to give him props for having the gift purchased and wrapped before December 1st! The anticipation of what is inside will only continue to increase!)