C made it through his first official snow fall!
The driveway was cleared and no one slipped on the ice!
The next morning, B helped clear the remaining snow before piling into our four wheeled sleigh to head to church.
Be blessed.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Advent Calendar
B is starting to understand the meaning behind Christmas and some of the traditions we have made as a family.
Each night, just before bed, we practice counting on our advent calendar and B helps unwrap the day’s special surprise.
It really is magical watching B begin to understand the importance of this sweet Advent season.
Be blessed.
Nook
When we bought our house, I immediately thought B’s closet would be perfect for a fort or reading nook someday. It has a few stairs up to the attic in it and just seemed to cater to my teacher-like mindset and any little kid’s desire for a nook and cranny hide-a-way.
This weekend, we finally unpacked some boxes that had been collecting dust and came across several of B’s picture books. Discovering the books seemed to provide a great excuse to clean B’s closet out to finally create the little reading ‘nook’ I had imagined.
The nook has become a quite popular place in our neck of the wood…
Now I am mulling over the idea of adding a dutch door to the nook to give it even more of a ‘club house’ feel…am I crazy, yes! C is quite patient, and B seems to be grateful for all the silly ideas!!!!!
Happy Monday.
Be blessed.
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!
This year’s Christmas tree search was our most memorable so far…probably because this little guy understood what we were looking for which made our trip to the tree lot and morning of decorating nothing short of magical!
We found this lot which benefits a ministry serving local kids.
This lot was great, most of the trees were upright in stands so you knew what you were picking out….B circled the area, running in and around the trees until we found just the right one!
Little A enjoyed the experience from the cozy comfort of her infant seat…maybe next year she’ll be running right next to her big brother!?!
After finding the ‘perfect’ tree, we got to watch it get a fresh trim…afterwards a volunteer showed B just how old our tree was by counting the rings on its trunk.
B was nothing short of giddy as he watched C load it up.
When we arrived home, B helped center the tree stand in front of the window…
Little A was sure to give her input on ‘centered-ness’ as well…
And then B used his big muscles to help C carry our tree inside.
Once the tree was upright and straight in its stand the decorating began.
B helped walk lights around the tree, and then handed them to me to place.
Before turning the lights on, we made sure the star fit snuggly on top!
Little A just sat contently on the floor as she seemed to take it all in.
After turning on the lights (with an anticipatory count to three) we worked to adorn the tree with the myriad of ornaments that we have collected over the past several years.
And then stood back to stand in ‘awe’…we even walked outside to check out the view from our street.
Having the tree up and lit makes our house feel like Christmas…such a phenomenal and sentimental feeling!
Be blessed.
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