It's so much fun to watch Joshua discover all the Christmas excitement this year! We enter stores and he wants to see the Christmas trees, he wants to find lights decorating people's houses as we drive around, and he was thrilled to see his nativity set again. I have always thought that children get the most out of Christmas as they seem to notice all the little things this special holiday brings and now I get to see that first hand as Joshua experiences his third Christmas. I must admit Advent and Christmas are my most favorite time of the year, minus the snowy, cold weather. My hope this season is to cherish all the little things such as lighting the Advent candles, cutting down our tree and decorating it together as a family, celebrating Saint Nicholas Day and reading the stories in the Bible about Jesus' birth and the events leading up to that special day. So to help make this change in seasons more apparent to Joshua we ushered out the pumpkin and scarecrow from his room and brought in a miniature tree that we decorated with lights and ornaments together today. A perfect way to start off this holiday season!
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What an exciting time of year, it gets more exciting the older they get. As a huge block of time is difficult for me to come by, the kids and I got one box of decorations out today and just put those around. It's so different with Nicholas and Gabrielle actually giving input. We made a game out of it, and when Paul got home he had to find 15 Christmas decorations spread throughout the house. They thought it was so fun!
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