Monday, December 17, 2012

Decorating the Tree

Looking at these pictures brings it all rushing back… the mayhem, the ornaments flying here and there, and the hands – lots of helpful little hands.  It was a blast!

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Ta-Da!

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Here is a partial shot of one of the little boxwood wreaths I made.  It was so fun to decorate using our own plants!

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For each Advent Lord’s Day, we give the kids a little gift before breakfast and take turns reading the Scriptures for that day.  We also light the Advent candles. 

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Sleepy but excited!  The first Advent gift is always pajamas – that’s why the packages look so big!  After that, they’re smaller – things like pens, playing cards for the boys, stationery for the girls, Pez dispensers, etc.  Just opening a gift is thrilling in itself – and all of it combines to gear up our anticipation for Christmas Day, when we rejoice in God’s Best Gift to all of us – His Son!

1 comment:

  1. The tree looks great! And all the little elves are pretty cute too.

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