It's beginning to look a lot like Advent....

I LOVE this time of year. The cold outside draws us all in to home and hearth. Per my new usual, I got all my Christmas shopping done and wrapped (and even shipped!) super early. It frees us up to enjoy these weeks. We have been enjoying the advent wreath....("I blow dis candle Mommy")



Reading Jotham's Journey at night....



The advent calendar with scripture references-


Our Jesse tree and books-






Our book baskets (we have three total) filled with books for the sesason-



And tonight, our first fire of the season made with wood cut down by Marc and little Marc out in our yard!

Charles enjoying his first fire-


P.S. Tonight I was singing the "12 days of Christmas" (early I know) and when I got to 10 I said, "Julia- is it ten drummers drumming or ten pipers piping?" and Julia said, "drummers" and Marky said, "no, it's pipers!" and they went back and forth and Tucker finally said, "Mommy, it's 10 lords a leaping!" And of course, the 2-year-old was right. How he has memorized that I have no idea. He just keeps me in awe daily of what he has learned. :)