we love celebrating the birth of our savior! it's a really special time in our house! the first couple of weeks of december always seem a bit crazy with school projects ending, piano recitals, and the list goes on. but as soon as thanksgiving is over, we cherish the month ahead. every year the kids look forward to our advent calendar. this is a calendar i bought at target several years ago. however, they've caught on to the tradition of a piece of candy for each day and sometimes a fun surprise activity. this year was no different. on december 1st, the kids opened these fun suckers for their first surprise.
we decorated cookies, made gingerbread houses, visited santa, opened christmas pj's, looked at christmas lights in new jammies, got hot chocolate at starbucks. and most importantly, ended each night reading from behold the lamb of god by russ ramsey. it was a little over our kids' heads, but i know they will get a little more out of it each year. here are some pictures to recap.
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| new christmas jammies |
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| visiting santa in downtown fort worth |
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| our gingerbread village |
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| christmas cookie fun |
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| the finished product |
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