advent: day 7

Toes, like prunes, take a break from a long bubbly soak in the tub.

advent: day 6

 Together, these hands created lovely button-adorned felt wreath ornaments.  They sat around the kitchen table and worked on this for hours.  I was amazed at how art and creativity can so easily bridge the 88 year age gap.

advent: day 5

My kids were super excited to celebrate a very special baby's birthday today!

Hats were worn, cake was eaten and sweet songs were sung.

advent: day 4

The rain boots came out of the closets and were proudly worn out to a holiday cookie decorating party.

These little fingers scraped icing off the freshly decorated cookies.  Icing and candy canes were the only thing consumed at the holiday party.

advent: day 3

Finding that perfect spot for an ornament on the tree amongst the lights and limbs has become quite a science in the mind of this girl.

advent: day 2

Great-grandmother's hands point to illustrations in a favorite Christmas book.  Reading by the tree at night with Great-grandma is a favorite holiday tradition.

advent: day 1

I recently saw a website that encouraged families to document their days leading up to the holidays.  I thought it would be neat to try it this year.  I will probably regret this commitment when things get wild and crazy but it might be fun to try.  It seems that the little people NEVER get tired of pouring sprinkles onto frosted cookies {even if the sprinkles are left over from Halloween--good thing, they don't care about the colors yet}.