It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

The kids (including me...a kid at heart) are really enjoying the sights, sounds, tastes, and activities of the season. Not only are we having fun with making gingerbread houses (or graham cracker houses at least!) and putting up decorations in our home, but I'm also loving being able to witness Grace's understanding of the true meaning of Christmas! She absolutely loves to hear the story of Christ's birth. She also frequently acts it out. At least once a day she comes up to me and says, "Come visit baby Jesus and bring Him a present." So we find something to bring Him, and make the "journey" to the playroom where she has one of her baby dolls bundled up, lying in a manger.

Pickles are for the Birds

As I was preparing tuna and pickle sandwiches for lunch today, Grace stared at the big pickle jar for a moment and then said, "Mom, did you know that pickles come from birds?!" I gave her a questioning look and she said, "See!" and pointed to the picture on the jar!

Getting Our Christmas Tree

Last night we went on a family outing to get our Christmas tree. The girls had a fun time walking through the rows of evergreens. After picking out our tree we went to a neighborhood known for it's amazing light displays and walked around. This neighborhood has an elevated mini Santa train that goes around the court. It was fun to see. As Grace paused in front of a dancing Santa decoration while on our walk , she looked up at Aaron and said, "this is the best night!" Eve's favorite word of the night was "cocoa!" And of course we went home afterwards and had some!

Photo Shoot

Here are some of the fabulous pictures Julyssa took of our family when we visited her last weekend. I think she did an amazing job...I love them!

Weekend with Olivia

My niece Olivia came to stay with us this weekend while my brother and sister-in-law went up to Sacramento to take part in a marathon. We had a lot of fun with an extra girl around! Olivia was so helpful to me, and the girls just loved playing with her.

The girls snuggling up with popcorn to watch Hairspray

In the car on our way to "Journey to Bethlehem" (it's an Christmas event that a local community church puts on this time of year in which you go on a walking "journey" to see a live Nativity scene...along the way you encounter the Roman soldiers, the wise men, shepherds, and the angel. It's pretty neat...but it was oh so cold!)