Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours!!

Books! Books! Books!

The Christmas season is our favorite for our family. We have many traditions and activities that make it fun and special. One of our favorite things to do at the beginning of December is wrap up Christmas books for the children to open every few days. The Children get so excited as they anticipate their new (or previously loved) books. Each child gets a turn and then we usually sit down and either myself or my hubby reads them the story. Our older children are now at the stage that they like reading to their younger siblings too and often I will find them snuggled on the couch reading the same book over and over again!

We have a few favorites too! I try to buy at least one book per year and add it to our family collection which only comes out at Christmastime. I think my personal favorite is "Room for a Little One" and the message behind it is touching and beautiful.

Another funny one is the Humphrey the camel book. We found it at our local Christian bookstore a few years back and it has been read soo many times.

Simple traditions like this are what memories are made of. Thought I'd share s few of ours with you all. May you be blessed this holiday season as you enjoy family traditions and make new ones for years to come!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Advent Season

Christmas Season is a full-out month long event here. This year we have started to celebrate Advent more consistently than in years past. Each night we gather the children around and dear hubby opens our time in prayer. We each take turns reading from our family Advent devotional book. The children enjoy when we light the candles and sing a few hymns or carols. We have noticed that each child is eager to participate and has great input to share. Something so special about the anticipation of Christmas and the true meaning of the season!