Hustle and Bustle

So, I've not been blogging faithfully. I've always been a terrible journal keeper, so this will be a stretch for me! You have to keep me accountable. :)

This time of year is SO CRAZY for our family. However, Christmas is my most favorite time of the year. It all starts with Elijah's birthday, which is November 20, one week before Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving starts the piano recitals and Christmas parties: School, work, church. On top of those, God blessed us with Silas on December 23 so we had a birthday party for him last Saturday afternoon..... and Kent's work party HERE that night. Whew! I'm just getting started! This Sunday is the boys' singing concert at church and then of course, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day slow things down a bit with my birthday right after. We get a couple days break before Isaac's birthday, January 9.

Kent just had a doctor's appt. yesterday and found he has a touch of high blood pressure - I wonder why! He should've had his physical in June!

All that said, we so enjoy all the opportunities we have to make memories with our kids, our friends and families. Something we do every night starting December 1st is celebrate Advent.

We have two great books we read with the kids every night that really help us keep our focus on our Savior. The first one is called "The ADVENTure of Christmas" by Lisa Whelchel. Each day explores the true meaning behind holiday traditions. The other is called "the Advent Book" by Jack and Kathy Stockman. This is a beautifully illustrated book that takes you through Christ's birthday story, over the course of 25 days according to Luke 2. This is an awesome way for us to memorize His story!

Of course all of our happenings give me great pictures and stories to scrapbook and post! Enjoy!