Tree is Prettified!

All For Fun!

Our Thursday Night Tree Adventure

Due to the fact our regular tree supplier is closed on the weekdays we headed to Home Depot to get our tree this year as Christmas is coming up fast!

This isn't the tree we ended up picking!

The Advent Joy Box

The Kindergarten class at St. Agatha's during December take turns taking home The Advent Joy box.  Today was Rowan's turn.  The box contains a purple tablecloth, a wreath, 4 advent candles, a nativity scene, a Christmas book, a journal, a camera, a CD with a Christmas song and some Christmas treats.  Rowan was so excited to get it home.  Sidney was very eager to help as well.  The idea is to take part as a family setting everything up, listening to the music and the story, eating the treats and then write in the journal and take a picture.  Rowan told Sidney all about how Jesus isn't a normal baby but a very special one.  The book in the box was called Mary's Happy Christmas Day and Sidney requested I read it over and over.  I did take a picture with the camera from the box of the kids with it all set up but then forget to take one with our camera.  I'm so grateful Rowan goes to a Catholic school and Christmas can be Christmas.  It was so nice to see the kids excited about something other than presents and Santa!        

HSBC Kids Christmas Party!

Apparently Big Bird works for HSBC too!  Who knew?

Brave girl!  She chased the Handler down to ask if she could put the snake around her neck!

She was like Mom I knew he wouldn't hurt me!

Little Orville and his walker

Sidney's ABC's