It's a Wonderful Life

Here we are in our living room. It's been a lazy Sunday. It has snowed most of the day, and the wind has been a blowin' too! The sound of football on TV and Sadie playing filled the living room. I snapped all these within an hour. Digital is SO fun and I get carried away very easily! :)

Today, Sadie decorated the Christmas Tree with candy canes. And before she did that, we read the story, 'The Legend of the candy cane'. It's a great book... I highly recommend it! Reading this story and hanging the red & white candy canes will be a tradition in our family from now on! I think the book was a gift from one of my Pre-K family's at MCA. It tells the story of how the candy cane is symbolic of what Jesus came and did for us!

Christmas is so fun this year, as Sadie is starting to understand the real meaning! She sat with us during our church's Christmas program last night. She loved the lights, the music and especially the nativity scene. She got excited as Mary and Joseph walked up on the stage and into stable... then she was very attentive again as baby Jesus "appeared" in Mary's arms. The real baby sheep carried by the shepherds were so cute. Sadie laughed when one of them "baaaaahed" during a quiet moment in the play. Living these moments with Sadie, reminds of the amazing Love we have in Jesus!

We also have fun with the whole 'Santa thing'. We visited Santa at the Elementary School in Stewartville and she commented that, "This Santa is different than the one at the mall". LoL! There is no fooling her. We tell her that he is a pretend character like Mickey Mouse. But, I have often thought wouldn't the idea of a jolly St. Nick going around bring toys to kids would be cool? As a kid I liked to think that he was real... even though I knew he wasn't. However, I don't think it's cool than many kids grow up not knowing the real reason for Christmas...

On another note:

Lauren is nearing 4 months old. I can hardly believe it :) She is cooing and smiling more everyday!

I hope you are all having a happy Christmas Season! We're starting to really get in the mood around here!