Christmas Fun!

We are getting into the Christmas spirit around here...

and we've got the matching outfits to prove it!

Here are a few of the things we've been doing to celebrate the season:

We made our annual Christmas countdown chain on Dec. 1. I can't believe how few links are left already!

In the photo above the chain, the kids are listening to Mimi read them a chapter from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever over skype. They loved hearing that story, definitely a family favorite!

The gingerbread playdough has gotten hours and hours of playtime since we made it last week. I'm so glad when they pull it out because it makes the house smell so good!

Each child decorated a picture frame ornament to put on our Christmas tree. I'll try to post a shot of the finished products soon.

And, after they had made dozens and dozens of playdough gingerbread cookies, it was time for the real thing!

 Everyone helped mix up our gingerbread dough, and they all took turns decorating the little men.

It was quite a creative and varied collection of gingerbread "townspeople," as Lee Anna called them.

We are reading through our Advent book, as we have in years past, and hearing a little more of the story each night as we get closer to the 25th. I'm so grateful for the chance to see and experience the story through the eyes of these sweet children.