It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Advent!

Good Monday morning, dear readers!

With Advent beginning so soon after Thanksgiving, and with a wonderful family trip over the holiday weekend, I have found myself a bit behind this year in my Advent preparations. However, this weekend our home began to look and feel much more “Advent-y” – we have begun saying our Advent prayer at mealtimes, we are lighting the Advent candles on our wreath, and the kids are opening the windows on their Advent calendars. I’ve also placed a basket of Christmas books by the fireplace – even though we live in Texas, we still take every opportunity to sit by the fire during the cooler months 🙂

On Saturday, we went for the second year in a row to cut down our own Christmas tree, and on Sunday we decorated the tree and hung the last of our Christmas decorations. Truly, one of my favorite childhood memories is hanging decorations on the Christmas tree with my family, and I love continuing this

tradition with my husband and children. We listen to Christmas music, eat fun snacks, and take our time unwrapping ornaments and hanging them strategically on the tree – fragile ones on top, sturdy ones towards the bottom! We usually end the day with a “family fun night,” where we watch a Christmas movie and eat a fun dinner together as a family.

Now if only I could get going on that Jesse tree… 🙂