Happy Advent!

Happy Advent, friends!  We have been slowly getting into the rhythm of the season this week, pulling out the Christmas china, working on Advent crafts, making some treats in the kitchen, and rocking our Christmas pajamas:)  We've yet to do any major decorating (read: tree), but it's kind of nice to take things slow; both of the little munchkins seem to appreciate a relaxed pace in general, as does their mama!  

Ev and Honey made some reindeer cookies yesterday...cute and delicious:)

Three days worth of Advent crafts from Luke's account of the Christmas story.  Can you guess who these three folks are?  Zechariah on the far left, Gabriel in the middle, and Mary on the right.  Yep, we're crafty around here:)  (If any of you are looking for a fun daily Advent devotional and craft with little ones, I highly recommend Truth in the Tinsel, an ebook we're using.)

And some pre-bedtime shenanigans in the Christmas pajamas:)

Of course, the dressing-up never stops.  Here, Angelina Ballerina is pausing in the midst of her performance to make sure her audience is paying attention.

With a kitchen helper like this one, it's hard not to have fun cooking:)

Happy weekend, friends!  Go slow and enjoy this season....