tis the season

 When Grey gets up from his nap, he's still pretty snuggly. We snuggle for a few minutes and then he always asks for a snack. Yesterday he wanted to sit by the back door and "talk about somefing" while having his snack. So that's what we did. 

Matthew and I anticipate Christmas like 3 year olds. Needless to say we have been talking a lot about Christmas, more specifically that Christmas is about Jesus. We have already made plans to celebrate Advent in our home in hopes that through the holiday season our hearts will be set on Christ. (so get ready for our daily 25 Days of Advent posting galore starting December 1, 2009)


Grey and I's "talk about somefing" consisted of a whole lot of Jesus and why we actually celebrate Christmas. I went on to tell him about our 25 Days of Advent that we are going to do together this year. We talked about some of the things we could do that would help us to remember and look forward to the birth of Jesus. He got SO excited! I want to approach this season of hope and joy with the anticipation of Grey. 

We pulled out our Christmas decorations today. As we were putting them around the house Matthew and I talked a lot about how it's different this year for us. We thank the Lord that He has changed our hearts and are so excited to see how we celebrate in the years to come as He continues to grow us more and more. I cannot wait to continue to have conversations with my 2.5 year old about this very topic and see the Christmas season and birth of Jesus through his eyes.