Hallelujah!

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Peanut Butter

Nathan discovered a new use for peanut butter - shampoo and face wash! He was "eating" a bagel with peanut butter and had already made a huge mess on his plate. Then he proceeded to rub the plate all over his face and hair. You have to wonder why in the world that seemed like something fun to do, but hey - at least I got a couple of adorable pictures out of it.

The Christmas Spirit

Enjoy this video my church put out recently reminding us of the true meaning of the holiday.

Cute Craft

I made this for Esther's room yesterday. I made a bigger one for our bathroom that is similar but the letter is a "J" and is made of metal. If you'd like to learn how to do this, let me know! It's very cheap and very easy.

Christmas Decor

Here are pictures of our Christmas Decor. I've been loving the simple elegant Christmas theme - it really helps keep my mind focused on the beauty of the season and the true meaning of Christmas. I have a Nativity set that I just purchased off of Ebay that has a place of honor waiting for it. I'm really excited to put it up and listen to Esther tell the Christmas story to me.

Gingerbread House!

I was extremely lazy this year and purchased a pre-made house at the grocery store. Then we decorated it with candy we picked up. I learned a few things about doing this with two very small children.

1. Get a smaller house. Their attention span isn't long enough.

2. Nathan LOVES M&Ms! He snarfed down a few and then asked for more - again and again and again. And since the house still wasn't done, we unwisely kept giving them to him.

3. Esther loves to eat candy more than she likes to decorate with it. All day she's been asking when we can eat the gingerbread house.

4. I love to eat candy more than I like to decorate with it.

5. Nathan is not a huge fan of marshmallows unless they're covered in chocolate and throws them half eaten across the room.

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