So here's a little bit of what we've been up to....
Making ornaments for their advent calendars
They each have one of these trees (it is almost filled up now!)
Gotta have a little of this in your holiday season! Peppermint Mocha for mommy, Hot Chocolate for Addison
Our very own hand painted nativity scene! (completed pics to follow soon)
So meticulous as always
And it is quite obvious where our "artsy" child painted!
Going to visit Santa at Christmas Lane- looking at the cute displays
So very happy Cadence was not afraid this year! She was a little shy, though...
Working the I'm-so-cute face for Santa
Hugs for Santa!
He had to think a second to let Santa know if he's been ALL good. He takes it very literally and was very honest in his assessment! We think he's on the nice list though :)
Considering the current awkward photography stage for both of them, we'll take this!!
Letting Addison have his own little tree this year. We only had one so they're "sharing" for now...
A little bit of this with the cousins...
and this....
and this...
equals this.
And my kitchen is still recovering!! Look at those white faces!!
And in non-media mention, Chris and I celebrated nine wonderful years yesterday. We went out on Tues because he is doing a wedding and had rehearsal last night. The time has flown in once aspect, yet in another it feels like this is how life has always been. My life before marriage and children seems to be dusty little memories in my mind now. Which makes me think and leads me to believe that when our children are grown this precious time of them being small will be in that same distant file that I will have to draw upon one day. I am so thankful for an amazing marriage. We credit that completely to the grace of the good Lord. To think we can love another human being apart from His love in us is foolish. It can't be done. Our hearts are wicked, at best. But Hope came to the world that we might be able to live a life full of grace and pour out the kind of love that can't be manufactured or produced in an unregenerate human heart. And thank God we can love like that because of Him. I feel like we've only begun in our days together in the scope of the sum total of our days. And that's exciting, because I know the best is yet to come.
Big weekend around here. The children's musical is Sunday, and Addison has one line and a little singing solo. This is the first year he's old enough to participate, and he's very excited. It's always chaotic for me when I do these, but I love to see those kiddos up there singing their little hearts out. I do enjoy it. And rest will follow. In the good company of family. Which is good, because in this very inconvenient timing, I have found myself not feeling well today. Going to try to take it easy this afternoon before I go to the wedding this evening, survive the chaos of the dress rehearsal tomorrow, open presents at the house with the kiddos since we're leaving, pack our family to be ready to go out of town, have the musical at church Sunday morning, come home, throw stuff in the van, and hit the road! And things in between!
Peace out from the Pate house!
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