Firm Foundation

When we unpacked and set up our nativities this year, Ethan wanted to know the story behind them. I was going through each "character" and explaining his or her role. I said, "And these are the Wise Men," at which point Ethan interrupted me and said,

"I already know about him, Mom. He built his house on a rock."

I seriously doubt I'll be posting again until after Christmas, so Merry Christmas to all!!

A Lot Like Christmas

Every year I think, "This is the best Christmas with kids yet!" This year is no different. Ethan is so excited he's going to explode from it. I know there's an age where Christmas stops holding the same wait-up-all-night-most-exciting-moment-of-the-year feeling, but right now, we're right in the middle of that, and I love it. This time of year is always crazy busy, so of course I have a lot of blogging to catch up on. I'm going to ignore it for now. We spent the weekend buying a tree and getting it decorated. And we really did stretch it over the whole weekend, because last year we tried to accomplish it all in one Family Night, and it was nothing short of disastrous. Much more relaxed this year. I love the way it smells. I love that Target sells shatter-proof ornaments. I love that Ethan kept singing the chorus from "Angels We Have Heard on High" the whole time we were decorating the tree (which he learned in Primary today). Ethan keeps saying it needs more ornaments. Probably because Colin keeps taking them off. Poor Colin was such a trooper all day, despite a high fever and a miserable cough. Doesn't he look like he feels rotten? He does. We've never collected ornaments, but we figure since we have kids, it's past time to start. I love this time of year!