The ABCs of Christmas: Letter Cc

C is for The Christmas Story
The Promise: Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14).

Record of the Fulfillment: But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High (Luke 1:30-32).

The Promise: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).

Record of the Fulfillment: Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord (Luke 2:11).

We read Luke 2:1-20 - the birth of Jesus

C is for Cookie Exchange!

 We had a cookie exchange in our neighborhood and baked dozens of cookies! Our three types of cookies: chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses and monster cookies. Delicious!

Random Act of Kindness #2

 We baked and delivered brownies to our new neighbors across the street. We have now met them a few times and are happy to welcome new neighbors to our street!

The ABCs of Christmas: Letter Bb

B is for Bells
Bell Ornaments

Jenni and Joshua painted bells to hang on their Christmas tree. Jenni enjoyed painting a smiley face on her bell and Joshua painted his in shades of blue and was very focused on painting his "just right."

Jingle Bell Bracelets & Necklaces

Nothing sweeter than the sound of bells ringing throughout the house at Christmastime!

Bell Coloring Page

Random Act of Kindness #1

This month we are finding ways to show kindness and love to others. For our first act of kindness we went through the drive-through at Chick-Fil-A and paid for the meal for the car behind us. Spreading holiday cheer one chicken sandwich at a time! :)

Eric's Home!

We were all excited for Eric returning home from his business trip, but our littlest munchkin was so very excited. Pure sweetness!

The ABCs of Christmas: Letter Aa

A is for Angel
The Angel Gabriel
Gabriel is referred to as "an angel of the Lord" (Luke 1:11).

Gabriel appears to Mary foretelling the birth of Jesus - "You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High (Luke 1:31-32).

Paper Plate Angel

Coloring Page

Jackson James - 3 months

 Goober bear is three months old. I told him to stop growing. He smiled.

Jackson's current loves:

 
Cooing loudly
Christmas music
Smiling at the fam
Cuddling in my arms
Kicking in his kick-n-play
Rolling around on his play mat
Nursing every two to three hours
Sleeping in two to three hour stretches
Taking walks through the neighborhood
Turning his head following people in the room
Resting in the arms of his big brother and sister
Bath time
Quiet time