It’s beginning to look...

a lot like Advent! I love Advent! After being so sick last year and unable to do most of our advent traditions, I am thoroughly enjoying being healthy and able to do all the things this year!

I made a new decoration for the living room. I used a wine box from Switzerland, garland I already had, new battery lights and ribbon. I love how it turned out!



I was able to put up outdoor lights this year and did them a little differently than before. I also added a wreath with ribbon. I love how this turned out too!

Elias decided to make Christmas cookies complete with sprinklers.

He made the cookies just like grandma Susan has taught him to. :)

they were delicious!

The Feast of St. Nicholas

Everyone had goodies in their stockings in their shoes!





I guessed and was recovering from a stomach bug, so the middle boys and I enjoyed the Saint Nicholas event at Pius. (Little did we know the stomach bug would hit the rest of us later that evening.) we got our picture with Saint Nick…

Decorated a cookie (they had dairy free too!)...





And enjoyed the choirs singing Christmas carols.

Zoo Lights/Advent Kickoff

This year we went to Zoo Lights with grandma Kathleen and aunt Beth to kick off advent 2019! Daddy and Levi stayed home because it was a cold evening.

It was a super cool event! The entire scene is 3-D, and they have over 250,000 lights throughout the zoo.





The pictures don’t do it all justice. 

We opted out of the expensive hot chocolate at the zoo, and made our own at home instead with daddy and Levi. Thanks for the fun adventure, Grandma Kathleen!

Thanksgiving 2019

They loved helping me get food ready for Thanksgiving dinner! Lewis was super sweet to Elias. He taught Elias how to peel carrots and make a relish tray. 



Another year of a beauty spread and family time. 



Elias has been asking for “a play date with Jim Bash” for quite a few days, so they did a lot of sewing and talking. 

Grandpa Mike joined in too. 

Elias is really good at playing games these days. Sequence is a new favorite. 

Us girls went to two stores on Black Friday. It was fun! Most of us got new boots!

“My ninja moves can’t be beat!”

Eats

Logan gave me my favorite wine to celebrate all the dental work being complete. 

My afternoon needs to keep going until bedtime. 

We all got hit with a stomach bug...a good friend brought us soup and probiotics. 

Sleep has been scared due to teething and said stomach bug. It’s just the best when you have exact change in your purse for a coffee. 

Thanksgiving with Grandpa Burda