Christmas Advent Day Two

I hope you are all ready for Day 2 of our Christmas Advent! 

 

Isaiah 7: 14 

  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

and 

Alma 7:10

And behold, he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost, and bring forth a son, yea, even the Son of God.

How did Isaiah and Alma know what would happen?

Why is it important that they did?

Christmas Advent Event!

Hi! I am totally excited about the next 25 days! Christmas is more than just a day- it is a season to keep throughout the whole year! A line from my favorite movie

"Where you find LOVE it feels like Christmas!"

I have spent the last couple of years trying out different advents in search of the one for my family. I came to the conclusion that we all are looking for different things in our Christmas celebrations and I am going to share the one I have created with you. 

I don't know if it will be completely the same next year- I am sure many will - but I am hoping that as time goes by I can adapt this to the needs of my family as they come. 

I hope you enjoy it too!!

To begin- you need your calender!

What you will need:

Cardstock

Dew THIS Christmas Advent printable

Tape/glue

Garland/String/ Something to hang in up with

Directions:

Print out the calender on the cardstock. Cut out the envelopes on the solid lines and fold on the dotted so that the text is on the INSIDE of the envelope. Tape or glue shut (if you want this reusable you may want to go with the tape)

Next adhere the numbers to the envelopes- you can count up or countdown- your choice!! This year I decided to count up so I could keep track!

Now hang it up!! You are ready to go!!

You could hide them in your tree:

Or on a pretty garland:

I would LOVE to see what you decide to do with it!!! 

**** UPDATE*** Day 16 has the numbers reversed- the scripture should be Isaiah 9:6****

Day One 

(Twenty-Five)

John 3: 16 

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Why was Jesus Christ sent to earth?

 

Thanksgiving Day 4

Today I am so thankful for modern medicine- especially ibprofen! My little guy has the flu today- completely no fun! As I am writing this he has been taking a nap for the last 4 hours!!!

He was cranky and ibuprofen helped him feel better- enough to get some good sleep.

i am looking forward to getting my little guy's smile back!!

What is on your list today?

Thanksgiving Day 3

Today I am thankful for my wonderful husband. He works so hard to support our family and it is the little things he says and does that really make my day! He remembers anniversaries and birthdays- sometimes better than be and is the most patient person I have ever met! he is a great dad and loves nothing more that spending time with his family!

This December we will celebrate our 5 year anniversary and I am just so happy to be with my soul-mate for all eternity! 

Love you Honey!

Thanksgiving Day 2

Today I am grateful for my two little guys- Nathan and Ammon. They bring so much joy into my life- their precious smiles, forgiving natures and trusting hope remind me that I need to be more like them then I realize sometimes! Children are the best examples sometimes :) Here are some pics of my boys that I just want to share ;)

What are you thankful for today?

30 Days of Thankgiving!

So here we are back again for the 30 Days of Thanksgiving! Each day I will post something that I am thankful for and maybe some fall craft and activities our family has been doing together- since family is the MOST important!! 

To start this month- I am going to say that I am so thankful to be up and around today! Yesterday, my husband and I both were SUPER sick with the flu- not the throw up kind- the kind where you just ache and ache and just want to sleep. I feel a little bad that our kids missed our out on the Trick or Treating this year- but there is always next year :) And we had a special visit from the 'Great Pumpkin' that brought some candy so I am sure all is forgiven! 

Thankfully our library had a little trick or treat last week so- they weren't completely deprived.

So why don't you join with me on this journey to record 30 days of blessings as we come to celebrate Thanksgiving. I have my children do it too- I can't wait to see what they come up with this year!

Oh and here is the printable I created last year for my kids to use- go ahead and print one for you!

Just click on the images and save to your computer- I put mine a dollar store frame and easy peasy :)

Hoo Are You Tuesday's!

Now I know that it has been a while since I did this but here I am!! :)

You can come on over and particpate at

Night Owl Crafting

1. Do you prefer sweet or salty foods?

 

TOTALLY SWEET!! I am not into chips and salty snacks but I have a really sweet tooth!

2. Name your 3 BEST personality traits!

 

I am very dependable (could be a bad trait too!), willing to help out with whatever, and committed. 

3. Name your 3 worst personality traits!

 

no matter how hard I try I am just NOT very organized and it drives me CRAZY!, I need quite a bit of sleep or I am a true grouch (wish I could change that!) and I can be a bit stubborn at times.

 

 4. Do you collect anything?

 

I collect Precious Moments- LOVE them and I also collect multi-colored frogs:)

5. What is your favorite season of the year?

 

I LOVE them all but I really enjoy Fall right now- the leaves changing and the smell of crisp mornings- YUM :)

 

So HOO ARE YOU??