we love Christmas!

We are definitely getting into the christmas spirit around here. I'm working on a felt nativity set to play with and explain the christmas story with. Ethan already likes to play with the animals and put baby Jesus in either Mary or Joseph's arms :)

We have been taking a lot of trips around the neighborhood to look at the lights. It is so exciting for Ethan that it makes it really exciting for us. We found one house that has lights set to music, and little carousels and merry-go-rounds with figures in them that are actually going around, it's pretty amazing. Ethan was in awe. But one of our neighbors down the street has a few blow-up Christmas figures in their yard... and one of them is a Thomas train. One is also an Elmo, and when we went by last night Elmo was kind of knocked over and laying on his side. When we prayed last night Ethan thanked God for the Thomas train light, and then he said "and for the Elmo decoration, but it was knocked over and that was so disappointing." Not to be dramatic or anything!

We also made snowflakes to put in our front windows. He was pretty proud...