Christmas Things

Who can believe Christmas is less than a week away?!  No one, I'm guessing.  But that is just the reason I like to get that tree up and start listening to Christmas music early. ;)  Today I thought I'd post a few "scenes of Christmas" around our home.

Our growing post of Christmas cards.  Love this...and that I ordered ours in just the nick of time this year!

Christmas cookies.  Yum.  I used this recipe, and a basic frosting recipe with butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, almond, and milk.

We got this as a gift awhile back, and I love that it's pretty much just made of sugar and cocoa powder, and you add it to milk.  Yum.  Almost a daily treat for me these days. 

My very basic, though happy Christmas mantle.  (One nativity is from Africa, the other from Israel.) I saw so many cute ideas on Pinterest of course, then made myself just use what we already had.  And yes, I do still plan on sewing our stockings this weekend. ;)

I love that my brother and sister in law used photos I took of them at Thanksgiving this year for their Christmas card!!  That was definitely sweet.  The background and weather weren't as cooperative as we would have liked, but I loved the practice and that we got some really cute shots!  Such a beautiful family!

And of course, sweet Baby Love #2 at 24 weeks!!  That belly is sure growing, and this little one is moving in much more noticeable ways, which I love.  I can usually identify the body part that's kicking or punching me.  Love this stage of pregnancy...and that we will know the gender and can name this sweet one in just 6 days!!!  Merry Christmas for sure.

Finally, a super sweet video that the super creative and sweet photographer of Wildflowers Photography recently posted on her Facebook page.  I love looking at her amazing sessions and seeing her family through her perspective.  I also love her bold love for the Lord!  This video brought me to tears, partly because I'm prego, partly because of last week, and partly because Christmas is just special...and I love it through the eyes of children.  Enjoy!

 the nativity. from Marianne Bach on Vimeo.