Thursday, December 4, 2008

Lighting the First Advent Candle-by Beth



It is the time of year for lighting the Advent candle again. This year our Johanna gets to light the first one. Here she is, so excited to have the priviledge. This is actually the second try for her. The first time her candle went out as she attempted to light the purple candle. So she went back to big brother Nathan who lighted it again, and she got the job done.
I can't believe we are looking forward to Christmas already. The year has literally flown by. I guess that with a birth to look forward to and recover from and a new baby to adjust to you tend to lose track of time. When he was three weeks old we began school again. Soccer season followed soon after, which was a whirlwind of activity. We are just now beginning to enjoy some nights home and the holidays are upon us. I have not baked one Christmas cookie, but I am fairly well finished with shopping and have a lot of wrapping done (thanks to some great help from Katie and Nathan). This week has been filled with running errands, like getting three boys shoes for basketball, and Jon ministering at the hospital for the past 4 evenings. Makes for late nights.
Nathan arrived home over a week ago and has been doing some projects around here like painting our family room ceiling and trying to fix his car. He has some Ohio rust on some parts in the undercarriage that need to be replaced and he is trying to find creative solutions. We are juggling cars too.
I hope to have some time to relax soon. I want to savor Stephen's babyhood. Right now it is time to nurse him.
Bye for now.

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