The Countdown to Christmas

For Christmas this year I found an advent calendar at Target. I absolutely LOVE it! I'm excited to start this tradition with Brooks (Delaney will join in eventually). This year I filled the boxes with items from the dollar bin, mixed in with some left-over Halloween candy, and some special coupons (for example, a train ride at the park, making cookies, etc.). As Brooks grows I'd like to mix in some bible verses with each prize to tell the story of Christmas. I haven't decided what to put in the last two days...I'm still searching for something kind of special but small enough to fit in the boxes. When Brooks gets home from school everyday he walks in and asks, "I open my box, mom!" He LOVES it.




I just thought I'd throw in this Santa pic as well. Brooks and I went up to school the other day to watch the first graders perform and Santa was there as well.