Christmas in November...

are you one of those sticklers about "no christmas until after thanksgiving" people? we used to be... but no longer!! my online shopping and gift making and christmas book writing isn't even the half of it. christmas music is the main culprit... we just love it too much!

since we had been scratching that christmas itch for weeks anyway, as soon as we got home from madera it was full blown Christmastime!

we busted out the nativity sets and the kids were in heaven!!

it kept them distracted while kent dealt with the tree lol (he is so particular, it is adorable lol)

and of course all the christmas books were a huge hit! just this morning i read our board book version of "who is coming to our house?" per seth's request/demand =o]

and of course setting up the kid's trees was a huge event!

and then the piece de resistance... christmas pajamas!!!

on sunday we let them wear their christmas church clothes because caleb begged to get to wear his suit. and i can't really blame him. i mean, look at the kid!! 

(this isn't jenna's actual christmas dress, we just didn't want it to get stained or ruined before it was even december lol)

after church we decorated the tree while listening to christmas music and just revelling in the season's magic!

seth is in heaven with all the containers to open and hide things in! =o]

we got a christmas book from grandma and grandpa mackay so we got to open one that night even though it wasn't december yet. (and even though it was about santa instead of jesus) it was so fun to start this tradition with kent this time around! last year we opened the book at quiet time and read from the binder at night, but kent felt left out so we decided to switch it up this year. it is working just as well and i'm glad he spoke up about it because it is so fun to see the kids all excited each night and snuggle up all together to read books about the story of christ's birth and the spirit of christmas. treasured memories for sure!!

merry christmas!!!