It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Eeek I'm so excited about Christmas this year! I think as my children get older, my sense of anticipation for celebrating with them gets stronger. This has been the first year where we have has lots of Christmas related activities to go to: a preschool concert, preschool party, toddler group party and church nativity play.

Chloe takes the performances very seriously. She has loved rehearsing and coming home, telling me importantly all the songs she has to learn. At the preschool concert we could hear her singing all the way at our seats in the back.

When you have preschool children it does feel a bit like you learn about Christmas with them every year. At this age they can't remember a year ago and so the magic is fresh again every year. I really love love love seeing the Christmas lights, the tree, the carols, the parties etc through Chloe's eyes. And most importantly teaching her about Jesus' birth and the meaning behind her nativity play at church.

Of course I'm not forgetting that it is Livia's first Christmas either. For her, I'm just excited by all the time with family and getting to play with lots of different people. Oh and eating Christmas dinner for the first time! 

Ahh Christmas is the best!

Thank you Jesus for this special time celebrating your birth. I pray that as my girls grow up they will take in the real meaning behind Christmas and not get lost in the tinsel, Rudolph and dressing up. May our family always honour you first.