hope you had a merry christmas

On Christmas Eve we had our last night of advent.  We lit all of our candles, read the Christmas Story from our kid's Bible, and sang Happy Birthday to Jesus.  Even though it was the night before, I knew it was the calmest moment there would be to have a special moment of worship.  The girls enjoyed watching this video while they ate their cupcakes.   

This was one of my favorite memories from a wonderful week last week.  We enjoyed special time with our extended family (including 2 slumber parties at each of the grandparents' homes).  It was also a delight to have Adam home and all to ourselves for a whole week.

the scream

I haven't shared anything in awhile.  This is really random, but here is my toddler imitating the anxious man in the painting The Scream.  This may seem strange that a 2 year old would do this (I don't know what this says about our weird family).  It makes us laugh right now and it had to be photographed.  She saw the painting in a children's book that introduces art appreciation.  We've been checking some art books out from the library and reading them in home school. At least they are getting the message that art can be fun. :)