it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!!

the girls have decked the halls! they are all ready for the holidays now!

here rebecca, samantha, and felicity share holiday traditions.

kirsten and addy are baking. and i realized after saving this picture that i caught addy in the middle of spilling her hot chocolate...oops, i hope she didn't burn herself!

after moving in with us rebecca has become a messianic jew and has accepted jesus as her savior, so now she celebrates hanukkah and christmas!

 we just got this little rocking chair but it's hard for the girls to sit up straight in. we wouldn't want grandmary to think samantha was slouching and being unladylike!

that mini gingerbread house is really edible!

christmas is my very favorite time of the year. there is no time like it. i love all the merriment, giving, and love in the air!!

i made this little felt advent calendar. we love moving the little sparkly star each day!

i love how decorated their bed is. by the way that little quilt at the end of the bed was made by nanny (my grandma) just before she past away. my great aunt had to help her finish it. it's one of my most special things. nanny and i had a very special relationship and i cherish anything from her.

here are a few more little things. i just got that little horse painting. i thought it looked exactly like a portrait of penny and patriot! (it's kinda hard to see)

i made this joy bunting. i love handmade things that look handmade.

here is their winter coats, sleigh, and ice skates...they are ready for some wintry fun.

now all we need is some snow!