A quick update & Christmas tradition ideas...

An update for anyone wondering, Isabella's potty training is going really well! She has a much more positive attitude about being a "big girl" and taking the time to sit on the potty. She has had very few accidents, but as everyone knows potty training seems to be one step forward ten steps back, but so far so good.

Jack has graduated to sweet potatoes, and seems to enjoy them. His milk intake in slowly going down a bit. We'll just have to see what my dad tries to feed him while they're here for Christmas. :)

We enjoyed having Steve home a couple of days last week. The kids, well Isabella, definitely took advantage of the extra attention. It was wonderful to see her and Jack on their Daddy's lap reading.

We've decorated the house for Christmas, including lights on the outside (a first for Steve). It is so fun now that Isabella is understanding Christmas and it's meaning. She LOVES playing with her Fisher Price Little People Nativity set, and we read from her Little Children's Nativity Bible at night before bed. She is very excited about giving Baby Jesus His birthday gift on Christmas Day, though she is not telling me what the present is. I am thinking about stealing the idea from my brother and baking a small birthday cake for Baby Jesus, giving Isabella one more reminder about what Christmas is all about.

We are always looking for new ideas. What are some of the traditions your family has to remember the true meaning of Christmas?



"Yay, sweet potatoes!"



Isabella and Jack enjoying some Daddy time.



The Christmas tree.



Our mantle and Isabella's nativity.