This month the girls are really starting to get the idea of time and days of the week and days of the month.
Magramma got the girls a super cute Advent "calendar". It's actually an Ark with little doors that open. Each day the girls pull out one of a pair of animals that Noah brought on the Ark. (there's even a Noah).
Each morning they get really excited to open up the next doors to see what animal comes out. We talk over and over about how when all the doors open, it will be Christmas.
To help us out with the long wait until Christmas, we are also counting down the days to the many December birthdays. First it was Gramma on the 5th. They were so excited to open the door because that meant we could call Gramma and sing her Happy Birthday. Then it was me on the 11th. Again they couldn't wait to open the door so they could sing to me. (In fact they sang to me 15 times before the morning was over). Then, Uncle Chuck on the 13th. After opening that door, they got to work on making cards to bring to him at Taylor's basketball game that night. Then it will be Katie's and Big Joel's on the 15th. (I'm sure we will again and post it on her FB page).
It's actually quite helpful that so many people have birthdays in December. It really gets the girls ready for the big finale...Jesus' Birthday!
And finally I will leave you with the best Birthday present I received last Sunday...
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