Another Christmas tradition in our house has always been the advent calendar. When I was a child, it was delicious German chocolates in a little cardboard house. Stuart and I eagerly awaited our turns to open the tiny perforated doors that held the chocolatey treasures. When I established the tradition in my own home after Kaity was born, I twisted it a bit ...
We have twenty-four stockings that each hold a special treat! I made these stockings from infant socks and decorated them with ribbon, buttons, beads, pom-pons, and jingle bells. It was really easy and a lot of fun to get to be creative with each one. We've used them for about 8 years now, and the kids look forward to bringing them out every year.
This year the kids are excited to be able to rotate every third day, since they have a new little sister. The big kids get candy cane flavored Hershey kisses and Hershey kisses with caramel centers. Selah gets little plastic-wrapped bundles of
Gerber Graduates Puffs
. We all get a special treat every day in the form of a few verses from Scripture about the advent of Christ. I've tried different versions of this for several years, and I'm using one this year from
Focus on the Family. Jeff usually reads the verses while we listen.
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