finn sets the table

last night was finn's first night at our house and oh boy was he up to some silly elf business.

having an elf around is kind of a lot fun. 

as soon as mr sassy pants woke up, he was on the hunt to find, "ummm...what is his name again? shelf?" 

oh, and the elf pj's were part of the gift from his cousins. they have good taste. 

okay, i will let pictures tell the story from here. 

side note: according to coen, elves eat candy canes for breakfast. i let it slide this time. 


and for fun, sock number two from our advent calender! yea pez! 

traditions

last year i made coen this adorable mismatched sock advent calender and it was such a hit that i have been excitedly waiting to pull it out again. i love starting new traditions with my own family. i love how they develop and design themselves year after year and i also love that we get a few years to work out the kinks before the little ones actually start remembering. 

well today is december 1st. this morning when i announced that to coen he yelled super loud, "it's time to go on a really big airplane!" almost son, 2 more days. 

i went on to explain that Christmas was Jesus' birthday, and that we spend the month remembering and celebrating Him. coen thought about it and said, "Jesus will be really sad if we don't eat m&m's, he told me that." so we aren't quite there yet, but i love his sweet innocence. 

no matter how you choose to celebrate this season, i wish you a heart full of joy as you create and celebrate your own traditions.