Day 5

Day 16

Day 13-Seattle

And tonight kaylynn goes to see her first movie in a movie theatre

Day 12-zoolights

Day 11

Birthday party for Jesus! Then kaylynn got to decorate her own hot mug with sparkles!

Kaylynn trying on a kimono-her angel costume

Day 10

Today we had a ThanksMas party at my aunt's house! Lots of fun and family!

Day 9

Cookies, cookies, cookies!!

Day-8

Ornaments, glitter and glue...oh my

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Day 7...I have no idea what happened to 6?

day seven we spent at the mall getting pictures of KayLynn and her cousin for the grandparents! we were there from 9AM to about 3:30PM just hanging out with my sister and grandmother! it was fun, and I will eventually share pics...

Day 5- the snow globes

Day 5

Today we had a christmas party in our bible study. The kids made ornaments, snow globes and their own wrapping! We also had lots of christmas cookies and candy canes!

Days 2-4

Day 2-decorated grannys house-lots of ornaments, no pics

Day 3- christmas brunch

Day 4-victorian country christmas! Aunty Kristin was singing...we got to have kettle corn and ride the trolly! We took pics, but they were too dark! However granny and K got to take pics in the photo booth!

Day 1

Ornaments made from blended paper!

Our Tree, mostly decorated by KK, hence the multiple ornament branches!!

Max helped me decorate...

Justice for a fallen comrade

Oh and this is the one where the nutcrackers protect baby Jesus...what ?!?! You don't remember that story?

Also we put up garland and lights in K's room!

Finally christmas Is here

Christmas time is here...

We are getting started here at the Lefebvre household! we don't have our tree yet, as we are waiting for Max to actually have some time! today we are going to make chains to put up all over the house. I got KayLynns Christmas pictures taken this week and I must say she looked pretty cute! I am also setting up our own little advent calendar that we will start using on the 1st...

hope you all were able to enjoy Thanksgiving and are excited about the Advent season that is just beginning.

Pumpkin patch

A new spin-y dress for kaylynn

Thanks to grandma carol kaylynn has some cute new dresses!

2 Things

1. Anyone up for joining a book club? If so let me know and we can get started, I would love to host it.

2. Are you busy on Monday evenings? starting next Monday Max will be busy mOnday evenings for several hours. I was hoping to take advantage of the time to meet with friends. Any ideas, or want to join me here just for tea and conversation??

As I lay here on my couch smelling my apple butter still warm I am thanking the Lord yet again for the blessing of being home. So much of my past two weeks has been the epitome of what I always dreamed of in staying home. In the midst of canning pickles attempting applesauce with too-wormy apples and finally making apple butter, I managed to keep a clean home (though sometimes it was late into the evening or a day late), get the laundry done (so what if my man only had one pair of underwaare left when I got it all done!) and keep. Somewhat happy child mostly clean and well fed. I was not as graceful as I would have liked, or my husband deserved, but I did it. I feel like I am doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing with my life.

KayLynn and I have kept busy with her job chart that she has to fill up each day. she loves doing things and then checking her job chart to see what's next. I often feel that I am the luckiest mom in the world. kayLynn is so helpful, she loves to do chores and be my big helper! She is starting to sound out words and is learning to recognize some words-like mom and dad. She is enjoying the kids bible study that I am teaching on Tuesdasy mornings and I ahopaing that being around other kids will be helpful to her.

Max is working like crazy and on day 10 of a 12 day week. thankfully He has a four day weekend and is looking forward to some time alone with KayLynn this Friday night while I am at the retreat.

Hope you are all doing well.

Tea Time

She had pink (apple) and I had earl grey. We cheer-sed, we slurped, because it was hot and we dipped our cookies... I love my kid and our special times together.