He's Ready!

This little boy, my firstborn, is the most spirited, enthusiastic little boy I know! He is so ready to celebrate Christmas! I know I haven't even blogged about Thanksgiving yet, but I just had to record some of his excitement.

We really held back Christmas festivities and decorations until after the weekend. Our pastor preached a wonderful sermon a week ago for Thanksgiving. Wilson and I came away with a desire to be truly grateful to the Lord for his blessings, and we wanted to take the week to enjoy Thanksgiving with our family.

So, after celebrating Thanksgiving with our families, we headed back home on Friday night. Andrew began to talk about Christmas...
"I want to look for Christmast decorations" (as we drove home that night, we looked for lights)

We stopped to eat dinner on the way, then he asks "Can we go to Walmart and buy some Christmas decorations?" So we did, and he and Forrest picked out some light-up candy canes. :)

At 6:45 Saturday morning, I wake up to Andrew by my bedside. "I am hungry for breakfast, and I am ready to get the decorations down out of the attic." Wilson and I realized that he was serious! He couldn't stop talking about decorating!! So, the decorating has begun. The boys just about finished the outside decorating today. Andrew was singing as he helped, just as happy as could be. Now, he is on me to get the inside of the house decorated. He is just like his daddy. When it's on his mind, he can't stop until its done!

We had a great time with our church family tonight - celebrating the beginning of the advent season. As we got home and started getting ready for bed, Andrew asked, "Mama, can I wear Christmas pajamas tonight? And can we have hot chocolate in the morning?"

I love this sweet boy! He has made our whole family just jump into Christmas!