70 degrees December 3

Where has fall gone off to?? We had a lovely morning of learning about Christmas in Israel and singing Silent Night. After our morning lessons and lunch we headed out for a little fresh air. It was warm and the migrating birds were chirping but the fall air seemed to be missing. Here is Lola with one of our favorite neighborhood trees.

Hanging of the greens

A unique way to dress up the sanctuary was by having it as part of the evening Service. The fathers and sons carried the wreaths and the mothers and daughters lit the candles. The children from choir hung the angels on the Angel tree. It was very lovely. 

Away in a manger

Away in a Manger....

If you are looking for an awesome yard decoration for Christmas, let me tell you about this cool place online that we found. It's called Outdoor Nativity Sets.We like that they are a great company, and their products are made in USA. We will be making this part of our Christmas tradition by adding more pieces each year. Merry Christmas!

Festival of Lights

We're off to see the lights

Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati zoo was lovely with over 2 million lights. We liked seeing the Reindeer :) We also really enjoy the Winter Puppet Show by Madcap Puppeteers. The Nativity scene was darling. Taking advantage of the 60 degree weather was definitely a good idea. 

Candy Cane Lane

Nativity 

searching for the 5 fairies

Public service announcement...... Don't try to go on the weekend! The parking situation was ridiculous with an hour and half wait just to park.

Maybe Dasher?

UK Blue Tree

Breakfast in Bethlehem

We had a lovely morning at church remembering Jesus' Birthday. The children had breakfast and then did a craft. After that they heard a story from one of the youth and sang Away in the Manger. Then they dressed up in Nativity clothes and took some sweet pictures. What a fun way to be in fellowship!

Pepper in a Manger

The Manger must have looked like a cozy place to snooze. A whole house to nap in and Pepper picked the Nativity. He's so cute.

Hands on Museum fun

Hands on Fun is great! Lola and I had so much fun with the animal spacial awareness game. We played it again and again. Then Lola found the construction station where she hammered and hammered. She was so focused on getting all the nails in the board. (Gives me an idea for Christmas...) It’s nice getting to the museum when it’s not busy.