Michaela has been the "keeper of the calendar," making certain that an accurate record of the remaining days of Advent is kept.

Christmas time is here and the tree is decorated, the advent calendar is almost full, there is candy everywhere, cookies are always baking, children’s energy levels are at 110%, and now daddy is home for the holidays. (Which is why he finally had 10 minutes to sit down and compose a blog post.)

Michaela is thoroughly excited and deep into the Christmas spirit this year. I can’t count how many times we’ve watched “The Polar Express,” “The Santa Clause,” “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,” and the various Disney specials. (more…)

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Today was our annual Higgins Family Christmas Tree Hunt. Our bounty was good and we now have a lovely live Christmas tree in our living room. Here’s a gallery of our adventure today. Enjoy!

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