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Today, the second Sunday of Advent, we enjoyed a church service with many Christmas songs, the lighting of the second Advent candle, coming to the Lord’s table, and the preaching of the Word. After this, and after taking care of the money for the church and the rest of the paperwork to the PCC, we had a special lunch from Sonic (yum!). The boys then played outside in the bitter cold.

This time I did brave the snow to take pictures of them. I don’t know how they kept playing out there. I was so cold I hurt after about two minutes. They are tough little guys.

Yes, Timothy’s coat is a little long in the arms, but that’s what happens when you have a boy who grows very quickly but is between sizes. The good thing is that he likes his “long coat.”

Before bed this evening, we lit the second Advent candle in our own little service at home. The boys were fascinated by the flames, as was I at their age. They listened (mostly attentively) to the Scripture readings and helped me sing too. I just love how sweet they are.

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This morning we took a trip to the post office to mail a gift to someone very special. The boys enjoy the post office, and the postal workers enjoy them right back. Both Timothy and Nathaniel told the gentleman helping us that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday. Actually, my little sweeties have told that to nearly everyone they have met since we put up the tree.

Later, we made our biweekly trip to our local Pregnancy Care Center, where I do the bookkeeping and payroll and such on a volunteer basis. Timothy and Nathaniel and I are always blessed when we spend time with all the lovely employees and volunteers. They colored some pictures and I picked up the paperwork I needed before we headed home. Below is a snippet of the little bit of coloring they managed to get done.

One mildly strange thing I have discovered about my kiddos this week: they love plain yogurt. (I’ve sweetened it slightly or made it into a smoothie for them before.) Of course, they come by this naturally as I love it too, but I guess I didn’t expect Timothy to beg for it hourly after we ran out. I think we need to buy in bulk!