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Saturday. Advent Day 11 and the day that Patrick gets to celebrate his tenth birthday with buddies and friends from school and church.

The most anticipated day of each week...Friday. The kids aren't really interested in discussing the upcoming Christmas holiday, but they do look forward to a break from school. Hmmm. Is that all that Christmas is?

You know what they say about the nut and the tree...well, it seems that Patrick and Katherine are also creatures of routine and habit; they stand in the same places at the counter and make the same comments. "What's yours, Patrick?" "The same as yours, Katherine...DUH." Maybe I should mix it up a little next time.

It's a sleepy day apparently. The kids are a bit grumpy, but manage to pause long enough to indulge their shutterbug mother.

December 7th - Day 7 of the Advent Calendars. Already they have a bit of a routine. Katherine opens her gift to decide if she likes the candy or not. If not...lucky Patrick. :)

What a day of celebration. The sixth day of Advent AND Patrick's birthday. Happy Birthday, Patrick.

After church this morning we did our Advent Calendars. Katherine is really getting into the spirit of "would you please smile?", don't you think?

Lazy Saturday mornings are great; sleep in, hang out in pajamas, relax. The problem is that lazy mornings make for terrible pictures; pajamas wrong side out (Patrick) and scruffy hair (Katherine). Fortunately, Mama gets to stay behind the camera. :)

Already the kids have settled into their Advent Calendar Routine...right down to the mechanical response I get when I say, "would you please smile?".