Lighting the Advent Candles
Greetings to all.
The last Sunday in November we were asked if we as a family wanted to light the Advent Wreath at one of the services. We checked our calendar and agreed on the 16th.
This was the nudge I needed. I have been wanting to get Xavier some formal attire for occasions such as this. Also, Xavier has a formal school Christmas program this coming Tuesday which asks for Sunday best attire.
This past Saturday, Xavier and I planned on shipping a box of gifts to his Aunt Kathy, hitting the stores for him to shop for Mom's birthday gift and to pick out a card.
Also on my agenda was hunting for nice formal attire for him.
Before leaving, we asked Rebecca if she wanted to come along, or would she enjoy some alone time. She chose family time. We hopped into the car and headed out. Of course, this nixed the shopping for birthday gifts and cards part of the plan.
It was nice to have Rebecca along, and more fun. Plus, she knew the places to shop for children's clothes (I had zero idea what stores to shop or where those stores might be).
We found a shirt, vest and bow tie quickly. After purchasing these, we found dress shoes in the first shoe store we visited.
Sunday morning, and wow! Xavier looks good in formal wear.
So, at church, all of use gussied up, we walked to the altar as part of the procession. Xavier and Rebecca in their Santa hats lit the candles while I read the Scripture.
After the service, we had the Ogden Family Christmas photo taken by a friend.