Beatrix has a birthday coming up, and I have much to do to get prepared. Right now, I am spending as much time as I can stand each evening going through pictures from the past four years. It’s not that I don’t like looking at photos of Beatrix, it’s that I hate staring at a screen for that long. I am going to have a photo book printed for her with photos from my pregnancy with her through the present. It’s much nicer to look at photos in print and I know she will love this book if I can manage to pull it together in time. I am working hard to include the photos that I think would be most special to her in years to come, rather than just those that would be considered “good photos.” So a book of memories, versus a book of cute pictures of Beatrix. Of course, she’s always cute. Tonight I have all of 2011’s photographs to click through….
That being said, I hope some of you will be interested in another giveaway:
In recent years we have enjoyed reading a chapter book, designed to be read one chapter a day, during Advent. This is just one way that we help our children prepare their hearts for Christmas, and one of our favorite traditions. This year we will be reading Destination: Bethlehem
Authors Sharon Altman and Christine Winkelman sent me an extra copy to give to one of you. For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post. A winner will be chosen via random number generator on Monday, November 5th.
The winner is Kristin: “I was just looking for an Advent book to use with my kids!”
Thanks Sharon, and Christine!
p.s. There will be yet another giveaway here tomorrow. Stop by if you are interested in winning some pretty yarn!
Oh, and the photo of Silas is obviously unrelated to all of the above. It makes me smile though.
How precious this would be to share with my little family. Thanks for such a great giveaway!
Kelli
Neat giveaway! Thanks for the chance. 🙂
I would love this for my family 🙂
Would love this for my family.
Oh and two giveaways right now too! My family would love this adventure!
What a wonderful way to prepare for advent! This would be a great resource this holiday season to own! 🙂
Would love to win this book!
I would love to have the chance to use this to add to our family traditions.
I would love the chance to use this to add to our family traditions.
Sounds like a great Advent tradition! I would love to experience this with our family.
thank you
I would love the chance to win….thank you!
Definitely not too early to think about Advent! Thanks for getting me rolling. And thanks for the giveaway!
I’ve been looking for a book for Advent. Thanks for a chance to win.
Love to have a chance to win, thank you. Also I noticed the new pic for your blog home page, and I love it 🙂
This looks like a great Advent book!
Thanks for the advent ideas! I would love to enter to win.
What a great giveaway. Thank you! I’m working on a felt Advent calendar right now, so I’m already in the spirit of the season!
I’ve been on the hunt for a great Advent book to read as a family. Thusfar – I haven’t been all that happy with my choices. This one looks great.
I would love to win this book. We have just begun reading chapter books in my house. This would be a great addition to our little library.
Oh, my, I’d love to win a copy of this book. I’ve been wanting to purchase it for a few years now. Thanks for the chance.
Your memory book sounds so lovely! Where do you get such a marvel (I’m still in 2001 technology wise I realise!) and this advent book would be quite perfect for my girls (7 & 3.75 yrs)
Thanks for this chance to win and the ideas anyway!
What a wonderful little book! I’m due with a new baby on December 22nd this year and would love a little book with some simple ideas to carry us through this Advent with other children. Thanks for the chance!!
Our first Advent as a family. It values much more to me, now. To make the time special.
Would love this book, and maybe even more, some meaningful ideas for our Advent “chest of drawers” calendar. Thanks.
This book would be wonderful to read with my kiddos! Thank you for the chance to win.
Ooh! We’ve had this tradition as well for the past three or so years, but would have to start rereading books if we didn’t find a new one. I had not heard of this one — thanks for the chance! God bless, Michele F.
This, this! I have been thinking about how to have a proper christmas with our almost 2 year old. So far, we have learned how to sign “baby Jesus” 🙂 so this book would be a big help!
What a lovely tradition.
What a wonderful idea. I’ve just started thinking about Advent here and how to prepare.
What a lovely idea. I would love to share this with my kiddos.
Thank-you.
What a lovely tradition. Now that our son is 4, it’s a great idea to start with him. Thanks for sharing.
I love this Christmas tradition and can’t wait to embrace it with my little ones. Thank you so very much for the chance to win!!!
Please count me in! I am looking for every way I can possibly embrace our faith and help my children to do the same.
This sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the opportunity.
This would be great for our family for Advent. Advent isn’t something we grew up with but I’d love to I still the tradition in my children.
Love the idea of a ‘memories’ book rather than a picture book!
The book looks like fun!
I’ve been busily making photo books for my kids lately, too. And as gifts for grandparents.
Yes please,
I am just starting to go though the advent books and see what we need this year. Last year we borrowed some from the library we would like to own, this looks like a nice addition.
Thankyou Ginny for the chance to win this
I would love to do something similar with my boys. Thank you for a chance at this. 🙂
Love that sweet picture of your pup and sweet Silas! What a lovely giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wonderful giveaway.
Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for all the lovely give aways! Advent! Must prepare to prepare!
love this giveaway!
Super giveaway idea! The season will soon be upon us.
We’d love to start just such a tradition!
A chance to start a wonderful tradition for a lucky family. Thank you.
Would make for a great new Advent tradition. Thanks for the chance to win.
Ohh this is perfect timing. I just started to think of ideas for advent.
Looks like a book our whole family can enjoy. Thank you.