The Wonder of Snow through a child's eyes

 The look of wonder on a child's face when he sees snow.

It makes you smile and reminds you to stop and love the little things.

 We started to decorate the Christmas tree, when we noticed it had started to snow.

RJ ran to the door and was so excited.

He just can't wait to build his first snowman and take a ride on a sleigh.

What a lovely memory to have, a bit of snow outside the window as we decorate the tree.

It doesn't get any better than this.  Seeing Christmas through the eyes of a two year old is priceless.

Today is day 22 of the Christmas countdown.  Please take home your countdown artwork as my gift to you for stopping by.

I will remember this scene, reminding me to embrace the little things with the joy of a two year old.

It Snowed last night

 Last night it snowed

and snowed and SNOWED.

This morning we awoke to several inches of snow.

 Sam loves the snow.

A little bit of Christmas.

 It's good to be back in New England.

Wishing you a lovely day.

Advent Calendar Gift Day 7

Welcome to the gift of an Advent Calendar.  I have always loved Advent calendars.  When I was little, I just couldn't wait to open each little door and find the surprise waiting there.

This Christmas I am turning my blog into an Advent calendar, so I can give you a Christmas surprise every day until Christmas.  Every day I will post downloadable artwork for you to use as my gift.

Today's gift is a bit of photography.  I love photographing our Gazebo, and some of my favorites are the ones I have taken when it has snowed.  

I have used this photo in greeting cards. So, I created two versions for you to download.  One 8 x 8" print or you can crop it to 8 x 10" on an 8.5 x 11" sheet.  The file is called, Advent Day 7, Snowy Gazebo,   Which can be downloaded here.

The other is an 8.5" x 11" sheet holding a greeting card measuring  5 x 7".  You can download this file here.  The name of the file is called Advent Day 7, Greeting Card.  The file will look like this:

Once it's printed on card stock and trimmed, it will look like this. Just fold in half and enjoy your card.

I hope that you enjoy your Gazebo in snow photos.  I have others that I'll be sharing over the next few weeks.

During the Christmas season, I will be creating more gift tags, Christmas stationery, and all kinds of art for you to use.  You can give the art as gifts, decorate your home or use on your Christmas crafts and cards.  If you miss a day, just click on this page, and you can see all the posts and artwork at a glance.

You can also find all of the artwork on my Pinterest Board called An Advent Calendar of Downloadable Artwork.  If you click the artwork that you like, it will lead you back here with the link to the download.