We have a family tradition as Christmas approaches where we light a candle on the advent wreath marking the four Sundays before the celebrated day of the birth of our Savior. Starting the first Sunday (of the four Sundays before Christmas) one candle is lit. As we get closer to Christmas on each new Sunday another candle is lit until on the forth Sunday all four candles are lit.
Well, November 30th was the first Sunday to light the candles. After the candle was lit each family member got to pick their favorite Christmas song. McKay's all-time favorite song started off the celebration, which is "Once their was a snowman". We go from youngest to oldest in the song selection. After the last song we read in 1 Nephi where the Savoir's birth is fortold. Then we finished off with family prayer.
The advent wreath comes from Oma my wife's mother who is from Germany. We love this tradition and love to share it with our children.
