Santa Countdown & Advent Countdown

We have been helping Santa trim his beard to count down the days until Christmas...Can you believe that we are so close to his visit?  We are also counting down the Sundays in the church season of Advent.  There are only 3 more Sunday until Christmas and Baby Jesus.  So many fun ways to make our days pass quickly.... isn't it fun to be a child?  Waiting is so hard and the excitement just builds.  As we get older things seem to take on a different meaning.  The "waiting" isn't hard at all.  We learn to appreciate every day and God's little gifts that appear all around us.