Advent

Well, the advent calendars are up and the countdown to Christmas has begun. My mum made these fantastic advent calendars for the children last year. Each one is nearly three feet long and they are both beautifully quilted. The numbers are pockets and we fill each pocket with a foil-wrapped chocolate coin. They're really impressive (the pictures don't do them justice) and I do think my mum is very talented.
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The Podlings were very excited when they wandered into the dining room this morning to discover their calendars hanging ready for them. Tom remembered from last year that each number hides a chocolate coin, so he was especially excited when he knew he was going to get chocolate before breakfast! He's also old enough to realise that you only get one number a day. Lily, on the other hand, was trying to get me to give her more coins. What two year old wouldn't want to breakfast solely on chocolate!