Christmas here was nice, especially if you ignore the photo enforced traffic violation ticket that came in the mail on Christmas Eve for me, a big gift that didn't arrive on time, and a leak that was discovered in our kitchen after we were in bed and sent Steve out to clean the gutters at …
Category: Christmas Traditions
Christmas Traditions
The first two years after moving from Kansas to Illinois, we drove 12 hours both ways to spend Christmas with our family. But, the trip was long and Sophia hated her car seat and it seemed once we arrived we spent a lot of time in the car rushing from one family to the next. …
Homemade Advent Calendars
Every year since the kids were very little we have had some type of advent calendar to help count down the days to Christmas. We have made construction paper rings, we have purchased Lego advent calendars, Playmobil advent calendars, and even chocolate calendars. Together the three of us would open each day and marvel at …
Christmas was Perfect!
Christmas was perfect! I hope your day was just as great as ours.Christmas EveOn Christmas Eve we made gluten free ginger snap cut-out cookies for Santa and added a cup of cider to wash them down. Christmas Morning Sophia started waking up around 4AM. She is ALWAYS the first to wake up. We all agreed …
Christmas Traditions – Reusable Gift Bags
I have a long history of recycling when it comes to Christmas gift wrap. Growing up in a family of six children, I am sure it was financially difficult enough to buy all of the wonderful gifts my parents did each year, without having to buy gift wrap also. So, for as long as I …
Christas Tradition – Ornaments
Every year since the kids were babies, I have given them one new ornament for the tree each year. The ornament is supposed to signify an interest they had during the year. My original hope was that when they have a tree of their own, they will be able to fill it with memories from …
Christmas Traditions – Angels
Christmas always makes me reflect on the traditions of my past and present. I thought it might be fun to reminisce about some of those traditions from now until Christmas.Growing up, my family had many traditions. One that I always looked forward to was the night we chose "angels". After we had decorated the tree, …
