This is the first year in 11 years of marriage that we will be home on Christmas Day. (!) Because we travel to family (2 and 6 hours) and because we didn't want to be traveling on Christmas Eve or Day and because James gets those days...
Soo Christmas still wasn't done, and it was almost New Years'! We spent our last day in Michigan with James' sister, her husband, aaaand their daughter whom we got to meet for our first time since her birth...
Corban learned Sorry! with his aunts. His pieces somehow always ended up in his home waaaay before the other players' pieces. He loved it. Grammie-Jaeda time. It had to be forced, but then the cuddles really began. Mi amor y yo. So many games were opened and learned and played. Hours and...
Our big Christmas meal is on Christmas Eve. We love it that way, because we make it so big that we can eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Christmas. No cooking, just present-opening, present-playing, and overall lounging around. The.best. With 18-20 present-openers (girlfriends were in and...
We're still figuring out how our own family Christmas will work. We currently celebrate just us at some point before we leave to be with family. Maybe in the future this will be on Christmas Day, but for now, we really love using James' time off...
The day we got home from Thanksgiving celebrations, we picked up a tree and brought up the Christmas boxes. Sometimes I wonder why we do it all for just over a month of this Christmas season, but there's something about the traditions and specialness of...
Once at home, starting with the Christmas story. Bought this nativity from an Etsy seller ($20, painted and stained?!). Love it specifically because it's a bit abstract which allows for plenty of imagination and the kids can't break it! Win-win:) We gave the kids three gifts each...
Corban got a scooter decal this year to represent his athleticism (and blatant love for scooters). It also reminds of many scooterings to our park, falling down, learning new things, beating fear, meeting lovely neighbors, and breathing fresh air. I'm sure the scooter will be...
Felt Christmas tree: This is totally a Pinterest idea (as are the stockings from the last post), but I tell you I'm committed to actually doing what I pin! I bought a yard of green felt to make the tree; it was actually more than I needed. $3.97 + $1.44 for Command...