the holidays are here...and still no SNOW
i absolutely LOVE holidays and tradition. it's fun to have so many traditions between josh and i's families and the one's we've created and continue to create with our own family.
here's just a few of our favorite things about christmas so far...
2 kids + 1 big guy with a white beard = very cute pictures & NO TEARS!!
a few weeks ago we took the kids to the mall in south bend to visit Santa
we asked elle what she was going to ask Santa to bring her and well....
"i'd like a minni (minni mouse) guitar and beckett would like a mickey guitar"
a new tradition we started this year was to wrap up 25 Christmas/winter books and let the kids unwrap one each night before bed.
(ok, so this is a posed picture but you get the point...books wrapped for bedtime stories. ellington was helping me get my background set for a photo shoot)
last year we started an advent calendar with ellington and this year beckett has joined in on the fun. can be a little tricky to remember who does what each night, but surprisingly ellington can keep track (organization skills like her momma)!
each little sock is filled with a special treat or a little dollar toy item, sock, notebook or something fun
stay tuned, more traditions to come...
gingerbread houses
christmas eve pizza & pj party
Love your advent calendar- the socks!!! So cute! And your photo of Ellington with the Christmas lights in the background is just wonderful!!! I have NOT mastered Christmas tree pics yet!!! How did you do it?
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