Thursday, December 6, 2012

Wish I could wear crazy Christmas vests!

I am a crazy Christmas lady and I don’t care who knows it!!!!

I am the person that wears Christmas tree earrings and jingle bell bracelets.  I would wear more Christmas shirts,  but then I cross over into the realm of ugly sweater lady….and that’s just not good.  But when I’m 80, you know I’ll be wearing those Christmas vests with pride! ha! 

Even though Eleanor is too young to really do many Christmas festivities this year, I have still been wanting to start a bunch of new traditions with her. 

Here is my Christmas Festivities List this year:

Get a real Christmas tree-  check

Get new family stockings with our names- check (tim & I’s say mom & dad!!!! :) )

Go to the Springfield Christmas Parade

Put up outside lights- in progress

Take a family Christmas card picture- Check

Decorate E’s room- check

Decorate ornaments for the tree

Make sugar cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve

Read the Christmas story in Luke as a family on Christmas Eve

Take E to see Santa at Bass Pro

Have a baking day

Drive around with cocoa as a family looking at lights in our city

Make a hand & foot print of E for a Christmas craft

Watch our favorite movies and have a yummy dinner as a family

Try a new cookie recipe

Deliver some surprise treats to a family in need

Drink sparkling grape juice by the light of the tree with husband

Get Eleanor the Fisher-Price nativity set

And that’s all I can think of right now! ha!  And obviously we won’t get to all those things this year.  But they are all things I would love to do.  I love starting new traditions! 

Do you have a special tradition with your family?  (that I can steal from you!)  :) 

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Merry Christmas Friends!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great ideas! I might have to steal a few. Especially the little people nativity set one!

Mrs. S said...

love the picture! I'm thinking about getting Reese the nativity set too obvs she won't understand but it would be special for her first Christmas! MerryChristmas!

Lauren said...

oh my goodness...you MUST get the nativity set! Even though she doesn't understand, Elyse LOVES it!

We're heading to SDC tonight, and while Elyse wont' understand all the hoopla...her momma wants to take her! (&her daddy does to if he's being honest)

Your better than me with stockings, I still just have her makeshift one from last year...I'm hoping to get that taken care of next year!

Breeann said...

Love the ideas and the picture! xoxo

Claire said...

You all are so cute! and little Eleanor has the cutest head band! LOVE IT!

Sarah Ann said...

Cute! I love the idea of the hand and footprints! So smart!
I just came across your blog - it's lovely! Thanks for sharing!

Jessica said...

You have such a ridiculously cute family.

Callie said...

This is such a fun Christmas to-do list!