Category Archives: Christmas Fun
Christmas Book
The paper is out on the table. It’s all different colors and I’m asking the kids where the crayons are. “Who had them last? Has anyone seen them recently?” The only thing that Miriam wants to know is, “Mom, what are we doing? This looks like it’s going to be fun. When are you going [...]
My Favorite Gifts
are the homemade ones Each year the kids and Mike ask me what I would like for Christmas. I never know. I have what I need and most of what I want. Trips to Africa don’t fit in a stocking. My favorite gifts are the ones that the person put a little bit of their [...]
A New Tradition…or two
something that is just you… Sandy and John were in the middle of moving. Life was feeling stressful and deadlines were looming down on them. They were supposed to leave town for their new home in Texas in just a few hours but still they wanted to have a chance to start a new tradition…and [...]
Lights on the Christmas Tree
our 3/4 Christmas tree A little something you may want to write on your calendar for next year… December 19th: no white/clear light strands can be found anywhere in the US (in case you’re still trying to decorate your tree with only 5 days til Christmas) This is my tree. I needed that info. [...]
Gingerbread Houses
sweet stuff… Making and decorating gingerbread houses can be as detailed or simple as you want it to be. There are all kinds of recipes out there for making gingerbread from scratch with templates and ideas for decorating. There are also kits. You can buy everything you need in one little box. We took the [...]
Family Night Fun: Christmas Tree
find your Christmas tree. We have yet to get our Christmas tree. (this picture is last year’s search) We are completely behind. Is anyone else? Today…tonight…this is it. No more waiting. We will hunt through the Christmas tree farms and the big box stores and the Christmas tree lots in search of the perfect little [...]
A Little Twist on Christmas Countdown…
a little more love… It’s getting a little chaotic around here. Especially since being sick the first part of December. I feel like I’m way behind already. Sometimes it’s stressful. Right now, I’m sitting next to folded towels that are stacked as tall as me. My studio is a crazy mess with cameras, projects, backdrops, [...]
Christmas Chain
our annual tradition. Every year my kids look forward to the day we plan for and put up our Christmas chain. It’s just paper but on each link is something we do everyday to count down until December 25th. This year has been an unusual one. I managed to get sick on December 1st (or [...]
