For the first time in my adult life, we are spending Christmas at HOME! Being married is one thing, but having a child really makes you want to start your own traditions. I asked all the girls at work about their families Christmas traditions and got some good ideas. We'll work on our own, this is just a trial year. Kiddo is too young to remember anyway, so we'll just practice this time around.Some things I would like to do, but I think we will wait at least until next year (like the Springfield Christmas parade....perhaps sounds ghetto, but is supposed to be pretty cool). Other things that I would like to do, but wasn't in the cards as far as traveling. There are some things in Coos Bay that are fun for Christmastime, like the lights at Shore Acres, and the extravagant miniature trains and town set up at the fire station. He might have actually enjoyed those things this year. Anyway, we will start simple and build from here.
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| Thad helping with the tree |
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| Putting up lights |
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| T is a good helper. Not. |
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| The tree! Note that there are no lights or ornaments withing 2 feet of the ground. |
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| Mini tree! 5 bucks at Goodwill, it's the Duck tree! |
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| Advent calendar made by Justin's mom. Each day you add a star to the tree. |
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| Stockings hung by the chimney with care. Made by mom, who has the smallest one. |
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| Front room, sparkling snowflakes in the window. |
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| The finished product, nice job Justin. |
Awesome job on all of the blogging tonight! You gave me something to read. I do check your blog often just to see what you guys are up to. We are looking for family traditions too.
ReplyDeleteUm... your stocking needs to be bigger! Your are the mama, you deserve the most!