Well our tree and decorations are mostly up in the house and I am hoping that I will be able to finish the rest this week. Our first advent pocket was doing this task. On the second day there was a little gift of Christmas tattoos. I'll try and post more often (maybe everyday) this month so I can share all the advent adventures we are having. Last year I made these pockets and I put the list of all the days' activities and surprises we did in the same bag I packed them away in, so I wouldn't have to rethink of things to do. Another little Christmas habit I have is to place all the Christmas cards that we received last year into the same box as the decorations when we pack away. This way I won't forget anyone, well I hope. I will let the kids use the old cards for craft this year.
One of the decorations we have made is this button tree. I first saw the idea here, and knew we had to try this. There are a few spaces that need filling, but i'm a little bored with pinning the suckers in.
Our Christmas day plans have also been changed at the last minute, and to cut a long story short, we will be on our own this year. Just the four of us. We haven't told the kids yet about the change, because I think they will be a little sad. I want to be able to do something on that day instead of just staying at home and feeling like any other day...except for the piles of wrapping paper on the floor and new toys. Well, maybe it is just me who doesn't really want to stay at home all day especially without any other family members able to be here. So I want to be able to tell them what we are going to do instead. Any suggestions? I'm thinking a really nice breakfast/brunch at a restaurant or a picnic somewhere. It is summer here so unless it is pouring with rain, a picnic could be good.
