We have some made some fun family traditions here that make the season so much fun. You guys make it so much more magical! The elves arrived right after Thanksgiving so they have been here about a week. It was a fun day when they came - of course, your excitement was off the charts. You have lots of questions this year about them. Your biggest question is why do they look different than our other friends elves. Well, when I was a kid, we were the only ones that had Elves visit at Christmas. Now days, there are so many other families lucky enough to have them too (Thanks to Elf on the Shelf). So, it would only make sense that our Elves look a little older because THEY ARE older. They have been coming to us since I was a baby - so naturally, they are getting up there in age. These other elves are younger - Santa has a new set of Elves coming out these days. That explains it, right?
I'm not sure that the elves are helping much on the "behavior" front. Although when you remember, you're on your best behavior but you need a lot of reminders! Right COLE? Hopefully you won't have a stocking full of COAL on Christmas. Perhaps Santa needs to have a personal word with you before this is all said and done? We're working on it right little man?
Our Christmas book basket is out too. You got to pick your first book yesterday, December 1. You alternate days opening a book each day. All of the books are Christmas books. We all love this tradition - guaranteed good books and daily reading time. Sometimes it's a fight (of course) over who gets to open that day but otherwise, it's a hit.
When I was going through the books to wrap this year, there were about half of them that you have grown out of. It breaks my heart to cycle these out but time to move on to "big kid" books. I gave these away to a family with smaller children. I know they will enjoy them all as much as you guys did. I sure will miss them.
Our new advent calendar that I made for you this year, has little cards in each day. Some are activities to do together at home, others are charity related.
The first one for Dec 1 was to "Read Twas the Night Before Christmas".
As it happens, our TTNBC book is one that Mimi gave you guys a few years ago. And it's a recorded voice book that she is reading. It's one of my most treasured gifts that she has ever given to you and you love it too. So, we changed the batteries that had run out since last year and off you went. You both layed down together and listened to Mimi read you the book.
We have a lot of decorating to finish up today, including the tree. You are very excited, JD, to help with the tree and get all of the ornaments out. For the first time, I think you are remembering old ornaments from years past and this is becoming more fun for you. I love that. We'll do the tree as a family today - and enjoy each and every ornament as it comes out of the box and goes on the tree. And then, our next advent calendar card:
We'll fit that in somewhere between football games....right Daddy?
Love, Mommy
1 comment:
What wonderful traditions you are making for the boys. You are so thoughtful and special.
Aunt Kathy
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