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Does your family have a favorite Christmas Tradition? One of my favorite “family time” traditions includes holiday baking. Each year we make cut out sugar cookies for Santa. My boys are now 15 and 9 and still enjoy making these cookies with me. It can be a very messy adventure but truly worth every drop …
Not every year, but sometimes by the time December 31st rolls around I am completely out-partied. I have worn all my sparkly clothes, eaten all the finger foods and would like to do nothing more for New Year’s Eve than sit at home in my pajamas. Which is a perfectly wonderful thing to do! Here …
Today is Christmas Eve as well as my husband Michael’s birthday. The kids worked on the birthday banner above for two days and suprised him by hanging it up from the living room walk way for him to see once he woke up. This year he is opening up his first carwash so the kids …
With the cold wind outside and the craziness of the holiday season there are a lot of great excuses to cuddle up with a snack and movie this time of year. Take advantage of it! Grab a cozy blanket, a warm cup of something, and watch some of my all-time favorite Christmas movies: First place …
One of my favorite last-minute holiday decorations are the Christmas Eve lanterns known as luminarias, a Spanish word roughly translating to “lights” in English. If you haven’t heard of luminarias don’t worry, the tradition is usually only found in the southwest of the United States, however it has some deep roots. By any name, luminarias …
There are some holiday traditions shared by millions of families: turkey on Thanksgiving, cookies for Santa, passive aggressive cookie baking and many more. However having a tradition unique to your family can be a memorable way to make the holidays extra special! As seen above, our family loves the drive thru Christmas Light Parks. Here …
It’s hard enough to stay organized the eleven other months out of the year, but add some crazy relatives visiting, three other dogs, a Christmas party, and a big ol’ dose of holiday cheer and pretty soon your house looks like a tornado came through. However, there are some things you can do to retain …
There are tons of ways to bring the holiday spirit to the holidays, however one of my favorite ways is decorating, especially DIY decorating! This really helps me get in the spirit by being creative, and can be a fun activity to do with friends or family. Photo Credit: www.mnn.com Here are some easy, cheap …
The weather is finally getting cooler and the holidays are quickly approaching. I love this time of year and all the great decorations that are displayed in my area. Our family has a tradition of driving around the different subdivisions in search of our favorite Christmas decorations. Do you usually decorate your front yard? We …
It is only September, but the holidays will be here before you know it! Are you prepared to purchase or make gifts for friends and family? The holidays can be pretty expensive, depending on the size of your gift-giving list or the taste of the gift-receivers. Have you ever considered entering holiday gift guide giveaways? …