Archives for December 2013

Do you want to build a snowman?

New favorite movie!  Frozen!!  Have you seen it?  We are obsessed with it at our house!!  I made this little printable because I can’t stop singing the song!  Click here to download it.

Amanda

Deer RIchie

 This morning the children found Richie in a sleigh surrounded by every deer in the house.  I guess he is getting excited for Christmas!  He also left two stuffed reindeer for the children.

Amanda

St. Nicholas Day

Ever since I was a little girl my family would celebrate St. Nicholas Day.  My parents always made the Christmas season seem magical.  I love this tradition because it gives the children something fun to look forward to.  On the night of December 5th, you set out your shoes and St. Nicholas comes and fills them with little treats, small gifts and a new ornament for the Christmas tree.  I love that every year my children get a new ornament for their own little tree.  When they are grown, they will have a box of ornaments from their childhood to help them remember Christmas past.  I love looking at my childhood ornaments, they bring back such wonderful memories.

I think traditionally you are only to put out 1 pair of shoes per person, my children like to get out lots of shoes – I guess that means more treats!

This is where we found Richie our Elf this morning.  It looks like he wanted in the fun too.  He found some American Girl Shoes and got his own little treats!

Amanda

Our Elf is Sick

Uh oh, our Elf, Richie is sick and so is my 5 year old.  Yea, things have been a little rough around here.  I guess Richie must have picked up a bug.  This morning we found him tucked in a bed with a elf-size red & white quilt and lots of kleenex, medicine and cough drops!  He wrote a note explaining he wasn’t even able to make it back to the North Pole, poor guy.
It was kind of nice for Sally to have a buddy to hang out with all day and watch movies in bed with.  

I hope they both get feeling better soon!

Amanda

Elf on the Shelf Hide & Seek

This morning we awoke to find Richie our Elf sitting on the flying pig surrounded by Hershey Kiss wrappers and pieces of chocolate.  We also found a note attached saying that he hid Kisses all around the house!
The bottom of the Kisses were all marked with little stickers that say, “Be Good”.  That must be how they make them at the North Pole!

 

Just can’t get enough of Richie and the flying pig!!!

Amanda

Richie & the Kleenex Caper

The children looked all over for Richie this morning!  Finally they looked in the bathroom and there he was in a Christmas Kleenex box!  We thought that was pretty funny.  Then, when my son went to actually use a Kleenex, he was totally surprised!  Richie sewed all the Kleenex together into one big long chain!  That totally caught us off guard!!!  We love our Elf!!!

Amanda

Vintage Advent Calendar

I thought I would post a few pictures of my advent calendar.  It’s a Christmas tradition that’s been passed down since I was a little girl.  Growing up, my mom had a Coke crate in our entry way and would wrap little ornaments in tissue paper, just like this picture.  Every morning we would take turns opening one.  It’s one of my favorite Christmas memories!!  Now my Children can’t wait to unwrap an ornament each morning!  I have also included a little piece of paper with a scripture on it that we read and a candy cane.  

Amanda

Elf on the Shelf & the Legos

This morning we found Richie amidst the Legos.  He looked like he’d been playing there all night long!  The children awoke to find this note and a special Christmas set of Legos from Richie.  

Amanda

Elf on the Shelf Outfit

Last night Sally wrote to our elf:
Dear Richie,
I want to be an Elf.
Love, Sally
This is what we found in the morning!!  An elf outfit!

Amanda

Hip Holiday Retro Christmas Pillow

 I am so totally in love with this Hip Holiday line from Blend Fabric!  My favorite print is the retro cars with the christmas trees!  I had to make a throw pillow – surprising?  The tutorial is over on the Therm O Web Blog – check it out!

This pillow is featuring my new favorite way to finish a pillow – a zipper flap on the back!

Should I be concerned that I have a matching pink, white, green and aqua Christmas tree in my family room?

 So totally in love!

Amanda