The kids are absolutely counting down the days until Christmas. They see all the beautifully wrapped presents under the tree, and constantly ask me when they can open one. They even want to arrange them where all of their presents are grouped by name. I told them NO WAY! That takes the fun of searching for your special something under the tree.
I did my gift inventory earlier this week, and discovered that I am a few short for Adam. Allie is really raking in the gifts this year. I must stay neutral, and it’s hard to do that throughout the year, as you grab something that makes you think of that child. Typically, Allie is the most difficult to buy for, but this year was different.
So.. off to the store I go one last time, to make sure I have even number of gifts for all.
I did have the kids go gift shopping for one another, and I will have each one come up to my room, to wrap the gifts individually. That way, it truly is from them. I look forward to this Christmas, as it will be our first one in the new house, plus, I am hosting a little get together Christmas Eve. It should be a great day / night. We will decorate sugar cookies, play Christmas music, watch movies, make the house smell like Christmas, and hopefully we get some snowflakes? 🙂
I’m also planning a New Year’s Eve party for the kids, so that should be super fun! Just no ceiling fan to drop the confetti, as we have done every single year.. what can I do instead?? I’m still trying to figure that out!! It’s got to be epic.
We have a few more activities before the holidays arrive, so just trying to make it special for the kids, and my hope is that they will treasure this time in our lives. Just us…
All in a Day 